Monthly Archives: July 2012
Paddy McCarthy
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Paddy McCarthy was originally from England. He was married to a woman named Jan McCarthy. In 1970 Paddy and his wife moved to Ballymurphy as Paddy had recently got a job in the newly built BTA (Ballymurphy Tenants Association). Paddy was a youth leader with the Ballymurphy Tenants Association. The local people of Ballymurphy had [...]
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Noel Phillips
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Noel Phillips lived in Whitecliff Parade in the Ballymurphy area with his family. On the 9th August 1971 Noel and his friend Tommy Morgan left their homes to walk to the Henry Taggart Army base near Springfield Park to see what was happening. There was rioting throughout the day and it was now around 7:30pm. [...]
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Joseph Murphy
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Joseph (Josie) Murphy was born on the 29th of January 1929. He was one of eight children. Roseanne, his mother had two children, James and Agnes, from her first marriage but tragically her first husband was killed during the First World War. Roseanne then met and married her second husband Thomas Murphy, Joseph’s father. Roseanne [...]
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John McKerr
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John McKerr was working as a joiner in the newly build Corpus Christi Church on the third day of internment. He had told his fearful wife that if there was any bother he could stay in the church. John took a break from his work to allow the funeral of a local youth who tragically [...]
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John Laverty
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John was born on the 3rd of April 1951. He was the fifth child of an eventual eleven to be born to parents Mary and Thomas Laverty. Originally from Ardoyne, the family thought it was a God send when they were allocated a house in Ballymurphy, after spending years in one room with seven of [...]
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Joseph Corr
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Joseph Corr, a father of seven children, was shot in the early hours of the third day of Internment. He left his house with his teenage son when he heard bin lids being rattled. Expecting to see Loyalists gangs in the area, he was taken by surprise when he spotted paratroopers making their way down [...]
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Joan Connolly
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Joan Brigid Connolly (nee O’Hara) was born on the 28th October 1926 to Michael and Mary Ellen O’Hara of 24 Colinward Street, Belfast. Joan, the second youngest of eight children, had five sisters and two brothers; Patsy, Kathleen, Maura, Nancy, Madge, Michael and Tom. As a little girl Joan attended St John’s Primary School, a [...]
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Father Hugh Mullan
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Father Hugh Mullan, a curate from Corpus Christi chapel, was killed as he went to the aid of his neighbour Bobby Clarke. Bobby was shot in the back as he tried to help children out of Springmartin as it came under attack from loyalist mobs. Before entering the field in an attempt to help Bobby [...]
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Frank Quinn
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Frank Quinn was born on the 21st April 1952 at 2 Coates Place in the Divis Street area of West Belfast. He was baptised in St Mary’s Church, Chapel Lane and went to Christian Brother’s Primary School in Divis Street. Frank was one of six children to Tommy and Grace. Frank had three sisters; Irene, [...]
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Edward Doherty
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Edward (Eddie) Doherty was born in January 1941 to Edward and Elizabeth Doherty. He was the fourth of six children; Eddie had two brothers and three sisters. As a young boy Eddie attended St Paul’s Primary School, in Cavendish Street off the Falls Road in Belfast. When Eddie left school he started working for the [...]
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