Yearly Archives: 2012
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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Daniel Teggart
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Born 10-Oct-1926 Murdered 09-Aug -1971 Daniel Teggart born 10th October 1926 the first child of Daniel and Alice Teggart. Danny, as he was known, had seven brothers and three sisters. Born in the Markets area of Belfast his parent’s first house was 29 Abercorn Street North Lower Falls. He attended St Peter’s School in Raglan [...]
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Tuesday 24th July at 12.00pm There will be a dramatic reenactment of the shooting of Father Hugh Mullan and Frank Quinn by the caste of the Play Ballymurphy ‘The Aftermath’ at Springfield Park (Moyard Park Field) (just of the Springfield Road) behind Owenvale Court. Contact – John Teggart – 07512166867 – Janet Donnelly – 07514463055
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Ballymurphy The Aftermath
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Tickets cost £10 and are available at: Feile an Phobail Offices 028 90313440 Frank Cahill Resource 028 90585755 McGlade’s Top of the Rock Kolor Master 028 90616552 Conway Education Centre 028 90248543 This play tells the story of The Ballymurphy Massacre in 1971 and the campaign that the families have waged to reveal the truth [...]
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CONGRESS SUPPORTS BALLYMURPHY RESIDENTS’ CAMPAIGN FOR TRUTH & JUSTICE
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Source The Executive Council of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Congress (ICTU) has agreed to support the campaign for an independent investigation into the 1971 killing of eleven civilians by the British army’s Parachute Regiment in Ballymurphy, West Belfast. Congress President Eugene McGlone has confirmed that the ICTU will formally raise the issue with [...]
Ballymurphy families welcome John Larkin decision
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Source Relatives of 10 people shot dead by paratroops in west Belfast in 1971 have welcomed the decision to hold new inquests into their deaths. The families said the decision by Attorney General John Larkin was an important step in their ongoing campaign for justice. The Army said it opened fire in the Ballymurphy area [...]
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British Prime Minister, British Government: Please Stop Ignoring the families of the victims of The Ballmurphy Massacre This past year 2011-2012 is the 40th anniversary of the Ballymurphy massacre, A year when last January the torch was handed over from the bloody Sunday families to the Ballymurphy families. A year where we sat in Washington [...]
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