The Troubles in Lurgan

The Troubles in Lurgan

The Troubles in Lurgan recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Incidents in Lurgan during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities:

1982
*27 October 1982 - Sean Quinn (37), Catholic, Alan McCloy (34) and Paul Hamilton (26), both Protestants, all members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, were killed in a Provisional Irish Republican Army land mine attack on their armoured patrol car at Oxford Island, near Lurgan.1991
*14 November 1991 - Desmond Rogers (54) and Fergus Magee (28), both Catholics, working at the Hyster factory, and John Lavery (27), Protestant, were shot dead by the Ulster Volunteer Force, whilst travelling in Lavery’s car after leaving the factory, at the junction of Carbet Road and Carn Road, near Lurgan.1997
*16 June 1997 - John Graham (34) and David Johnston (30), both Protestant members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, were shot dead by the Provisional Irish Republican Army, while on foot patrol at Church Walk, Lurgan.

References

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


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Troubles in Portadown — recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Overview Portadown is located in an area known during the troubles as the murder triangle [http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/dublin/bowyer.htm] …   Wikipedia

  • The Troubles — Troubles redirects here. For other uses, see Troubles (disambiguation). The Troubles Political map of Ireland …   Wikipedia

  • The Troubles in Aghagallon — The Northern Irish Troubles resulted in three deaths in or near the County Antrim village of Aghagallon. On 27 February 1973, Constable Raymond Wylie (25) and Reserve Constable Ronald Macauley (42), both Protestant members of the Royal Ulster… …   Wikipedia

  • Lurgan — Infobox UK place official name= Lurgan irish name= An Lorgain scots name= local name= Lurgan static static image caption= map type= Northern Ireland latitude= 54.464722 longitude= 6.332222 belfast distance= 22.1 miles population= 25,000 (est)… …   Wikipedia

  • The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) —     The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     I. IN THE UNITED STATES     Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Timeline of the Northern Ireland Troubles and peace process — This article lists the major violent and political incidents during the Troubles and peace process in Northern Ireland. The Troubles (Irish: Na Trioblóidí) was a period of conflict in Northern Ireland involving republican and loyalist… …   Wikipedia

  • Chronology of the Northern Ireland Troubles — Considering that Northern Ireland has been ravaged by conflict for over thirty years, it would be simply impossible to include every single event that took place during that time. Listed are the most important incidents of The Troubles and… …   Wikipedia

  • Red Hand Defenders — The Red Hand Defenders (RHD) is a Northern Irish paramilitary group formed in 1998 and composed largely of Protestant hardliners from loyalist groups observing a cease fire. It is composed of members of the Ulster Defence Association and Loyalist …   Wikipedia

  • Craigavon — Coordinates: 54°26′50″N 6°23′18″W / 54.447222°N 6.388333°W / 54.447222; 6.388333 …   Wikipedia

  • Miami Showband killings — Part of The Troubles …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”