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  • 1985 Newry mortar attack
  • IRA attack in Northern Ireland

    On 28 February 1985, the Provisional IRA launched a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base at Corry Square in Newry, County Down, Northern

    1985 Newry mortar attack

    1985_Newry_mortar_attack

  • Osnabrück mortar attack
  • 1996 IRA attack in Germany

    successfully against the extradition warrant issued by Germany. 1985 Newry mortar attack 1994 British Army Lynx shootdown Barrack buster Chronology of Provisional

    Osnabrück mortar attack

    Osnabrück mortar attack

    Osnabrück_mortar_attack

  • Downing Street mortar attack
  • 1991 IRA assassination attempt in London

    repeatedly used homemade mortars against targets in Northern Ireland. The most notable occasion was the 1985 Newry mortar attack which killed nine members

    Downing Street mortar attack

    Downing Street mortar attack

    Downing_Street_mortar_attack

  • Drumcree conflict
  • Northern Ireland dispute over parades

    for 12 July, including those on the Ormeau Road and in Bellaghy, Armagh, Newry, Derry and Strabane. There was speculation of potential civil war. The widespread

    Drumcree conflict

    Drumcree conflict

    Drumcree_conflict

  • The Troubles
  • 1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland

    Berry, and injured 34 others. On 28 February 1985 in Newry, nine RUC officers were killed in a mortar attack on the police station. It was planned by the

    The Troubles

    The Troubles

    The_Troubles

  • Barrack buster
  • Class of improvised mortars from Northern Ireland

    white cider. 1985 Newry mortar attack 1994 British Army Lynx shootdown Davidka - improvised Israeli mortar Downing Street mortar attack Improvised artillery

    Barrack buster

    Barrack buster

    Barrack_buster

  • Provisional Irish Republican Army
  • Paramilitary force active from 1969 to 2005

    city centre. Attacks were mostly in England apart from the Osnabrück mortar attack on a British Army base in Germany. The IRA's first attack in Northern

    Provisional Irish Republican Army

    Provisional Irish Republican Army

    Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army

  • Peace lines
  • Separation barriers in Northern Ireland

    Maze Prison escape Harrods bombing 1984 Brighton hotel bombing 1985 Newry mortar attack Anglo-Irish Agreement 1987 Loughgall ambush Remembrance Day bombing

    Peace lines

    Peace lines

    Peace_lines

  • Milltown Cemetery attack
  • 1988 terrorist attack in Northern Ireland

    On 16 March 1988, Michael Stone, an Ulster loyalist, attacked the funeral of three Provisional IRA members, killed in Operation Flavius, at Milltown Cemetery

    Milltown Cemetery attack

    Milltown_Cemetery_attack

  • Bloody Sunday (1972)
  • Mass shooting in Derry, Northern Ireland

    British Army at a location known as "aggro corner". Rioting and incendiary attacks caused an estimated £4 million worth of damage to local businesses. On

    Bloody Sunday (1972)

    Bloody_Sunday_(1972)

  • Omagh bombing
  • 1998 car bombing in Northern Ireland

    mounted several car bomb and mortar attacks. There were also attacks or attempted attacks in Moira, Portadown, Armagh, Newry, Lisburn, Belfast, and Belleek

    Omagh bombing

    Omagh_bombing

  • Provisional IRA South Armagh Brigade
  • Military unit

    focused its attacks on the RUC, killing 20 of its members between 1984 and 1986. Nine of these were killed in the February 1985 Newry mortar attack. Three

    Provisional IRA South Armagh Brigade

    Provisional IRA South Armagh Brigade

    Provisional_IRA_South_Armagh_Brigade

  • List of bombings during the Troubles
  • February – 1985 Newry mortar attack: an IRA mortar attack on the Newry RUC station killed nine officers and injured thirty-seven. 7 December – Attack on Ballygawley

    List of bombings during the Troubles

    List_of_bombings_during_the_Troubles

  • Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1980–1989)
  • Belfast. The IRA launched a mortar attack on the RUC station in Newry. One mortar bomb breached the barracks wall, while the attack also caused civilian casualties

    Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1980–1989)

    Chronology_of_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_actions_(1980–1989)

  • Warrenpoint ambush
  • 1979 IRA attack on British forces

    troops, who returned fire. The Narrow Water Castle is on the banks of the Newry River, which marks the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic

    Warrenpoint ambush

    Warrenpoint_ambush

  • Military Reaction Force
  • British Army counter-insurgency force

    companies to gather intelligence. In October 1972, the IRA uncovered and attacked two of the MRF's front companies—a mobile laundry service and a massage

    Military Reaction Force

    Military_Reaction_Force

  • Ulster loyalism
  • Pro-UK political ideology in Northern Ireland

    raged between loyalists and Irish nationalists in Belfast, and loyalists attacked the Catholic minority in retaliation for Irish republican activity. Northern

    Ulster loyalism

    Ulster loyalism

    Ulster_loyalism

  • Corporals killings
  • 1988 killings in Belfast, Northern Ireland

    March 1988, the British Army corporals Derek Wood and David Howes were attacked by members of a crowd attending a funeral of an IRA member, and were later

    Corporals killings

    Corporals_killings

  • 1997 Northern Ireland riots
  • Irish nationalist mass protests

    the Carnmoney Church of Ireland were damaged in arson attacks. There was a security alert at Newry RUC station and the Ulster Unionist Party Headquarters

    1997 Northern Ireland riots

    1997_Northern_Ireland_riots

  • Irish People's Liberation Organisation
  • Former Irish Republican paramilitary group

    Outside Belfast the IRA did not attack any IPLO units and issued statements absolving the IPLO units in Derry, Newry and Armagh from any involvement in

    Irish People's Liberation Organisation

    Irish People's Liberation Organisation

    Irish_People's_Liberation_Organisation

  • Attack on Ballygawley barracks
  • 1985 IRA attack in Northern Ireland

    alone there were 44 such attacks. Among the most devastating was the mortar attack on Newry RUC barracks in March. The attack involved two IRA active service

    Attack on Ballygawley barracks

    Attack_on_Ballygawley_barracks

  • Irish National Liberation Army
  • Irish republican paramilitary group formed in 1974

    Dublin and Munster. From 1982 onwards the INLA also established units in Newry, Downpatrick and several rural border areas. The first member of the security

    Irish National Liberation Army

    Irish_National_Liberation_Army

  • McGurk's Bar bombing
  • 1971 pub bombing in Belfast, Northern Ireland

    civilians—including two children—and wounding seventeen more. It was the deadliest attack in Belfast during the Troubles. Despite evidence to the contrary, the British

    McGurk's Bar bombing

    McGurk's_Bar_bombing

  • Murders of Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone
  • 2012 killing of two police officers in England

    Rosemary McGookin and Kelly Ivy, were killed in the 1985 Newry mortar attack on 28 February 1985. Scheerhout, John (13 June 2013). "Jailed for life: Police

    Murders of Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone

    Murders of Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone

    Murders_of_Nicola_Hughes_and_Fiona_Bone

  • Michael Fitzgerald (Irish republican)
  • Irish republican (1881-1920)

    Maze Prison escape Harrods bombing 1984 Brighton hotel bombing 1985 Newry mortar attack Anglo-Irish Agreement 1987 Loughgall ambush Remembrance Day bombing

    Michael Fitzgerald (Irish republican)

    Michael Fitzgerald (Irish republican)

    Michael_Fitzgerald_(Irish_republican)

  • Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint
  • 1992 IRA bombing in Northern Ireland

    there was an IRA rocket attack on a lorries' convoy carrying materials to the site on 30 July 1992. A sustained mortar attack was also carried out by

    Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint

    Attack_on_Cloghoge_checkpoint

  • Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign
  • Effort to end UK control of Northern Ireland (1969–1997)

    increased from its lowest ebb of 9,000 men in 1985 to 10,500 by 1992 after an escalation of the IRA's mortar attacks. In South Armagh, in contrast to other brigade

    Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign

    Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_campaign

  • 1996 Manchester bombing
  • Provisional IRA attack in England

    been subjected to an attack on this scale. In February 1996, the IRA had ended its 17-month ceasefire with a large truck bomb attack on London's Docklands

    1996 Manchester bombing

    1996_Manchester_bombing

  • Newry
  • City in Northern Ireland

    Newry saw several violent incidents during the conflict known as the Troubles, including a triple killing in 1971, a bombing in 1972, and a mortar attack

    Newry

    Newry

    Newry

  • Ulster Defence Regiment
  • Former infantry regiment of the British Army

    which it was hit by rockets, mortars, and small-arms fire. F/Private Eva Martin was fatally wounded during this attack, the first female UDR soldier

    Ulster Defence Regiment

    Ulster Defence Regiment

    Ulster_Defence_Regiment

  • Operation Banner
  • 1969–2007 British military operation in Northern Ireland during the Troubles

    lower presence of 9,000 in 1985. The total climbed again to 10,500 after the intensification of the IRA use of improvised mortars toward the end of the 1980s

    Operation Banner

    Operation_Banner

  • Jackie McClelland
  • Irish firefighter (1923–1981)

    named after the former honorary Fire Chief, on the site of the 1985 Newry mortar attack. McClelland joined the Alliance Party in 1975 as a councillor,

    Jackie McClelland

    Jackie McClelland

    Jackie_McClelland

  • Brighton hotel bombing
  • 1984 IRA assassination attempt on Margaret Thatcher

    East Sussex portal List of bombings during the Troubles Downing Street mortar attack, failed assassination attempt against Prime Minister John Major Assassination

    Brighton hotel bombing

    Brighton hotel bombing

    Brighton_hotel_bombing

  • Timeline of the Troubles in Great Britain
  • March - Heathrow mortar attacks - The IRA fired mortars at Heathrow Airport on the 9, 11 and 13 March. Nobody was injured in the attacks. 3 August - In

    Timeline of the Troubles in Great Britain

    Timeline_of_the_Troubles_in_Great_Britain

  • The Troubles in film and television
  • List of dramatized works about The Troubles and dissident republican events

    Maze Prison escape Harrods bombing 1984 Brighton hotel bombing 1985 Newry mortar attack Anglo-Irish Agreement 1987 Loughgall ambush Remembrance Day bombing

    The Troubles in film and television

    The_Troubles_in_film_and_television

  • Operation Motorman
  • 1972 British operation in Northern Ireland

    operations were carried out in other places like Lurgan, Armagh, Coalisland and Newry. RAF Canberra reconnaissance aircraft were employed to search for arms dumps

    Operation Motorman

    Operation_Motorman

  • Operation Demetrius
  • 1971 mass arrest and internment by the British Army in Northern Ireland

    two wings of the IRA, and between the IRAs and loyalists. Most loyalist attacks were directed against Catholic civilians, but they also clashed with state

    Operation Demetrius

    Operation Demetrius

    Operation_Demetrius

  • Irish republicanism
  • Political movement seeking independence in Ireland

    that their attacks on the Ulster Defence Regiment or Royal Ulster Constabulary are sectarian attacks on Protestants by claiming that they attack these groups

    Irish republicanism

    Irish_republicanism

  • Battle of the Bogside
  • 1969 riot in Derry, Northern Ireland

    force sent to Derry. Nationalists held protests at RUC stations in Belfast, Newry, Armagh, Dungannon, Coalisland and Dungiven. Some of these became violent

    Battle of the Bogside

    Battle_of_the_Bogside

  • Ulster Resistance
  • Ulster loyalist paramilitary movement

    arrived with a "shopping list" of weapons including assault rifles and mortars. At least two DUP members attended a meeting in County Armagh in May 1987

    Ulster Resistance

    Ulster Resistance

    Ulster_Resistance

  • The Disappeared (Northern Ireland)
  • People believed to have been murdered during the Troubles in Northern Ireland

    Seamus Ruddy (32), a teacher and journalist from Newry, Northern Ireland, was abducted in Paris on 9 May 1985, where he had been working as an English teacher

    The Disappeared (Northern Ireland)

    The_Disappeared_(Northern_Ireland)

  • Battle of Newry Road
  • 1993 IRA attack in Northern Ireland

    The Battle of Newry Road was a running gun battle between British Army helicopters and Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) armed trucks, fought along

    Battle of Newry Road

    Battle of Newry Road

    Battle_of_Newry_Road

  • Bloody Friday (1972)
  • IRA bombings in Belfast, Northern Ireland

    make a commercial desert of the city unless its demands were met". The attack was carried out by the IRA's Belfast Brigade and the main organiser was

    Bloody Friday (1972)

    Bloody Friday (1972)

    Bloody_Friday_(1972)

  • Miami Showband killings
  • 1975 mass murder in Northern Ireland

    home to Dublin late at night after a performance in Banbridge. Halfway to Newry, their minibus was stopped at what appeared to be a military checkpoint

    Miami Showband killings

    Miami Showband killings

    Miami_Showband_killings

  • Baltic Exchange bombing
  • 1992 IRA attack in London, England

    The Baltic Exchange bombing was an attack by the Provisional IRA on the City of London, Britain's financial centre, on 10 April 1992, the day after the

    Baltic Exchange bombing

    Baltic_Exchange_bombing

  • La Mon restaurant bombing
  • Bomb attack in Northern Ireland

    Mon House hotel and restaurant in Comber, County Down, near Belfast. The attack, commonly known as the La Mon restaurant bombing, has been described as

    La Mon restaurant bombing

    La_Mon_restaurant_bombing

  • Craigavon mobile shop killings
  • March 1991 loyalist gun attack in Northern Ireland

    Portadown and Lurgan area, stepped up its attacks in the early 1990s. On 3 March 1991, it carried out a gun attack on a pub in Cappagh, County Tyrone, killing

    Craigavon mobile shop killings

    Craigavon_mobile_shop_killings

  • Attack on Derryard checkpoint
  • 1989 Provisional IRA attack in Northern Ireland

    small-scale attacks against permanent vehicle checkpoints along this part of the border using automatic weapons and improvised mortars, particularly

    Attack on Derryard checkpoint

    Attack on Derryard checkpoint

    Attack_on_Derryard_checkpoint

  • Official Irish Republican Army
  • Former Irish republican paramilitary group

    members in the Newry area launched a "re-founded" Official Republican Movement (ORM). This group was believed to have engaged in attacks on drug dealers

    Official Irish Republican Army

    Official_Irish_Republican_Army

  • Downing Street Declaration
  • Part of the Northern Ireland Peace Process

    Maze Prison escape Harrods bombing 1984 Brighton hotel bombing 1985 Newry mortar attack Anglo-Irish Agreement 1987 Loughgall ambush Remembrance Day bombing

    Downing Street Declaration

    Downing_Street_Declaration

  • 1973 Old Bailey bombing
  • Provisional IRA attack in London, England

    A car bomb attack was carried out by the Provisional IRA outside the Old Bailey Courthouse on 8 March 1973. The attack was carried out by an 11-person

    1973 Old Bailey bombing

    1973 Old Bailey bombing

    1973_Old_Bailey_bombing

  • 1985 in the United Kingdom
  • Malcolm Fairley, the sex attacker known as The Fox, is handed six life sentences. 28 February – 1985 Newry mortar attack: The Provisional Irish Republican

    1985 in the United Kingdom

    1985_in_the_United_Kingdom

  • Hume–Adams dialogue
  • Maze Prison escape Harrods bombing 1984 Brighton hotel bombing 1985 Newry mortar attack Anglo-Irish Agreement 1987 Loughgall ambush Remembrance Day bombing

    Hume–Adams dialogue

    Hume–Adams_dialogue

  • The Troubles in Newry
  • Incidents in Newry, Northern Ireland during the Troubles

    Provisional Irish Republican Army horizontal mortar attack on armoured patrol car, Merchants Quay, Newry. Her colleague Paul Slaine, lost both legs; in

    The Troubles in Newry

    The Troubles in Newry

    The_Troubles_in_Newry

  • Attack on RUC Birches barracks
  • 1986 IRA attack in Northern Ireland

    perimeter fence; the fence was to protect the base from grenade or mortar attack. The digger was most likely driven by young IRA volunteer Declan Arthurs

    Attack on RUC Birches barracks

    Attack_on_RUC_Birches_barracks

  • Paramilitary punishment attacks in Northern Ireland
  • extrajudicial punishment attacks have been carried out by Ulster loyalist and Irish republican paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland. Attacks can range from a

    Paramilitary punishment attacks in Northern Ireland

    Paramilitary punishment attacks in Northern Ireland

    Paramilitary_punishment_attacks_in_Northern_Ireland

  • 1991 Craigavon killings
  • November 1991 gun attack in Northern Ireland

    The UVF Mid-Ulster Brigade, based in the Craigavon area, stepped up its attacks in the early 1990s. At this time it was led by Billy Wright from Portadown

    1991 Craigavon killings

    1991 Craigavon killings

    1991_Craigavon_killings

  • Sean Graham bookmakers' shooting
  • Mass shooting in Belfast, Northern Ireland

    had engaged in "collusive behaviour" with UDA informers involved in the attack. The start of 1992 had witnessed an intensification in the campaign of violence

    Sean Graham bookmakers' shooting

    Sean Graham bookmakers' shooting

    Sean_Graham_bookmakers'_shooting

  • List of conflicts in Ireland
  • ambush 1985 - Strabane ambush 1985 - Newry mortar attack 1987 - Loughgall ambush 1988 - Ballygawley bus bombing 1989 - Attack on Derryard checkpoint 1990

    List of conflicts in Ireland

    List of conflicts in Ireland

    List_of_conflicts_in_Ireland

  • 1985 in Ireland
  • February – 1985 Newry mortar attack: the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) killed nine Royal Ulster Constabulary officers in a mortar attack at their

    1985 in Ireland

    1985_in_Ireland

  • Clonoe ambush
  • 1992 SAS ambush in Northern Ireland

    according to a British intelligence officer, shifted to primarily using mortar attacks on security bases. The British Army reacted by increasing patrols in

    Clonoe ambush

    Clonoe ambush

    Clonoe_ambush

  • Interface area
  • Area in Northern Ireland where nationalist and unionist neighborhoods meet

    summer of 1996 the Ulster Volunteer Force in Torrens had been preparing to attack Ardoyne after local disturbances, although they were talked out of it by

    Interface area

    Interface area

    Interface_area

  • No Surrender (to the IRA)
  • Association football chant

    English clubs were banned from competing in UEFA competitions following the 1985 Heysel Stadium disaster. By the 21st century, the song has become controversial

    No Surrender (to the IRA)

    No_Surrender_(to_the_IRA)

  • Birmingham pub bombings
  • 1974 IRA attack in England

    the Rotunda. Prior to any attack upon civilian targets, a code of conduct was followed in which the attacker or attackers would send an anonymous telephone

    Birmingham pub bombings

    Birmingham_pub_bombings

  • Shankill Road bombing
  • 1993 IRA attack in Belfast, Northern Ireland

    bomb and gun attacks, including the Balmoral Furniture Company bombing in 1971 and the Mountainview Tavern attack and Bayardo Bar attack both in 1975

    Shankill Road bombing

    Shankill_Road_bombing

  • Special Patrol Group (RUC)
  • Irish reserve unit

    Maze Prison escape Harrods bombing 1984 Brighton hotel bombing 1985 Newry mortar attack Anglo-Irish Agreement 1987 Loughgall ambush Remembrance Day bombing

    Special Patrol Group (RUC)

    Special Patrol Group (RUC)

    Special_Patrol_Group_(RUC)

  • Kingsmill massacre
  • 1976 sectarian massacre during The Troubles in Northern Ireland

    in a ditch. When an ambulance arrived, Black was taken to a hospital in Newry, where he was operated on and survived. The Catholic worker, Richard Hughes

    Kingsmill massacre

    Kingsmill_massacre

  • South Armagh Sniper (1990–1997)
  • IRA sniping campaign against British security forces

    conceal themselves from British observation posts. The sniper attack on a checkpoint at Newry killed Constable Brian Woods and was officially reported in

    South Armagh Sniper (1990–1997)

    South Armagh Sniper (1990–1997)

    South_Armagh_Sniper_(1990–1997)

  • 1983 Harrods bombing
  • 1983 Provisional IRA attack in London, England

    authorised the attack and expressed regret for the civilian casualties. After the bombing, the IRA shifted its emphasis towards attacks on military targets

    1983 Harrods bombing

    1983 Harrods bombing

    1983_Harrods_bombing

  • Eamon Collins
  • Irish republican; memoirist, writer

    was subject to extensive sessions of interrogation in 1985 after an IRA mortar attack in Newry, which had claimed the lives of multiple police officers

    Eamon Collins

    Eamon_Collins

  • 1972 Aldershot bombing
  • 1972 bombing by the Official IRA

    The 1972 Aldershot bombing was a car bomb attack by the Official Irish Republican Army on 22 February 1972 in Aldershot, England. The bomb targeted the

    1972 Aldershot bombing

    1972_Aldershot_bombing

  • Glasgow pub bombings
  • 1979 terrorist attack in Glasgow, Scotland

    The Glasgow pub bombings were two bomb attacks in Glasgow, Scotland, carried out by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) on 17 February 1979. The UVF bombed

    Glasgow pub bombings

    Glasgow_pub_bombings

  • Falls Curfew
  • British Army operation in Belfast in 1970

    out house-to-house searches for weapons, while coming under intermittent attack from the IRA and rioters. The searches caused much destruction, and a large

    Falls Curfew

    Falls_Curfew

  • Ambush at Drumnakilly
  • Ambush

    ambush occurred ten days after the IRA's East Tyrone Brigade carried out an attack with the Ballygawley bus bombing in Tyrone, which inflicted 36 casualties

    Ambush at Drumnakilly

    Ambush at Drumnakilly

    Ambush_at_Drumnakilly

  • Greysteel massacre
  • 1993 mass shooting in Northern Ireland

    responsibility using their cover name "Ulster Freedom Fighters", saying the attack was revenge for the Shankill Road bombing by the Provisional IRA a week

    Greysteel massacre

    Greysteel massacre

    Greysteel_massacre

  • Assassination of Airey Neave
  • 1979 murder in City of Westminster, London

    Hinton Waldrist in Oxfordshire. Brighton bombing Downing Street mortar attack List of attacks on legislatures List of British MPs killed in office Jack Holland

    Assassination of Airey Neave

    Assassination_of_Airey_Neave

  • Glasdrumman ambush
  • 1981 IRA ambush in Northern Ireland

    The Glasdrumman ambush was an attack by the South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) against a British Army observation post

    Glasdrumman ambush

    Glasdrumman_ambush

  • Reavey and O'Dowd killings
  • 1976 gun attacks in Northern Ireland

    gun and bomb attack on a pub in Silverbridge, near Whitecross. It is believed the attacks were coordinated and that the Silverbridge attack involved the

    Reavey and O'Dowd killings

    Reavey_and_O'Dowd_killings

  • Attack on James Murray's bookmakers
  • 1992 shooting in Belfast, North Ireland

    Ulster Defence Association (UDA), a loyalist paramilitary group, launched an attack on James Murray's bookmakers on the Oldpark Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland

    Attack on James Murray's bookmakers

    Attack_on_James_Murray's_bookmakers

  • Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1992–1999)
  • IRA mortar attack on Newry's courthouse wounded ten people, among them a 10-year boy and two RUC officers. The courthouse had been closed since 1985, following

    Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1992–1999)

    Chronology_of_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_actions_(1992–1999)

  • List of books about the Troubles
  • Maze Prison escape Harrods bombing 1984 Brighton hotel bombing 1985 Newry mortar attack Anglo-Irish Agreement 1987 Loughgall ambush Remembrance Day bombing

    List of books about the Troubles

    List_of_books_about_the_Troubles

  • Battle at Springmartin
  • 1972 gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland

    Maze Prison escape Harrods bombing 1984 Brighton hotel bombing 1985 Newry mortar attack Anglo-Irish Agreement 1987 Loughgall ambush Remembrance Day bombing

    Battle at Springmartin

    Battle at Springmartin

    Battle_at_Springmartin

  • Remembrance Day bombing
  • 1987 Provisional IRA terror attack in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland

    Kingdom. Loyalist paramilitaries responded to the bombing with revenge attacks on Catholic civilians. The bombing is often seen as a turning point in

    Remembrance Day bombing

    Remembrance_Day_bombing

  • Anti H-Block
  • Political party in the Republic of Ireland

    Maze Prison escape Harrods bombing 1984 Brighton hotel bombing 1985 Newry mortar attack Anglo-Irish Agreement 1987 Loughgall ambush Remembrance Day bombing

    Anti H-Block

    Anti_H-Block

  • Continuity Irish Republican Army
  • Irish republican paramilitary group split from the Provisional IRA in 1986

    paramilitaries. It has targeted the security forces in gun attacks and bombings, as well as with grenades, mortars and rockets. The CIRA has also carried out bombings

    Continuity Irish Republican Army

    Continuity_Irish_Republican_Army

  • 1996 Docklands bombing
  • Irish republican attack in London

    another major bombing campaign in England. In February 1991 it launched a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street, official residence and office of the British Prime

    1996 Docklands bombing

    1996_Docklands_bombing

  • Top of the Hill bar shooting
  • Mass shooting in Derry, Northern Ireland in December 1972

    "Ulster Freedom Fighters" (UFF) to claim responsibility for paramilitary attacks, allowing the UDA to remain legal. The UDA carried out its first killing

    Top of the Hill bar shooting

    Top of the Hill bar shooting

    Top_of_the_Hill_bar_shooting

  • Biddy Mulligan's pub bombing
  • 1975 bombing carried out by the UDA in London

    Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). The attack ignited fears of a loyalist backlash against IRA attacks within England, and it was the first time the

    Biddy Mulligan's pub bombing

    Biddy Mulligan's pub bombing

    Biddy_Mulligan's_pub_bombing

  • Flagstaff Hill incident
  • 1976 cross-border incident between Ireland and the United Kingdom

    in which a British soldier was arrested by the Gardaí after an IRA mortar attack on Drummuckavall British Army watchtower in County Armagh. A red Ford

    Flagstaff Hill incident

    Flagstaff Hill incident

    Flagstaff_Hill_incident

  • List of attacks on British aircraft during The Troubles
  • Taylor (2018) "Inside Ulster". BBC Rewind. Irish Examiner, 24 June 1985. Newry Reporter, 24 November 1986. "Iris October 1987". Archived (PDF) from

    List of attacks on British aircraft during The Troubles

    List of attacks on British aircraft during The Troubles

    List_of_attacks_on_British_aircraft_during_The_Troubles

  • Loughgall ambush
  • 1987 British ambush in Northern Ireland

    first was an attack on the RUC barracks in Ballygawley on 7 December 1985, in which two police officers were shot dead. The second was an attack on an RUC

    Loughgall ambush

    Loughgall ambush

    Loughgall_ambush

  • 1985 in Northern Ireland
  • 1985 in Northern Ireland. Secretary of State - Douglas Hurd (until 3 September), Tom King (from 3 September) 28 February - 1985 Newry mortar attack:

    1985 in Northern Ireland

    1985_in_Northern_Ireland

  • Maze Prison escape
  • 1983 prison break in Northern Ireland

    within 24 hours. In March 1975, ten prisoners escaped from the courthouse in Newry while on trial for attempting to escape from Long Kesh. The escapees included

    Maze Prison escape

    Maze_Prison_escape

  • Ballygawley bus bombing
  • 1988 attack in Northern Ireland

    On 20 August 1988, a roadside bomb attack was carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on a bus carrying British soldiers in Northern

    Ballygawley bus bombing

    Ballygawley_bus_bombing

  • Widgery Tribunal
  • First investigation into killings and shootings by British soldiers in Derry in 1972

    Maze Prison escape Harrods bombing 1984 Brighton hotel bombing 1985 Newry mortar attack Anglo-Irish Agreement 1987 Loughgall ambush Remembrance Day bombing

    Widgery Tribunal

    Widgery_Tribunal

  • Timeline of the Troubles in the Republic of Ireland
  • out in the 1970s, '80s and '90s, the last of which was in 1997. These attacks killed dozens of people and injured hundreds more. Also actions carried

    Timeline of the Troubles in the Republic of Ireland

    Timeline_of_the_Troubles_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland

  • Mullacreevie ambush
  • 1991 IRA attack in Northern Ireland

    Defence Regiment composed of two Land Rover vehicles was attacked with an improvised horizontal mortar by a Provisional IRA active service unit from the North

    Mullacreevie ambush

    Mullacreevie ambush

    Mullacreevie_ambush

  • Provisional IRA Honey Trap killings
  • 1973 IRA shooting in Belfast, Northern Ireland

    Maze Prison escape Harrods bombing 1984 Brighton hotel bombing 1985 Newry mortar attack Anglo-Irish Agreement 1987 Loughgall ambush Remembrance Day bombing

    Provisional IRA Honey Trap killings

    Provisional_IRA_Honey_Trap_killings

  • 1978 British Army Gazelle downing
  • Helicopter downing incident

    shootdown Battle of Newry Road 1993 Fivemiletown ambush Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1970–79) List of attacks on British aircraft

    1978 British Army Gazelle downing

    1978 British Army Gazelle downing

    1978_British_Army_Gazelle_downing

  • 1998 Banbridge bombing
  • Real IRA car bombing in Northern Ireland

    500 lb (230 kg) of explosives was inside a red Vauxhall Cavalier parked on Newry Street. A 20-minute telephone warning was given allowing the police to clear

    1998 Banbridge bombing

    1998_Banbridge_bombing

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  • MONTA
  • Female

    English

    MONTA

    Feminine form of English Monty, MONTA means "pointed hill."

    MONTA

  • MORGAN
  • Male

    English

    MORGAN

    Welsh name, derived from ancient Celtic Morcant, probably MORGAN means "sea circle." In use by the English as a unisex name.

    MORGAN

  • Newby
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    English

    Newby

    English : habitational name from any of the various places in northern England named with the Middle English elements newe ‘new’ + by ‘farm’, ‘settlement’ (of Old Norse origin).

    Newby

  • MORTEN
  • Male

    Norwegian

    MORTEN

    Danish and Norwegian form of Latin Martinus, MORTEN means "of/like Mars."

    MORTEN

  • MORAG
  • Female

    Scottish

    MORAG

     Scottish pet form of Irish/Scottish Mór, MORAG means "great." Compare with another form of Morag.

    MORAG

  • MORNA
  • Female

    English

    MORNA

    Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Muirne, MORNA means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion." 

    MORNA

  • MORGAN
  • Female

    English

    MORGAN

     Welsh name, derived from ancient Celtic Morcant, probably MORGAN means "sea circle." In use by the English as a unisex name.

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  • MORAG
  • Male

    Hebrew

    MORAG

    (מוֹרַג) Hebrew unisex name MORAG means "threshing board." Compare with strictly feminine Morag.

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  • Female

    Arthurian

    MORGAN LE FAY

    , Morgan the fairy.

    MORGAN LE FAY

  • MORTON
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    MORTON

    English surname transferred to forename use, from the name of various places derived from Old English mortun, MORTON means "settlement on the moor." 

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  • Morcar
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    British, English, Welsh

    Morcar

    Dwells Near the Sea

    Morcar

  • MORAY
  • Male

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    MORAY

    Scottish form of English Murray, MORAY means "sea warrior."

    MORAY

  • MARTA
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    Italian and Spanish form of Greek Martha, MARTA means "lady, mistress." 

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    Newey

    English (West Midlands) : topographic name for someone who lived at a ‘new enclosure’ (from Middle English newe + hawe or heye), or a habitational name from some minor place named with these elements (in Old English, nēowe + haga). Newhay and Newhey occur several times as place names in Cheshire and Yorkshire.

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    Light

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    English : nickname from Middle English martre, marter ‘marten’ (Old French martre).Dutch : possibly from marter ‘marten’.

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    English

    PORTER

    English occupational surname transferred to forename use, PORTER means "doorkeeper."

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    English (of Norman origin)

    Morten

    English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Mortagne in La Manche, France. This surname may have been sometimes confused with Morton.

    Morten

  • MORIAH
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    English

    MORIAH

    Anglicized form of Hebrew Mowriyah, MORIAH means "chosen by God." In the bible, this is the name of the mountain where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac to God.

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    Hebrew

    MORAG

    (מוֹרַג) Hebrew unisex name MORAG means "threshing board." Compare with another form of Morag.

    MORAG

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