Loughgall ambush history book

An ira member drove a digger with a bomb in its bucket through the perimeter fence, while the rest of the unit arrived in a van and fired on. An eightman unit of the provisional irish republican army ira launched an attack on the royal ulster constabulary ruc base in the village. Loughgall ambush song lyrics and chords irish folk songs. Ira man tells the inside story of the loughgall attack and the sas ambush. New inquests are to be held into the deaths of a civilian and eight ira men who were killed in the sas ambush at loughgall in co armagh in 1987, the advocate general for northern ireland jeremy. Warning thread the loughall ambush warning grahpic might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. Security sources confirmed that the theory was the gardais main line of inquiry. An ira group which was killed during an ambush by the sas in the co armagh village of loughgall in 1987 was responsible for up to 50 murders, secret government documents have revealed.

Please comment or add photos on anything about our village whether you are a resident, visitor or own a business in our village. Loughgall ambush song lyrics and chords recorded by spirit of freedom and its their version that these chords fit. A former ruc member has boasted how he and colleagues held parties in a van where several ira men were shot dead by the sas more than 30 years ago. Britains spy in ira was killed as revenge for sas ambush. The loughgall ambush took place on 8 may 1987 in the village of loughgall, county armagh, northern ireland. An ira member drove a digger with a bomb in its bucket through the perimeter fence, while the rest of the unit arrived in a van and fired on the. Former special branch officer opens up to reveal story of secret war against the ira. Oglacain, who had written such republican protest ballads as roll of honor, commem orating those who died during the 1981 hunger strikes, included the. Inside a world phenomenon, barry davies states that the date and time of the attack was eventually confirmed by a telephone. While plenty has been written about the loughgall ambush in the. The galbally 21yearold was one of eight members of the notorious east tyrone provo brigade wiped out by the sas after bombing the loughgall police barracks on 8 may, 1987.

All three members of the pira unit were killed in the ambush. An eightman provisional irish republican army ira unit launched an attack on the villages royal ulster constabulary ruc base, but was ambushed by a british army special air service sas unit of 25. An eightman unit of the provisional irish republican army ira launched an attack on the royal ulster constabulary ruc barracks in the village. Six other ira members and a civilian also died in the british army ambush launched as republicans attacked the ruc station in the village. A typed note from one former ira commander to another may shed light on a mystery surrounding the killing of eight ira men and one civilian, shot by the sas in 1987, in what subsequently became known as the loughgall ambush. By 1979, the british security forces believed the ira had bec. Denis faul, the dungannon priest and human rights activist, had heard rumours, which he passed on to the irish government, that gerry adams had set up the east tyrone ira unit to be wiped out by the sas at the loughgall ambush in may 1987.

The strabane ambush was a british special air service ambush against a three man provisional irish republican army pira or ira unit. Maloney said in his book that the ira had split into a cells structure to try and lower the impact of informers. Patrick ryan admits link to 1984 brighton bomb gerry adams ira denial a lie. Northern command then decided all operations had to be approved by them and not long after loughgall happened. Loughgall martyrs commemoration 30th anniversary youtube. The war between the sas and the ira main market by anthony bainbridge, robin morgan, james adams isbn. Patrick joseph kelly 19 march 1957 8 may 1987, was an irish commander of the east tyrone brigade of the provisional irish republican army during the mid1980s until his death in a special air service ambush at loughgall, county armagh in may 1987. While plenty has been written about the loughgall ambush in the intervening three decades, little detail of what actually happened in the village has ever been made public. An eightman unit of the provisional irish republican army pira launched an attack on the villages royal ulster constabulary ruc base. The loughgall ambush took place on 8 may 1987 in the village of loughgall, northern ireland. Next week is another anniversary of the cowardly attack on the police station.

Loughgall martyrs, 28 anniversary loughgall informer, jim. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The loughgall ambush took place on 8 may 1987 in the village of loughgall, county armagh. The quiet of a may evening on 8 may 1987 was shattered by the thunder of sas guns as the regiment as it is known ambushed and wiped out one of the most heavily armed and experienced active service units asu the provisional ira had ever assembled.

Gerry adams was rumoured to have set up a notorious ira gang for ambush by the sas as they tried to blow up a police station in may 1987, previously secret files have revealed. Memorial in monaghan to ira members killed at loughgall. Ira man tells the inside story of the loughgall attack and the sas. After the ambush the ira devoted considerable time and attention to rooting out. New inquests into deaths of 9 in sas ambush at loughgall. Lynagh often worked oneonone with people in order to minimise the risk of infiltration by the security forces. In his final meeting with this individual jim lynagh handed over a small black box for safe keeping, it was lynaghs view that. Loch gcal, meaning cabbage lake is a small village, townland of 1 acres and civil parish in county armagh, northern ireland. The superb telling of the battle of loughgall where the ira suffered their heaviest. As dr matchett recalls in his new book secret victory. A secret history of the ira, which goes on sale tomorrow, alleges that shortly before the loughgall ambush lynagh, along with padraig mckearney, a maze prison escaper, had met to form a breakaway.

It was the extreme that suppressed less radicalised views. Immediately following loughgall, gerry oglacain, a prominent composer and singer of irish republican ballads, presented his version of the fight in his song loughgall ambush. Loughgall martyrs, 31st anniversary, loughgall informer, jim lynagh loughgall martyrs 31st anniversary loughgall is a picturepostcard village on the borders of tyrone and county armagh that with its neatly arranged window boxes and hanging baskets you would expect to win the best kept village competition year after year. Eight ira men and civilian anthony hughes, who unknowingly drove into the area, were shot dead in the ambush. Loughgall martyrs rising phoenix badge sinn fein bookshop. I remember reading somewhere about an ira ambush of sas men hiding in a bush, they the ira killed both of them. Eight crack ira activists died in a hail of bullets at loughgall one estimate suggested 1200 rounds were fired as they bombed an empty ruc station in the co armagh village on a balmy early summer evening. Ira man tells the inside story of the loughgall attack and. A member of an ira unit who survived a deadly sas ambush at loughgall which claimed the lives of eight republicans has broken his silence for the first time on the 30th anniversary. In the days prior to the loughgall executions jim lynagh had a meeting at his flat in dublin street, monaghan town with one of his intelligence officers. Not an entertaining read though, as some semi historical books can be. It had a population of 282 people 116 households in the 2011 census. Why declan arthurs and why is the loughgall ambush so much on my mind given that it happened more than two decades ago.

The ira volunteers were cut down by more than 600 rounds fired from concealed positions. One of twelve children, lynagh was born and raised on the tully estate, a housing estate in the townland of killygowan on the southern edge of monaghan town. The sas ambush of ira gunmen at loughgall has been hailed as their most successful antiterrorist operation of the entire troubles. One of twelve children, lynagh was born and raised on the tully estate, a. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. Republicans believe the ira operation to attack loughgall ruc station 30 years ago next week was compromised from an early stage.

The agent, who was working for the army, headed up the internal ira investigation into the loughgall ambush in 1987. The ambush, part of the british governments shoottokill policy, took place on 8 may 1987 and saw dozens of undercover british troops and sas gunmen ambush a unit of the iras east tyrone brigade at loughgall barracks in armagh. The war between the sas and the ira james adams, robin morgan, anthony bambridge on. A secret history of the ira, which goes on sale tomorrow, alleges that shortly before the loughgall ambush lynagh, along with padraig mckearney, a maze prison escaper, had met to. Suspicions that informers gave information about loughgall. Also recorded by charlie and the bhoys, eire og, padraig mor. At the time it was the most successful sas operation against the ira, until the loughgall ambush two years later in 1987 in which eight ira volunteers were killed. The attack on loughgall royal ulster police station by a group of terrorists. A memorial dedicated to two ira men killed at loughgall. It is in the historic baronies of armagh and oneilland west. New revelations about how agents of british intelligence infiltrated the irish republican army. On the 8th may 1987 in the armagh village of loughgall, in an sas ambush, eight volunteers of oglaigh na heireann and a civilian lost their lives outside the ruc. They didnt offer to take them captive, because thats war. Lynagh, 32, was among eight provisionals killed as they tried to blow up a police station at loughgall, armagh.