The Troubles in Belcoo
Encyclopedia
The Troubles in Belcoo recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles
in Belcoo
, County Fermanagh
, Northern Ireland
.
Incidents in Belcoo during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities:
The Troubles
The Troubles was a period of ethno-political conflict in Northern Ireland which spilled over at various times into England, the Republic of Ireland, and mainland Europe. The duration of the Troubles is conventionally dated from the late 1960s and considered by many to have ended with the Belfast...
in Belcoo
Belcoo
Belcoo is a small village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, 10 miles from Enniskillen. It is on the County Fermanagh/County Cavan border beside the village of Blacklion in the Republic of Ireland...
, County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh
Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas....
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
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Incidents in Belcoo during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities:
1976
- 05 September 1973 - Patrick Duffy (21), a Catholic civilian, was killed by a booby trap bomb when he drove his tractor into a field, near Belcoo.
- 07 September 1973 - Matthew Lilley (54), an off-duty member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, was shot by a Provisional Irish Republican Army sniper while delivering milk, near Belcoo.
1976
- 15 May 1976 - Harry Keys (29), Francis Kettles (39) and Thomas Evans (33), all members of the Royal Ulster ConstabularyRoyal Ulster ConstabularyThe Royal Ulster Constabulary was the name of the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2000. Following the awarding of the George Cross in 2000, it was subsequently known as the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC. It was founded on 1 June 1922 out of the Royal Irish Constabulary...
(RUC), were killed in a Provisional Irish Republican ArmyProvisional Irish Republican ArmyThe Provisional Irish Republican Army is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation whose aim was to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and bring about a socialist republic within a united Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion...
land mine attack on their foot patrol searching a field, near Belcoo RUC base.
1978
- 25 June 1978 - Alan Ferguson (23), a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, was shot during a Provisional Irish Republican Army sniper and landmine attack on a British Army Armoured Personnel Carrier.
1986
- 03 February 1986 - John Earley (21), a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, was killed in a Provisional Irish Republican Army remote controlled bomb attack on a Ulster Defence Regiment foot patrol, near Belcoo.
1992
- 15 November 1992 - Alan Corbett (25), a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, was shot by a Provisional Irish Republican Army sniper, while at a Royal Ulster Constabulary Vehicle Check Point.