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In February 1978, the IRA bombed La Mon, a hotel restaurant in Comber, County Down. [165] The decade ended with a double attack by the IRA against the British. On 27 August 1979, Lord Mountbatten, while on holiday in Mullaghmore, County Sligo, was killed by a bomb planted on board his boat.
The Eileen Hickey Irish Republican History Museum (Irish: Iarsmalann na Staire Poblachtach Éireannach), is a museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was established in 2007 after years of campaigning by Eileen Hickey, who collected the exhibits. [1] The museum is based in Conway Mill in the Falls Road area of West Belfast. The site is a former ...
On 23 July 1920, sectarian motivated riots occurred in Dromore, County Down. An estimated crowd of 500 attacked Catholic homes, the Catholic parochial house and looted businesses. During the rioting, one member of the Orange Order was shot dead, it was determined that the bullet had been fired by the police trying to disperse the mob.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The Troubles in Belfast (1 C, 51 P) Pages in category "The Troubles in County Down"
The ethno-political conflict known as The Troubles began in 1969. In the early years of the Troubles, Catholics in Short Strand numbered about 6,000, while their Protestant neighbours totalled about 60,000. [13] The area was the scene of much violence; including rioting and attacks by both Irish republican and loyalist paramilitaries.
Operation Motorman was a large operation carried out by the British Army (HQ Northern Ireland) in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.The operation took place in the early hours of 31 July 1972 with the aim of retaking the "no-go areas" (areas controlled by residents, [1] including Irish republican paramilitaries) that had been established in Belfast and other urban centres.
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1920 Special Constabulary uniform, in the Ulster Museum B-Specials uniform, in the Free Derry Museum.455 Webley Sten gun Sterling SMG. The standard of training was varied. In Belfast, the Specials were trained in much the same way as the regular police whereas in rural areas the USC was focused on counter-guerrilla operations.