The Troubles in Ardoyne
The Troubles in Ardoyne lists incidents during the Troubles in the Ardoyne district of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1971
- 15 February: A British soldier was shot in the head and killed by an IRA sniper while taking part in a mobile-patrol in Ardoyne. Two British Army scout cars came under sniper fire and had a bomb thrown at them.[1][2]
- 23 August: A British soldier was shot dead by an IRA sniper on Flax Street in the Ardoyne area. The soldier was shot in the head as he exited a British armoured vehicle.[1][3]
- 17 September: A British soldier was shot dead by an IRA sniper while on foot-patrol in Ardoyne.[1]
- 1 October: A British soldier was shot dead in an IRA gun-attack on a British Army foot-patrol in the Ardoyne area.[1]
- 21 December 1971: An unarmed IRA volunteer was shot after being captured by the British Army in Ardoyne.[1]
1972
- 18 May: A British soldier was shot dead by an IRA sniper on Flax Street.[4]
- 23 July: An Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) soldier was kidnapped and shot dead by the IRA in Ardoyne.[4]
- 14 August: A civilian was killed in the crossfire between an IRA unit and a British patrol in the Ardoyne area.[4]
- 30 September: A British soldier was shot dead by an IRA sniper in Ardoyne.[4]
1973
- 28 February: A British soldier was killed in an IRA gun attack on a patrol in the Ardoyne area.[5]
- 17 April 1973: An IRA volunteer was shot dead by a British Army sniper while standing talking with a number of men in Ardoyne.[5]
- 10 June: The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) shot dead a Catholic civilian in the Deerpark Road area adjacent to Ardoyne.[6]
1974
1975
- 5 April: The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) shot dead a Catholic civilian as he walked home at Etna Drive.[9]
- 2 May: The IRA shot dead a UDA member at his workplace, Ardoyne Bus Depot, on Ardoyne Road.[10][11]
1976
- 10 March: The IRA shot dead Sammy Smyth (former UDA spokesman) on Alliance Avenue.[12][13]
- 13 March: An ex-British soldier was shot dead on Alliance Avenue.[12]
- 5 June: The UDA carried out a drive-by shooting at the Crumlin Star Bar in Brompton Park. A Catholic civilian died of his wounds two days later. An RUC detective said it was a random sectarian attack.[14]
- 24 October: Two British soldiers were killed when an IRA sniper team ambushed a British patrol in Ardoyne.[12]
1977
- 20 April: Two Catholic civilians were killed when the UVF exploded a bomb at the funeral of a Provisional IRA volunteer on Etna Drive.[15][16]
- 27 February: An ex-British soldier was shot dead by the IRA in the Ardoyne area.[16]
- 17 April: An IRA volunteer was shot dead by a British Army sniper on Flax Street.[16]
- 28 August: A British soldier was shot dead by an IRA sniper while on foot patrol in the Ardoyne area.[16]
1979
- 5 January – Two members of the IRA, Francis Donnelly (24) and Lawrence Montgomery (24), were killed in Northwick Drive, Ardoyne, when the car bomb they were transporting exploded prematurely.[17]
1980
- 16 August: A civilian was accidentally shot dead by the IRA during a gun attack on an RUC patrol in Ardoyne.[18]
1987
- 10 March: An RUC officer was killed when the IRA detonated a remote controlled bomb at the Ardoyne Shops on Crumlin Road. The RUC had been lured to the area by a hoax phone call claiming an armed robbery was in progress. The IRA had correctly anticipated which doorway the RUC would take cover in and detonated a small booby-trap bomb when they arrived. The IRA claimed his death was retaliation for "RUC brutality at republican funerals".[21][22]
- 2 April: The UVF shot dead an IRA volunteer at his home in Ardoyne.[21][23]
- 12 July: A former member of the Royal Air Force was shot dead by the IRA on Alliance Avenue. The IRA said it had intervened "to end an hour-long attack by loyalists on the area". Locals claimed the man had been attempting to stop youths from throwing stones and bottles into the nearby Catholic area. A 16-year-old was also wounded in the shooting.[24]
1992
1993
1997
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Riot police and burnt out car in Ardoyne, 2011
- 13 March: A British soldier was injured by an IRA grenade in Ardoyne. Several people were arrested in the aftermath.[31]
- 8 July: There was a gun battle between loyalist and IRA volunteers in Ardoyne. The IRA state that two loyalists were wounded.[32]
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References
- Malcolm Sutton. "An Index of Deaths from the Conflict in Ireland". CAIN.
- McKittrick, p.67
- McKittrick, p.93
- "A Chronology of the Conflict – 1972". CAIN.
- Malcolm Sutton. "Sutton Index of Deaths – 1973". CAIN.
- McKittrick, p.366
- Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1974". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- Sutton, Malcolm. "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- McKittrick, p.530
- Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1975". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- Sutton, Malcolm. "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1976". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- Sutton, Malcolm. "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- McKittrick, p.643
- Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1977". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". Cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- "Sutton Index of Deaths – 1979". Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN). Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- "A Chronology of the Conflict – 1980". CAIN.
- CAIN Archived February 18, 2011, at WebCite
- CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths Archived February 17, 2011, at WebCite
- Sutton, Malcolm. "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- McKittrick, p. 1064
- Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1987". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- McKittrick, p. 1087
- Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1989". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- Sutton, Malcolm. "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- Peter Heathwood Collection of television programs: 1992. Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN).
- Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1992". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- Sutton, Malcolm. "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- Fortnight, Issues 319–323, Fortnight Publications, 1993
- Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Peter Heathwood Collection of Television Programmes - Search Page". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- IRA engages Crown Forces An Phoblacht, 10 July 1997
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