The IRA (Derry Brigade), which murdered at least 51 civilians, can be loved, commemorated, and celebrated by the people of 'Derry' even though they (the IRA) murdered 4 times as many unarmed people as the Paras in the city region, including Claudy and counting the IRA's bombings in Coleraine. These murders civilians included young children, the elderly, young mothers, women and men, mothers and fathers.
The next time you hear people and victims groups from Londonderry condemning the Paras, remind them that the IRA brigade in the area murdered at least 4 times as many unarmed civilians in the area then ask when will they be calling for justice for these victims?
Below is a list of unarmed Londonderry civilians murdered by the IRA (Derry Brigade)
26 June 1970 McCool, Bernadette (9) Catholic child.
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Died in premature explosion of incendiary device at her home, Dunree Gardens, Creggan, Derry.
26 June 1970 McCool, Carol Ann (4) Catholic child.
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Died in premature explosion of incendiary device at her home, Dunree Gardens, Creggan, Derry.
28 March 1972 Forsythe, Joseph (57) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in van bomb explosion outside Limavady Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base, County Derry. Driving past at the time of the attack.
28 March 1972 McMichael, Robert (27) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in van bomb explosion outside Limavady Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base, County Derry. Driving past at the time of the attack.
31 July 1972 Eakin, Kathryn (8) Protestant child.
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed when car bomb exploded outside McElhinney’s Bar, Main Street, Claudy, County Derry. Inadequate warning given.
31 July 1972 McClelland, James (65) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed when car bomb exploded outside Beaufort Hotel, Church Street, Claudy, County Derry. Inadequate warning given.
31 July 1972 Miller, David (60) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed when car bomb exploded outside Beaufort Hotel, Church Street, Claudy, County Derry. Inadequate warning given.
31 July 1972 McElhinney, Elizabeth (59) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed when car bomb exploded outside McElhinney’s Bar, Main Street, Claudy, County Derry. Inadequate warning given.
31 July 1972 McCloskey, Joseph (38) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed when car bomb exploded outside McElhinney’s Bar, Main Street, Claudy, County Derry. Inadequate warning given.
31 July 1972 Temple, William (16) Protestant teenager.
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed when car bomb exploded outside Beaufort Hotel, Church Street, Claudy, County Derry. Inadequate warning given.
31 July 1972 McLaughlin, Rose (52) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Injured when car bomb exploded outside McElhinney’s Bar, Main Street, Claudy, County Derry. She died 3 August 1972. Inadequate warning given.
31 July 1972 Connolly, Joseph (15) Catholic teenager.
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Injured when car bomb exploded outside McElhinney’s Bar, Main Street, Claudy, County Derry. He died 8 August 1972. Inadequate warning given.
31 July 1972 Hone, Arthur (38) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Injured when car bomb exploded outside McElhinney’s Bar, Main Street, Claudy, County Derry. He died 12 August 1972. Inadequate warning given.
25 February 1973 Gallagher, Gordon (9) Catholic child.
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed by booby trap bomb in back garden of his home, Leenan Gardens, Creggan, Derry.
12 June 1973 Campbell, Francis (70) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in car bomb explosion, Railway Road, Coleraine, County Derry. Inadequate warning given.
12 June 1973 Campbell, Dinah (72) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in car bomb explosion, Railway Road, Coleraine, County Derry. Inadequate warning given.
12 June 1973 Craigmile, Elizabeth (76) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in car bomb explosion, Railway Road, Coleraine, County Derry. Inadequate warning given.
12 June 1973 Davis, Nan (60) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in car bomb explosion, Railway Road, Coleraine, County Derry. Inadequate warning given.
12 June 1973 Scott, Robert (72) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in car bomb explosion, Railway Road, Coleraine, County Derry. Inadequate warning given.
12 June 1973 Palmer, Elizabeth (60) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in car bomb explosion, Railway Road, Coleraine, County Derry. Inadequate warning given.
24 August 1973 Duffy, Patrick (37) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Found shot in an abandoned car, Buncrana Road, Derry. Alleged informer.
22 September 1973 Brown, James (26) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Found shot, Foyle Road, Derry. Alleged informer.
14 November 1973 Feeney, Kathleen (14) Catholic teenager.
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot during sniper attack on British Army (BA) mobile patrol, Lecky Road, Bogside, Derry.
31 May 1974 Shotter, Alfred (54) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed by a booby trap bomb hidden in a dustbin at his former home, Strabane Old Road, Gobnascale, Derry.
05 October 1974 Chopra, Asha (25) nfNI
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot while driving her car, during sniper attack on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) foot patrol diverting traffic, Greenhaw Road, Shantallow, Derry.
11 August 1976 Quigley, Michael (33) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot during Irish Republican Army (IRA) sniper attack on British Army (BA) observation post, while walking along Meenan Square, Bogside, Derry.
23 November 1976 Glover, Joseph (60) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: non-specific Republican group (REP)
Businessman. Shot at his workplace, Crawford Square, Derry.
27 November 1976 McConnellogue, Frank (46) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed by booby trap bomb in entry, off Lecky Road, Bogside, Derry.
02 February 1977 Agate, Jeffrey (59) nfNI
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Originally from England. Manager of Du Pont factory. Shot outside his home, Talbot Park, Derry.
28 September 1978 Russell, Brian (30) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Civilian searcher. Shot during sniper attack on British Army (BA) patrol, Waterloo Place, Derry.
14 May 1980 Hamilton, Roy (22) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: non-specific Republican group (REP)
Shot at his workplace, a building site, Ballymagroarty, Derry.
07 April 1981 Mathers, Joanne (29) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: non-specific Republican group (REP)
Shot while collecting census forms, Anderson Crescent, Gobnascale, Derry.
03 June 1981 Lynn, Joseph (60) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot during sniper attack on British Army (BA) foot patrol, Central Drive, Creggan, Derry.
16 July 1982 Carey, Colm (28) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Died from loss of blood, shortly after being shot in the knee at his home, Strabane Old Road, Gobnascale, Derry. Alleged criminal.
10 May 1983 Purvis, Alice (47) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot during gun attack on her husband, an off duty British Army (BA) member, at her mother’s home, Strabane Old Road, Gobnascale, Derry.
24 August 1983 Young, William (52) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot at his shop, Magazine Street, Derry. An altercation with Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit.
23 February 1985 Coyle, Kevin (24) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Found shot Corporation Street, Bogside, Derry. Alleged informer.
21 November 1985 Konig, Kurt (38) nfNI
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
German businessman. Shot outside his home, Gleneagle’s, Shantallow, Derry. Contractor to British Army (BA) / Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC.
28 August 1986 Bell, Mervyn (22) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot while sitting in a stationary car outside his father’s workplace, council depot, Strand Road, Derry. Contractor to British Army (BA.
12 September 1986 Robinson, Kenneth (30) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed by a booby trap bomb, attached to his Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) member father’s car outside their home, Clonmakane Court, Caw, Derry.
23 March 1987 Jarvis, Leslie (62) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Civilian employed at Magilligan Prison. Shot in the car park outside Magee College of Further Education, Rock Road, Derry.
16 December 1987 Doherty, Gerard (68) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: not known (nk)
Killed in a bomb explosion outside his home, Milltown View, Tullyally, Derry.
31 August 1988 Dalton, Sean (55) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed by booby trap bomb in neighbour’s home, Kildrum Gardens, Creggan, Derry.
31 August 1988 Lewis, Sheila (60) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed by booby trap bomb in neighbour’s home, Kildrum Gardens, Creggan, Derry.
31 August 1988 Curran, Gerard (57) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Injured by booby trap bomb in neighbour’s home, Kildrum Gardens, Creggan, Derry. He died 31 March 1989.
28 January 1990 Love, Charles (16) Catholic teenager.
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed by a remote-controlled bomb hidden in city walls, aimed at British Army (BA) / Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) observation patrol, while watching the nearby Bloody Sunday commemoration parade, Westland Street, Derry. He was hit by flying debris.
24 October 1990 Gillespie, Patrick (42) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in a van bomb attack on permanent British Army (BA) Vehicle Check Point (VCP), Buncrana Road, Coshquinn, near Derry. A civilian employed by British Army (BA, he was forced to drive the van bomb to the Vehicle Check Point (VCP.
06 June 1991 Finnis, Ruairi (21) Catholic
Status: Irish Republican Army (IRA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA) Found shot behind a row of shops, Central Drive, Creggan, Derry. Alleged informer.
21 November 1992 Holmes, Gerard (35) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Found shot, in entry off Rinmore Drive, Creggan, Derry. Alleged informer.
13 December 1992 Collett, John (36) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Died five days after being shot in the legs, at his home, Drumleck Gardens, Shantallow, Derry. Alleged criminal.
21 April 2001 O’Kane, Christopher (37) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: non-specific Republican group (REP)
Shot near to his home, Milldale Crescent, Tullyally, Derry.
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