Republican memorial on Kelly's Road, Killeen
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Republican memorial on Kelly's Road, Killeen
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 19 May 2018
The memorial on the left commemorates Máire Drumm, Vice President of Sinn Fein and a native of Killeen, who was murdered in the Mater Hospital, Belfast by Loyalist paramilitary gunmen in October 1976. Next to it is a memorial to two young local IRA men who were blown up by their own bomb at this spot near the junction with the Dublin Road in December 1975. A total of 21 persons - civilian and military, ranging in age from 6 to 72 years - were murdered in the Killeen district during the Troubles and more than 200 in the wider South Armagh area.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.11499
Longitude
-6.355038