The Troubles in Newtownabbey

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

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

1974

  • 31 January 1974 - Terence McCafferty (37) and James McCloskey (29), both Catholic civilians, were shot dead during a gun attack by the Ulster Freedom Fighters on a workers' hut at a Northern Ireland Electricity Service building site, Rush Park, Newtownabbey.[1]
  • 11 February 1974 - Thomas Donaghy (16) and Margaret McErlean (18), both Catholic civilians, were shot dead by the Ulster Freedom Fighters as they arrived at their workplace, Abbey Meat Packers, Glenville Road, Newtownabbey. McErlean died on 18 February 1974.[1]

1994

2012

  • 25 October 2012 - Danny McKay, a Catholic civilian aged 36, was shot dead in his house by Correct Action Against Drugs (CAAD) for supposed involvement in drug dealing.

See also

References

  1. "Sutton Index of Deaths, 1974". Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN). Retrieved 2 September 2006.
  2. "Sutton Index of Deaths, 1994". Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN). Retrieved 2 September 2006.
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