PRC-UTE
21st January 2005, 04:34
January 20th -
1763 - Birth of Theobald Wolfe Tone, founder of the
United Irishmen.
http://www.iol.ie/~fagann/1798/tone_ndx.htm
http://www.irelandsown.net/wolfetone1.html
http://www.imagesofireland.net/tone.html
1902 - Kevin Barry, medical student and nationalist
revolutionary, was born in Dublin.
http://www.thewildgeese.com/pages/forgten.html
http://www.geocities.com/wildirishhawaii/KBarry.htm
1916 - Secret negotiations resulted in alliance of the
Irish Citizen Army with the Irish Republican
Brotherhood.
http://www.freewebs.com/irishrepublicanarmy/1916uprising.htm
1961 - John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as president of
the United States of America, becoming the first Irish
Catholic to be elected to that office.
1973 - A car bomb exploded in Sackville Place, Dublin,
killing one person and injuring 17 others. The person
killed was Thomas Douglas (25). The car used in the
bombing had been hijacked at Agnes Street, Belfast. No
organisation claimed responsibility but the bomb was
believed to have been planted by one of the Loyalist
paramilitary organisations.
http://www.dublinmonaghanbombings.org/jan20.php
1974 - Desmond Mullan, a 33 year old civilian, was
shot and killed while walking along Maple Gardens,
Carrickfergus, County Antrim in a sectarian attack
carried out by Loyalists.
A UDR man was shot and killed by the IRA near
Aughnacloy, County Tyrone.
1975 - Kevin Coen, a 28 year old IRA Volunteer, was
shot and killed by British soldiers operating in
unmarked cars during attempted hijacking of bus,
Kinawley, County Fermanagh.
1981 - A British soldier was shot by an IRA sniper
while in a British Army observation post overlooking
the Bogside, Derry.
Maurice Gilvarry, a member of the IRA, was found shot
dead near Jonesborough, County Armagh. He had been
killed based on the conclusion that he had acted as an
informer.
1984 - A UDR man was shot and killed by the INLA in
Dunmurry, near Belfast, County Antrim.
1987 - When John O'Reilly, chief of staff of the
INLA, and Thomas "Ta" Power, an INLA staff officer,
were shot dead by members of the IPLO in Drogheda,
County Louth, a feud between the two organisations
escalated into violence. The feud continued until 26
March 1987 with a final death toll of 11.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/One_Ireland/message/11224
http://www.irsm.org/fallen/oreilly/
http://www.irsm.org/fallen/power/ta_power.html
The case of the 'Birmingham Six' was referred to the
Court of Appeal by Douglas Hurd, then British Home
Secretary.
http://www.innocent.org.uk/cases/birmingham6/
1997 - A Catholic family escaped injury when a bomb
exploded under their van in Larne. No group claimed
responsibility but the incident was believed to be the
work of the LVF.
There was an attack on the Mountpottinger RUC station
in Short Strand, Belfast. Two 'coffee jar bombs' were
thrown at the station but there were no injuries. The
attack was believed to have been carried out by the
PIRA.
1763 - Birth of Theobald Wolfe Tone, founder of the
United Irishmen.
http://www.iol.ie/~fagann/1798/tone_ndx.htm
http://www.irelandsown.net/wolfetone1.html
http://www.imagesofireland.net/tone.html
1902 - Kevin Barry, medical student and nationalist
revolutionary, was born in Dublin.
http://www.thewildgeese.com/pages/forgten.html
http://www.geocities.com/wildirishhawaii/KBarry.htm
1916 - Secret negotiations resulted in alliance of the
Irish Citizen Army with the Irish Republican
Brotherhood.
http://www.freewebs.com/irishrepublicanarmy/1916uprising.htm
1961 - John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as president of
the United States of America, becoming the first Irish
Catholic to be elected to that office.
1973 - A car bomb exploded in Sackville Place, Dublin,
killing one person and injuring 17 others. The person
killed was Thomas Douglas (25). The car used in the
bombing had been hijacked at Agnes Street, Belfast. No
organisation claimed responsibility but the bomb was
believed to have been planted by one of the Loyalist
paramilitary organisations.
http://www.dublinmonaghanbombings.org/jan20.php
1974 - Desmond Mullan, a 33 year old civilian, was
shot and killed while walking along Maple Gardens,
Carrickfergus, County Antrim in a sectarian attack
carried out by Loyalists.
A UDR man was shot and killed by the IRA near
Aughnacloy, County Tyrone.
1975 - Kevin Coen, a 28 year old IRA Volunteer, was
shot and killed by British soldiers operating in
unmarked cars during attempted hijacking of bus,
Kinawley, County Fermanagh.
1981 - A British soldier was shot by an IRA sniper
while in a British Army observation post overlooking
the Bogside, Derry.
Maurice Gilvarry, a member of the IRA, was found shot
dead near Jonesborough, County Armagh. He had been
killed based on the conclusion that he had acted as an
informer.
1984 - A UDR man was shot and killed by the INLA in
Dunmurry, near Belfast, County Antrim.
1987 - When John O'Reilly, chief of staff of the
INLA, and Thomas "Ta" Power, an INLA staff officer,
were shot dead by members of the IPLO in Drogheda,
County Louth, a feud between the two organisations
escalated into violence. The feud continued until 26
March 1987 with a final death toll of 11.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/One_Ireland/message/11224
http://www.irsm.org/fallen/oreilly/
http://www.irsm.org/fallen/power/ta_power.html
The case of the 'Birmingham Six' was referred to the
Court of Appeal by Douglas Hurd, then British Home
Secretary.
http://www.innocent.org.uk/cases/birmingham6/
1997 - A Catholic family escaped injury when a bomb
exploded under their van in Larne. No group claimed
responsibility but the incident was believed to be the
work of the LVF.
There was an attack on the Mountpottinger RUC station
in Short Strand, Belfast. Two 'coffee jar bombs' were
thrown at the station but there were no injuries. The
attack was believed to have been carried out by the
PIRA.