The Troubles in Dunloy
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), along with 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 in 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 the third IRA volunteer escaped.
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Further reading
- McKittrick, D., Kelters, S., Feeney, B. and Thornton, C. Lost Lives. Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 1999, pp. 977-78.
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