The Troubles in Crossmaglen

The Troubles in Crossmaglen

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

During the Troubles, at least 58 police officers and 124 soldiers were killed by the Provisional IRA in South Armagh, many in Crossmaglen itself. It was here that a team of snipers killed 12 members of the security forces in the 1990s.

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

1970
*11 August 1970 - Samuel Donaldson (23) and Robert Millar (26), both Protestant members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, were killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army booby trap bomb attached to an abandoned car, near Crossmaglen.1972
*16 July 1972 - James Lee (25) and Terence Graham (24), both members of the British Army, were killed in a Provisional Irish Republican Army land mine attack on their Armoured personnel carrier, near Crossmaglen.
*18 September 1972 Edmund Woolsey, 32, was killed by booby trap attached to his car.CAIN: Northern Ireland Conflict; Database of Deaths] Two of his friends were injured. The car had been stolen a week earlier. The police informed Woolsey that the car had been found abandoned "Walter Mitty" life of Littlejohn brothers"; "The Times", 9 Aug 1973; pg1; col F.] at Glassdrumman, near Crossmaglen.CAIN: Northern Ireland Conflict; Database of Deaths] The bomb exploded as they went to retrieve their vehicle. While not a member of the Official IRA, Woolsey socialised in similar circles and was known to double agent Kenneth Littlejohn. The Officials read out statement that Woolsey had been lured to his death by the army who had set up the booby trap based on information supplied by Littlejohn. "Walter Mitty" life of Littlejohn brothers"; "The Times", 9 Aug 1973; pg1; col F.]

1973
*5 May 1973 - John Gibbons (21), Terence Williams (35) and William Vines (37), all members of the British Army, were killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army booby trap bomb while on foot patrol near Crossmaglen.1974
*16 March 1974 - Roy Bedford (22) and Philip James (22), both members of the British Army, were shot and killed by Provisional Irish Republican Army snipers while on foot patrol at Moybane, near Crossmaglen.

*13 August 1974 - Dennis Leach (24) and Michael Southern (19), both members of the British Army, were killed in a Provisional Irish Republican Army remote controlled bomb attack on their hilltop observation post at Drummuckavall, near Crossmaglen.

*6 November 1974 - Stephen Windsor (26) and Brian Allen (20), both members of the British Army, were shot and killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army sniper while on foot patrol at Crossmaglen.1975
*22 November 1975 - James Duncan (19), Peter McDonald (19) and Michael Sampson (20), all members of the British Army, were shot and killed during a Provisional Irish Republican Army gun attack on their observation post at Drummuckavall, near Crossmaglen.1978
*17 June 1978 - William Turbitt (42) and Hugh McConnell (32), both Protestant members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, were shot and killed by Provisional Irish Republican Army snipers while on mobile patrol near Crossmaglen.

*21 December 1978 - Graham Duggan (22), Kevin Johnson (20) and Glen Ling (18), all members of the British Army, were shot and killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army from a passing van while on foot patrol at Crossmaglen.1983
*13 July 1983 - Eamon McMahon (35) and Patrick Mackin (37), both Catholic civilians, were found shot and killed by the Irish National Liberation Army in Eamon McMahon's car, near Crossmaglen.1986
*22 May 1986 - Andrew French (35), a member of the British Army and David McBride (27), Protestant and William Smyth (25), Catholic, members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, were killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army remote controlled bomb, hidden in a ditch, which was detonated when their joint foot patrol passed near Crossmaglen.

*9 July 1986 - Carl Davies (24) and Robert Bertram (20), both members of the British Army, were killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army remote controlled bomb hidden in a car and trailer which was detonated when their foot patrol passed near Crossmaglen.

References

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


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

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

  • The Troubles — Der Nordirlandkonflikt (engl. The Troubles, ir. Na Trioblóidí) beherrschte die nordirische Politik der Jahre 1969–1998. Dies ist ein Identitäts und Machtkampf zwischen zwei Bevölkerungsgruppen in Nordirland: Briten und Iren. Das hervorstechendste …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Crossmaglen — Coordinates: 54°04′38″N 6°36′32″W / 54.0773°N 6.6088°W / 54.0773; 6.6088 …   Wikipedia

  • Crossmaglen Rangers GAC — Crossmaglen Rangers Raonaithe Crois Mhic Lionnáin Founded: 1887 County: Armagh Nickname: The Cross Club colours …   Wikipedia

  • Troubles — Der Nordirlandkonflikt (engl. The Troubles, ir. Na Trioblóidí) beherrschte die nordirische Politik der Jahre 1969–1998. Dies ist ein Identitäts und Machtkampf zwischen zwei Bevölkerungsgruppen in Nordirland: Briten und Iren. Das hervorstechendste …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 1994 Crossmaglen mortar attack — Part of The Troubles A British Army Lynx helicopter Location …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • Battle of the Bogside — Part of The Troubles and the 1969 Northern Ireland riots Bogsiders defending their barricades …   Wikipedia

  • Chronology of the Irish War of Independence — This is a chronology of Irish War of Independence (or the Anglo Irish War [The war is often referred to as the Irish War of Independence in Ireland and as the Anglo Irish War in Britain, the Tan War by anti Treaty republicans and was known… …   Wikipedia

  • Timeline of the Irish War of Independence — This is a timeline of the Irish War of Independence (or the Anglo Irish War[1]) of 1919–1921. The Irish War of Independence was a guerrilla conflict and most of the fighting was conducted on a small scale by the standards of conventional warfare …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

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