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Harris Boyle

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Harris Boyle (1953 – 31 July 1975) was an Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) soldier and a high-ranking member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary organisation. [1]

59 relations: A1 road (Northern Ireland), Armagh, Banbridge, Billy Hanna, Billy Wright (loyalist), British Army, Castleblayney, Colin Wallace, County Armagh, County Down, Davy Payne, Democratic Unionist Party, Dublin and Monaghan bombings, Expanding bullet, Forkhill, Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, Glenanne gang, Henry Barron (judge), Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom), Irish republicanism, John Francis Green, John Weir (loyalist), Loyalist Volunteer Force, Lurgan, Major, Martin Dillon, Merlyn Rees, Miami Showband killings, Murals in Northern Ireland, Newry, Northern Ireland, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Pat Finucane Centre, Portadown, Protestant Action Force, Protestantism, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Psychological warfare, Republic of Ireland, Robert Nairac, Robin Jackson, Royal Ulster Constabulary, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Security checkpoint, Special Branch, Special Patrol Group, Special Reconnaissance Unit, The Miami Showband, The Troubles, Time bomb, ..., Today Tonight (Ireland), Ulster Defence Association, Ulster Defence Regiment, Ulster loyalism, Ulster Volunteer Force, UVF Mid-Ulster Brigade, Wesley Somerville, William McCrea, Baron McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown, 9th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment. Expand index (9 more) »

A1 road (Northern Ireland)

The A1 is a major route in Northern Ireland.

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Armagh

Armagh is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish.

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Banbridge

Banbridge is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland.

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Billy Hanna

William Henry Wilson "Billy" Hanna MM (c.1929 – 27 July 1975) was a high-ranking Ulster loyalist who founded and led the Mid-Ulster Brigade of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) until he was killed, allegedly by Robin Jackson, who took over command of the brigade.

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Billy Wright (loyalist)

William Stephen "Billy" Wright (7 July 1960 – 27 December 1997) was a prominent Ulster loyalist paramilitary leader during the ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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Castleblayney

Castleblayney or Castleblaney is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland.

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Colin Wallace

John Colin Wallace (born c. 1943) is a former British member of Army Intelligence in Northern Ireland and a psychological warfare specialist.

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County Armagh

County Armagh (named after its county town, Armagh) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland.

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County Down

County Down is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland in the northeast of the island of Ireland.

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Davy Payne

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Democratic Unionist Party

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland.

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Dublin and Monaghan bombings

The Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 17 May 1974 were a series of co-ordinated bombings in Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland.

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Expanding bullet

Expanding bullets, also known as dumdum bullets, are projectiles designed to expand on impact, increasing in diameter to limit penetration and/or produce a larger diameter wound for faster incapacitation.

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Forkhill

Forkhill or Forkill (meaning "trough/hollow") is a small village and civil parish in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

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Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster

The Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster is a Christian denomination founded by Ian Paisley in 1951.

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Glenanne gang

The Glenanne gang or Glenanne group was a secret informal alliance of Ulster loyalists who carried out shooting and bombing attacks against Catholics and Irish nationalists in the 1970s, during the Troubles.

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Henry Barron (judge)

Henry Barron (25 May 1928 – 25 February 2010) was an Irish judge.

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Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom)

The Intelligence Corps (Int Corps) is a corps of the British Army.

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Irish republicanism

Irish republicanism (poblachtánachas Éireannach) is an ideology based on the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic.

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John Francis Green

John Francis Green (18 December 1946– 10 January 1975), was a leading member of the North Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, holding the rank of Staff Captain and Intelligence Officer.

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John Weir (loyalist)

John Oliver Weir (born 1950) is an Ulster loyalist born in the Republic of Ireland.

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Loyalist Volunteer Force

The Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) is a small Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland.

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Lurgan

Lurgan is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

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Major

Major is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world.

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Martin Dillon

Martin Dillon (born 2 June 1949) is a Northern Irish author, journalist, and radio/television producer/broadcaster.

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Merlyn Rees

Merlyn Merlyn-Rees, Baron Merlyn-Rees, PC (18 December 1920 – 5 January 2006), born Merlyn Rees, was a Welsh-born Labour party Member of Parliament from 1963 until 1992, who served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1974–76) and Home Secretary (1976–79).

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Miami Showband killings

The Miami Showband killings (also called the Miami Showband Massacre) was an attack by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a loyalist paramilitary group, on 31 July 1975.

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Murals in Northern Ireland

Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.

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Newry

Newry is a city in Northern Ireland, divided by the Clanrye river in counties Armagh and Down, from Belfast and from Dublin.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region.

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Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of Northwestern University, located in Chicago, Illinois.

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Pat Finucane Centre

The Pat Finucane Centre (PFC) is a human rights advocacy and lobbying entity in Northern Ireland.

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Portadown

Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

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Protestant Action Force

The name Protestant Action Force (PAF) was used by loyalists, especially members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), to claim responsibility for a number of paramilitary attacks during the Troubles.

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Protestantism

Protestantism is the second largest form of Christianity with collectively more than 900 million adherents worldwide or nearly 40% of all Christians.

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Provisional Irish Republican Army

The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA or Provisional IRA) was an Irish republican revolutionary organisation that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate the reunification of Ireland and bring about an independent socialist republic encompassing all of Ireland.

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Psychological warfare

Psychological warfare (PSYWAR), or the basic aspects of modern psychological operations (PSYOP), have been known by many other names or terms, including MISO, Psy Ops, political warfare, "Hearts and Minds", and propaganda.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Robert Nairac

Captain Robert Laurence Nairac GC (31 August 1948 –15 May 1977) was a British Army officer who was abducted from a pub in Dromintee, south County Armagh, during an undercover operation and executed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on his fourth tour of duty in Northern Ireland as a Military Intelligence Liaison Officer.

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Robin Jackson

Robert John "Robin" Jackson (27 September 1948 – 30 May 1998), also known as The Jackal, was a Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary who held the rank of brigadier in the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) during the period of violent ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles.

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Royal Ulster Constabulary

The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001.

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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, informally known as the Northern Ireland Secretary, is the principal secretary of state in Her Majesty's Government with responsibilities for Northern Ireland.

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Security checkpoint

Civilian checkpoints or security checkpoints are distinguishable from border or frontier checkpoints in that they are erected and enforced within contiguous areas under military or paramilitary control.

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Special Branch

Special Branch is a label customarily used to identify units responsible for matters of national security and intelligence in British and Commonwealth police forces, as well as in Ireland and the Royal Malaysian Police.

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Special Patrol Group

The Special Patrol Group (SPG) was a unit of Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service, responsible for providing a centrally-based mobile capability for combating serious public disorder and crime that could not be dealt with by local divisions.

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Special Reconnaissance Unit

The Special Reconnaissance Unit, also known as the 14 Field Security and Intelligence Company (internally "The Det") was a part of the British Army Intelligence Corps involved in plain-clothes operations in Northern Ireland from the 1970s onwards.

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The Miami Showband

The Miami Showband were a showband in Ireland in the 1960s and 1970s.

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The Troubles

The Troubles (Na Trioblóidí) was an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century.

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Time bomb

A time bomb (or a timebomb, time-bomb) is a bomb whose detonation is triggered by a timer.

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Today Tonight (Ireland)

Today Tonight was an Irish news and current affairs programme noted for its in-depth analysis, robust cross-examination of senior politicians and investigative reporting.

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Ulster Defence Association

The Ulster Defence Association (abbreviated UDA) is the largest Ulster loyalist paramilitary and vigilante group in Northern Ireland.

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Ulster Defence Regiment

The Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army established in 1970, with a comparatively short existence ending in 1992.

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Ulster loyalism

Ulster loyalism is a political ideology found primarily among working class Ulster Protestants in Northern Ireland, whose status as a part of the United Kingdom has remained controversial.

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Ulster Volunteer Force

The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland.

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UVF Mid-Ulster Brigade

UVF Mid-Ulster Brigade formed part of the loyalist paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force in Northern Ireland.

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Wesley Somerville

William Wesley Somerville (c. 1941 – 31 July 1975) was a Northern Irish loyalist, who held the rank of lieutenant in the illegal Ulster Volunteer Force's (UVF) Mid-Ulster Brigade during the period of conflict known as "the Troubles".

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William McCrea, Baron McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

Robert Thomas William McCrea, Baron McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (born 6 August 1948) is a Free Presbyterian minister from Northern Ireland.

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9th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment

The 9th (County Antrim) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment was formed in 1972 from two companies of the 1st Battalion Ulster Defence Regiment creating a second battalion in County Antrim.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_Boyle

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