Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Darkley killings
Darkley killings in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Darkley killings is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Darkley killings or Darkley massacre was a gun attack carried out on 20 November 1983 near the village of Darkley in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Three gunmen attacked worshippers attending a church service at Mountain Lodge Pentecostal Church, killing three Protestant civilians and wounding seven. The attackers were members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) acting on their own. They claimed responsibility using the cover name "Catholic Reaction Force", saying it was retaliation for recent sectarian attacks on Catholics by the loyalist "Protestant Action Force". The attack was condemned by the INLA leadership.
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Background
History
In the months before the Darkley killings, several Catholic civilians were killed by loyalists. On 29 October 1983, a Catholic civilian member of the Workers' Party, David Nocher (26), was shot dead in Belfast. On 8 November, Catholic civilian Adrian Carroll (24) was shot dead in Armagh, UDR personnel were later convicted but the convictions were cleared on appeal for three of them (see UDR Four case). Carroll was the brother of an INLA member who was killed a year earlier. These attacks were claimed by the "Protestant Action Force" (PAF), a cover name used mostly by members of the Ulster Volunteer Force. It is believed the Darkley killings were primarily a retaliation for the killing of…
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- Coordinates
- 54.2181, -6.6723
- Postcode
- BT60 3BT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newry and Armagh
Sources
- wikidata: Q27779829 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Darkley killings (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Darkley killings?
- Darkley killings is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT60 3BT).
- Is Darkley killings free to visit?
- Yes, Darkley killings is free to enter.
- How do I get to Darkley killings?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT60 3BT. It sits within the Newry and Armagh parliamentary constituency.