List of people killed during The Troubles (1969–1998)
Appearance
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At least 3,489 people were killed during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, between 1969 and 1998.[1]
1969
[edit]Name | Date of death | Age | Religious affiliation | Status | Location of injury | Perpetrator | Notes[2] | |
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Francis McCloskey | 14 July 1969 | 67 | Catholic | Civilian | Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | Royal Ulster Constabulary | Died after being hit on the head by a baton during unrest the previous day. | |
Samuel DeVenney | 17 July 1969 | 42 | Catholic | Civilian | William Street, Bogside, Derry, Northern Ireland | Royal Ulster Constabulary | Died after being beaten in his home on April 19, 1969. | |
John Gallagher | 14 August 1969 | 30 | Catholic | Civilian | Cathedral Road, Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland | Ulster Special Constabulary | Shot during 1969 Northern Ireland riots. | |
Patrick Rooney | 14 August 1969 | 9 | Catholic | Civilian | Divis Flats, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Royal Ulster Constabulary | Shot while in his home; The RUC responded to gunfire by firing into nearby flats where they believed shots were fired from during the 1969 Northern Ireland riots.[3] | |
Herbert Roy | 15 August 1969 | 26 | Protestant | Civilian | Corner of Divis and Dover Streets, Lower Falls, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Unknown Republican Rioter | Shot during 1969 Northern Ireland riots. | |
Hugh McCabe | 15 August 1969 | 20 | Catholic | British Army (on leave) | Whitehall Block, Divis Flats, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Royal Ulster Constabulary | Shot by police marksmen on roof, where rioters had gathered during 1969 Northern Ireland riots. | |
Samuel McLarnon | 15 August 1969 | 27 | Catholic | Civilian | Herbert Street, Ardoyne, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Royal Ulster Constabulary | Shot during 1969 Northern Ireland riots. | |
Michael Lynch | 15 August 1969 | 28 | Catholic | Civilian | Butler Street, Ardoyne, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Royal Ulster Constabulary | Shot during 1969 Northern Ireland riots. | |
Gerald McAuley | 15 August 1969 | 15 | Catholic | Fianna Éireann | Bombay Street, Falls, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Unknown Loyalist Rioter | Shot during 1969 Northern Ireland riots. | |
David Linton | 15 August 1969 | 48 | Protestant | Civilian | Junction of Palmer Street and Crumlin Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Unknown Republican Rioter | Shot during 1969 Northern Ireland riots. | |
John Todd | 8 September 1969 | 29 | Protestant | Civilian | Alloa Street, Lower Oldpark, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Unknown Republican Rioter | Shot during unrest. | |
George Dickie | 11 October 1969 | 25 | Protestant | Civilian | Shankill Road and Downing Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland | British Army | Shot during unrest. | |
Herbert Hawe | 11 October 1969 | 32 | Protestant | Civilian | Hopeton Street, Shankill, Belfast, Northern Ireland | British Army | Shot during unrest. | |
Victor Arbuckle | 11 October 1969 | 29 | Protestant | Royal Ulster Constabulary | Shankill Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Unknown Loyalist Rioter | Shot during unrest. | |
Thomas McDowell | 21 October 1969 | 45 | Protestant | Ulster Volunteer Force | Hydroelectric power station near Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland | Ulster Volunteer Force | Died 2 days after being injured by premature explosion at hydroelectric power station. | |
Patrick Corry | 1 December 1969 | 61 | Catholic | Civilian | Unity Flats, off Upper Library Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Royal Ulster Constabulary | Died after being hit with a baton on 2 August 1969. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sutton Index of Deaths: Year of the death". Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN). Ulster University. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Sutton Index of Deaths: 1969". Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN). Ulster University. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ All of the Patrick Rooney incident from; McKittrick, David. Lost Lives. Mainstream, 1999. pp. 34–36