The Troubles in Darkley
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The Troubles in Darkley recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Darkley, County Armagh, Ireland.
Incidents in Darkley during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities:
1979
- 24 February 1979 - Martin McGuigan (16) and James Keenan (16), both Catholic civilians, were killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army remote controlled bomb hidden in a trailer and detonated when they walked past. It was parked on the roadside between Darkley and Keady on the Newtownhamilton road. They were mistaken for a British Army foot patrol.
1983
- 20 November 1983 - David Wilson (44), Harold Brown (59), Victor Cunningham (39), Protestant civilians and church elders, were shot by the Catholic Reaction Force in the entrance hall to the Mountain Lodge Pentecostal Church, which was two mile from the village of Darkley. Seven other people were injured in the attack. The Catholic Reaction Force was a covername used by members of the Irish National Liberation Army.