Sean McIlvenna

Sean McIlvenna

Sean "Maxie" McIlvenná (born Belfast, Northern Ireland, 4 April, 1951 – 17 December, 1984 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland) was a volunteer in the 2nd Battalion, North Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. [ [http://maxi.sphosting.com/vsmsite/indexmaxi.htm Volunteer Sean Mcilvenná R.F.B.] ] [ [http://www.relativesforjustice.com/victims/victims_state_mc.htm Victims of State Killings] ] [ [http://republican-news.org/archive/2003/May01/01late.html Easter 2003] ]

Background

McIlvenná was born in the Docks area of Belfast and grew up in Fortwilliam Park before settling on the Antrim Road. In 1970, he married his childhood sweetheart, Patricia "Pat" Burns, a Dundalk native he met at a local youth club. The couple moved to the Dundalk area of County Louth and together had seven children: Sinead, Ciara, Sarah, Patricia, Sean Óg, Fiona and Cathy.. ["Tírghrá", National Commemoration Centre, 2002. PB) ISBN 0-9542946-0-2 p.268] [ [http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/P_Goodhew/i0000508.htm McILvenna Family] ] He was a Gaelic football enthusiast.

Attack at Blackwaterstown

McIlvenna, (33) was an active PIRA member and was killed during a gun battle with members of the RUC on 17 December 1984 near Blackwaterstown, County Armagh. McIlvenna had undertaken a landmine attack on a UDR patrol vehicle. As he and other members of his unit retreated from the scene across a field they were spotted by an RUC unit who opened fire on them killing McIlvenna. [ [http://maxi.sphosting.com/ws/index/seancomm1.htm 20th Anniversary Commemoration] ] [ [http://www.mdinning.hostinguk.com/affnews/july2000.htm CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths] ]

Memorials

Vol. Sean Mcilvenná Republican Flute Band in Glasgow, Scotland has been named in honour of McIlvenna as was Sean McIlvenna Celtic Supporters Club in Dundalk. [ [http://www.vsmrfb.org/ Cairde Na hEireann] ]

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