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The Troubles in Cullyhanna

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

Timeline of deadly incidents in Cullyhanna during the Troubles:

1972

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1988

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  • 28 July 1988 - Michael Matthews (37), member of the British Army, was killed by the explosion of a landmine planted by the Provisional IRA while on a joint RUC/Army foot patrol outside Cullyhanna[2]

1990

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  • 7 May 1990 - Graham Stewart (25), member of the British Army, was killed by machine gun fire from a Provisional IRA unit during Operation Conservation.[3]
  • 30 December 1990 - Fergal Caraher (20), Provisional IRA volunteer and member of Sinn Féin, shot and killed by Royal Marines while travelling in his car in Tullynavall Road, Cullyhanna.[3]

1991

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  • 17 August 1991 - Simon Ware (22), member of the British Army, killed by the explosion of a landmine planted by the Provisional IRA while on foot patrol at Carrickrovaddy, near Cullyhanna.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sutton Index of Deaths, 1972". Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN). Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  2. ^ "CAIN - Sutton database of deaths - 1988".
  3. ^ a b CAIN - Sutton database of deaths - 1990
  4. ^ CAIN - Sutton database of deaths - 1991