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Republican Action Force
The South Armagh Republican Action Force shortened simply to the Republican Action Force for a small number of attacks in Belfast was an Irish republican paramilitary group that was active from September 1975 to April 1977 during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Its area of activity was mainly the southern part of County Armagh. According to writers such as Ed Moloney and Richard English, it was a cover name used by some members of the Provisional IRA South Armagh Brigade. The journalist Jack Holland, alleged that members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) were also involved in the group. During the same time that the South Armagh Republican Action Force was active the INLA carried out at least one sectarian attack that killed Protestant civilians using the covername " Armagh People's Republican Army". According to Malcolm Sutton's database at CAIN, the South Armagh Republican Action Force was responsible for 24 deaths during the conflict, all of whom were classified a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest in Ireland. It had a population of 345,418 . By the early 19th century, Belfast was a major port. It played an important role in the Industrial Revolution in Ireland, briefly becoming the biggest linen-producer in the world, earning it the nickname "Linenopolis". By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of Irish linen production, tobacco-processing and rope-making. Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland and Wolff shipyard, which built the , was the world's largest shipyard. Industrialisation, and the resulting inward migration, made Belfast one of Ireland's biggest cities. Following the partition of Ireland in 1921, Belfast became the seat of government for Northern Ireland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtownhamilton
Newtownhamilton is a small town and civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies predominantly within Tullyvallan townland. The civil parish is within the historic barony of Fews Upper. In the 2011 Census it had 2,836 inhabitants. The village is built around two narrow main streets (Armagh Street and Dundalk Street) and a main town square (The Square). Other places include Newry Street, Castleblaney Street (known locally as 'Blaney Hill'), Church Street also known as Shambles Lane (known locally as the 'back street') and The Commons. Residential areas are Dungormley Estate, Meadowvale and the Nine Mile Road. Name Before the Plantation of Ulster the area of Newtownhamilton was known as Tullyvallan. This comes from the Irish ''Tulaigh Uí Mhealláin'' meaning "Ó Mealláin's hillock". The modern Irish name of Newtownhamilton is ''An Baile Úr'', meaning "the new town"; a rarely used alternative is ''Baile Úr Uí Urmoltaigh'' ("the new town of Hamilton"). His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1977 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * Secretary of State - Roy Mason Events *The overt British Army lead in security policy is scaled back in favour of police primacy during the year. *29 May - A massive peace rally takes place in Belfast organized by Betty Williams, Mairéad Corrigan and Ciarán McKeown. *May - Shankill Butchers are arrested. *10 August - Elizabeth II visits Northern Ireland as part of her Silver Jubilee celebrations under tight security. *September - Rev. Ian Paisley launches the Save Ulster from Sodomy campaign to oppose the decriminalisation of homosexuality. *10 October - The Peace Movement founders, Mairéad Corrigan and Betty Williams win the Nobel Prize for Peace. Arts and literature Sport Football * Irish League ::Winners: Glentoran *Irish Cup ::Winners: Coleraine 4 - 1 Linfield Golf * Moyola Park Golf Club is founded. Births *4 January - Tim Wheeler, singer-songwriter and guitarist. *7 January - Tomm Moore, twice Osca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1976 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * Secretary of State - Merlyn Rees (until 10 September), Roy Mason (from 10 September) Events *5 January - Kingsmill massacre: ten Protestant men killed in South Armagh, Northern Ireland, by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), using the cover name "South Armagh Republican Action Force". *1 March - Merlyn Rees ends Special Category Status for those sentenced for crimes relating to the civil violence in Northern Ireland. *4 March - The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention is formally dissolved in Northern Ireland resulting in direct rule of Northern Ireland from London via the British parliament. *12 March - Lenny Murphy, leader of the Shankill Butchers, is arrested, but his gang continue to murder. *17 March - Hillcrest Bar bombing: 4 catholics are killed and a further 50 injured in Hillcrest, Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland when a car bomb by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) goes off outsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1975 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * Secretary of State - Merlyn Rees Events *31 July – Miami Showband killings: Three members of The Miami Showband, together with two paramilitaries, are killed in an Ulster Volunteer Force ambush in County Down as they return home to Dublin from playing at a dance in Banbridge. Arts and literature *14 May – Patrick Galvin's ''We Do It For Love'', a satire on The Troubles, opens at the Lyric Theatre (Belfast). *October – Stewart Parker's ''Spokesong'' opens at the Lyric (Belfast); his play ''I’m a Dreamer, Montreal'' is also written this year. *The punk rock/ new wave band which will become The Undertones is formed in Derry. * William Peskett's poems ''The Nightowl's Dissection'' are published. Sport Football * Irish League ::Winners: Linfield : Ballinamallard United F.C. established *Irish Cup ::Winners: Coleraine 1 – 1, 0 – 0, 1 – 0 Linfield Births *18 February – Keith Gillespie, international s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forkill
Forkhill or Forkill ( , ; ) is a small village and civil parish in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the Ring of Gullion and in the 2011 Census it had a recorded population of 498. It lies within the former barony of Orior Upper. Its name, deriving from the Irish word ''foirceal'' may refer to the village's position on flat land between the large hills of Tievecrom (to the east) and Croslieve (to the west). History The land in the parish was awarded by Elizabeth I to Capt. Thomas Chatterton and by James II to Lord Audley on condition of English settlement, but by 1659 it was still almost entirely occupied by native Irish people. Following the terms of a trust set up by a subsequent owner, Richard Jackson, much of the property was declared waste and resettled in 1787–91 with a view to encouraging the linen industry, most of the new settlers being Protestants. This was followed by serious breaches of the peace, which have been attributed not to sectaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moy, County Tyrone
Moy () is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland about southeast of Dungannon and beside the smaller village of Charlemont. Charlemont is on the east bank of the River Blackwater and Moy on the west; the two are joined by Charlemont Bridge. The river is also the boundary between County Tyrone and County Armagh. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 1,598. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright. History The houses lining the village square are mostly mid-18th century, though all four churches (Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland, Presbyterian and Methodist) are later. Moy had town commissioners under the Lighting of Towns (Ireland) Act, 1828 from 1844 until about 1865. The Troubles Incidents in Moy during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities: 1973 *5 August 1973 - Francis Mullen (59) and Bernadette Mullen (39), Catholic civilians, were found shot dead b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Irish Republican Army (IRA; ), also known as the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and informally as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary organisation that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reunification and bring about an independent, socialist republic encompassing all of Ireland. It was the most active republican paramilitary group during the Troubles. It saw itself as the army of the all-island Irish Republic and as the sole legitimate successor to the original IRA from the Irish War of Independence. It was designated a terrorist organisation in the United Kingdom and an unlawful organisation in the Republic of Ireland, both of whose authority it rejected. The Provisional IRA emerged in December 1969, due to a split within the previous incarnation of the IRA and the broader Irish republican movement. It was initially the minority faction in the split compared to the Official IRA, but became the dominant faction by 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Enquiries Team
The Historical Enquiries Team was a unit of the Police Service of Northern Ireland set up in September 2005 to investigate the 3,269 unsolved murders committed during the Troubles, specifically between 1968 and 1998. It was wound up in September 2014, when the PSNI restructured following budget cuts. Goals The team had three objectives: * To work with families of those who had been killed. * To ensure that cases were conducted to modern policing standards, and * To carry out the work in such a way that the wider community had confidence in the outcomes. Working with families was at the heart of the HET objectives, with a family liaison process in place, and the HET undertaking to provide each affected family with a copy of the relevant report. It was headed by Commander David Cox, formerly of the London Metropolitan Police, and consisted of a team of 100 investigators and supporting staff, and a budget of £30 million. HET was split into two distinct teams: Review and Inves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reavey And O'Dowd Killings
The Reavey and O'Dowd killings were two co-ordinated gun attacks on 4 January 1976 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Six Catholic civilians died after members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group, broke into their homes and shot them. Three members of the Reavey family were shot at their home in Whitecross and four members of the O'Dowd family were shot at their home in Ballydougan.A Chronology of the Conflict: January 1976 (CAIN). Two of the Reaveys and three of the O'Dowds were killed outright, with the third Reavey victim dying of |
The Belfast Telegraph
The ''Belfast Telegraph'' is a daily newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by Independent News & Media. Its editor is Eoin Brannigan. Reflecting its unionist tradition, the paper has historically been "favoured by the Protestant population", while also being read within Catholic nationalist communities in Northern Ireland. History It was first published as the ''Belfast Evening Telegraph'' on 1 September 1870 by brothers William and George Baird. Its first edition cost half a penny and ran to four pages covering the Franco-Prussian War and local news. The evening edition of the newspaper was originally called the "Sixth Late", and "Sixth Late Tele" was a familiar cry made by vendors in Belfast city centre in the past. Local editions were published for distribution to Enniskillen, Dundalk, Newry and Derry. Its competitors are ''The News Letter'' and ''The Irish News'', and local editions of London-based red tops also compete in this market, in some cases selling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minibus
A minibus, microbus, minicoach, or commuter (in Zimbabwe) is a passenger-carrying motor vehicle that is designed to carry more people than a multi-purpose vehicle or minivan, but fewer people than a full-size bus. In the United Kingdom, the word "minibus" is used to describe any full-sized passenger-carrying van or panel truck. Minibuses have a seating capacity of between 12 and 30 seats. Larger minibusses may be called midibuses. Minibuses are typically front engine step in vehicles, although low floor minibuses do exist and are particularly common in Japan. Minibuses may range in price from £2000 to nearly £100,000. History It is unknown when the first minibus vehicle was released but it is possible that the first one was the 1935-1955 Chevrolet Suburban or the Volkswagen Transporter, even though the Suburban is thought by most to be an SUV, the first generation to the third generation could have theoretically be classified as minibusses today. Usage Minibuses ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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