The Troubles in Dunloy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Troubles in Dunloy recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Dunloy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Incidents in Dunloy during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities:

1984

• 21 February 1984 - Sergeant Paul Oram (26), a member of the British Army (14 Intelligence Company, parent regiment 9th/12th Royal Lancers), Declan Martin (18) and Henry Hogan (21), both Catholic members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, were killed in a gun battle between undercover British Army members and Provisional Irish Republican Army members, Dunloy. According to some sources the IRA discovered the 14 Intelligence Company in place keeping a house in Dunloy under surveillance. Three IRA men attempted an ambush in which Sergeant Oram was killed and another soldier wounded, although one of the soldiers had radioed for help. Two unmarked cars arrived, and Martin and Hogan were shot dead, while another IRA man escaped. Local people reported one IRA man calling for help before being "finished off". Martin and Hogan were members of the Provisional IRA North Antrim Brigade.

[edit] References

• NI Conflict Archive on the Internet
• McKittrick, D, Kelters, S, Feeney, B and Thornton, C. Lost Lives. Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 1999, p977 and 978.