The Troubles in Belleek

The Troubles in Belleek

The Troubles in Belleek recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Belleek, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Incidents in Belleek during the Troubles resulting in one or more fatalities:

1988

*18 March 1988 - Gillian Johnston (21), a Protestant civilian, was shot and killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army while sitting in a stationary car outside her home at Leggs
*4 August 1988 - William Hassard (59) and Frederick Love (64), both Protestant civilians were shot and killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army shortly after driving out of Belleek Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC)/British Army base. Both were contractors to the British Army/RUC.

1992
*5 February 1992, Joseph MacManus, a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army from Sligo Town, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, was killed in a gun battle during an attack on a UDR soldier.

References

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


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