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The Disappeared are people from Northern Ireland believed to have been abducted, murdered and secretly buried, [1] the large majority of which occurred during the Troubles. The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) is in charge of locating the remaining bodies, [2] and was led by forensic archaeologist John ...
As part of the peace process, the IRA passed information on the location of six graves containing eight bodies to the Commission. Using this information the bodies of John McClory and Brian McKinney were recovered on 29 June 1999 in County Monaghan. [10] The body of Eamon Molloy had been left in a graveyard in Dundalk the previous month. [11]
Events from the year 1867 in Ireland. Events. 11 February – abortive Fenian attempt to seize Chester Castle. [1]
A huge protest rally over events in Northern Ireland was held outside the General Post Office, Dublin. The crowd demanded that the Irish Army cross the border. The farthing and halfpenny coins were withdrawn from circulation as Ireland moved towards decimalisation. 3 August – Taoiseach Jack Lynch made a state visit to Lebanon. 5 August
30 June – Jacqueline Kennedy arrived in Ireland for a holiday with her children, Caroline and John.She was received at the president's residence, Áras an Uachtaráin, where she was an overnight guest, by President Éamon de Valera and his wife, Sinéad.
1969: August: Troops are deployed on the streets of Northern Ireland, marking the start of the Troubles. 1972: March: The Parliament of Northern Ireland is prorogued (and abolished later the following year). 1973: 1 January: Ireland joins the European Community along with the United Kingdom and Denmark. 1973: June: The Northern Ireland Assembly ...
Violence and Civil Disturbances in Northern Ireland in 1969: Report of Tribunal of Inquiry Archived 27 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. SBN 337 10566 9. British Government tribunal of inquiry into the riots. Stetler, Russell (1970). The Battle of Bogside: The Politics of Violence in Northern Ireland. London and Sydney: Sheed and Ward.
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