The Troubles in Derrylin
The Troubles in Derrylin recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Derrylin, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
1972
- 21 September—Thomas (Tommy) Bullock (53), an off-duty member of the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), and his wife, Emily Bullock (50), were shot and killed at their home at Killynick, a townland beside Aghalane Bridge, very near Teemore, a village just south of Derrylin.[1]
- 16 December—Louis Leonard (26), a Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer from Donagh, was found shot dead at his butcher's shop in Derrylin.[2]
1974
- 10 April—George Saunderson (58), an ex-member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, was shot at his workplace.[3]
- 21 April—James Murphy (40), a civil rights activist was found shot at his garage in Corraveigh, near Derrylin.[4]
- 2 December—John Maddocks (32), a member of the British Army, was killed by a booby trap bomb, hidden in a milk churn left in a field, while on foot patrol near Derrylin.[1]
1985
- 1 February—James Graham (39), an off duty member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, was shot while driving a school bus.[1]
1988
- 6 April 1988—William Burleigh (51), an off duty member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, was killed by a booby trap bomb attached to his car at Tirraroe, near Derrylin.[1]
References
- "IRA victim hits out at 'sick' hunger strike parade through Derrylin". Belfast Telegraph. 16 July 2014.
- "New information in HET murder report-Family of Louis Leonard". BBC. 17 December 2012.
- "John-Paul McCarthy: Smiling and beautiful countryside of G8 summit hides dreadful record of sin". Irish Independent. 24 July 2014.
- "1974: 'Troubles' death toll hits 1,000". BBC. 20 April 2005.
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