The Troubles in Benburb

The Troubles in Benburb

The Troubles in Benburb recounts incidents during and the effects of the Troubles in Benburb, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Incidents in Benburb during the Troubles resulting in fatalities:

1976
*16 May - Kenneth Nelson, a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was shot dead by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) in Derryfubble, near Benburb.

1988
*23 November - Bernard Lavery (67), and his granddaughter, Emma Donnelly (14), both Catholic civilians were killed in a PIRA van bomb attack on Benburb RUC base. Inadequate warning was given.

References

* [http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/sutton/chron/ NI Conflict Archive on the Internet]


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