The Troubles in Derrylin recounts violent incidents during The Troubles in Derrylin, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
1972
- 21 September - Thomas Bullock (53), a part-time member of the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), and his wife, Emily (50), were shot and killed by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in their home at Killynick, near Derrylin.
- 16 December - Louis Leonard (26), a member of the IRA, was shot and killed by gunmen from an unidentified Loyalist group at his butcher's shop in Derrylin.
1973
- 17 October - a postmaster was wounded when armed men from an unknown faction raided the Derrylin post office.
1974
- 10 April - George Saunderson (58), a former member of the UDR, was shot and killed by the IRA at his workplace, Derrylin Primary School.
- 21 April - James Murphy (40), a Sinn Féin member, was shot to death by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) at his garage in nearby Corraveigh.
- 2 December - John Maddocks (32), a soldier in the British Army, was killed by a booby trap bomb planted by the IRA while on foot patrol in nearby Gortmullan.
1985
- 1 February - James Graham (39), an off-duty member of the UDR, was shot and killed by the IRA while driving a school bus.
1988
- 6 April - William Burleigh (51), an off-duty member of the UDR, was killed by a booby trap bomb attached to his car by the IRA at Tirraroe, near Derrylin.
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 News Online. 17 December 2012.
- "The Past Two Weeks". Fortnight (71). Belfast: Fortnight Publications: 14. 2 November 1973.
- McCarthy, John-Paul (24 July 2014). "Smiling and beautiful countryside of G8 summit hides dreadful record of sin". Irish Independent.
- "1974: 'Troubles' death toll hits 1,000". BBC News Online. 20 April 2005.