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Details of 'the Disappeared'
The following table contains draft information on those people who were abducted and killed, mainly by the Irish Republican Army (IRA), in Northern Ireland between 1972 and 1986. They are referred to as 'the Disappeared' as their bodies were secretly buried. As part of the peace process the IRA passed information on the location of six graves containing eight bodies to the Independent Commission for the Recovery of Victims' Remains. Work to identify the sites and recover the bodies began in late May 1999.
| Name |
Age |
Home |
Date of
Disappearance |
Date of
Recovery of Body |
| Seamus Wright |
|
Andersonstown, Belfast |
2 Oct 1972 |
|
| Kevin McKee |
(17) |
Andersonstown, Belfast |
2 Oct 1972 |
|
|
Jean McConville |
(37) |
Divis Flats, Falls Road, Belfast |
7 Dec 1972 |
27 Aug 2003 |
| Eamonn Molloy |
(21) |
North Belfast |
1 Jul 1975 |
28 May 1999 |
|
Columba McVeigh |
(17) |
Dungannon, County Tyrone |
31 Oct 1975 |
|
|
Capt. Robert Nairac (SAS soldier) |
|
Stationed in County Armagh |
1977 |
|
| Brendan Megraw |
(24) |
Twinbrook, Belfast |
8 Apr 1978 |
|
|
John McClory |
(18) |
West Belfast |
25 May 1978 |
29 June 1999 |
|
Brian McKinney |
(22) |
West Belfast |
25 May 1978 |
29 June 1999 |
|
Gerald (Gerry) Evans |
(24) |
Crossmaglen, County Armagh |
27 Mar 1979 |
|
| Danny McIlhone |
|
West Belfast |
Jul 1981 |
11 Nov 2008 |
|
Charles Armstrong |
(55) |
Crossmaglen, County Armagh |
16 Aug 1981 |
|
| Eugene Simons |
(26) |
|
1 Jan 1981 |
24 May 1984 |
|
Seamus Ruddy |
(33) |
From Newry - abducted in France by INLA |
9 May 1985 |
|
| Cases not on official lists |
| Peter Wilson |
|
St James's, Belfast |
Aug 1973 |
|
| John McIlroy |
|
Andersonstown, Belfast |
1974 |
|
| Sean Murphy |
(25) |
Creganduff, County Armagh |
1986 |
|
| Also: Recent cases of disappearance that may be paramilitary related: |
| Gareth O'Connor |
(24) |
Armagh |
11 May 2003 |
11 Jun 2005 |
| Lisa Dorrian |
|
|
28 Feb 2005 |
|
Sources:
'The Disappeared' in The Irish News, 29 May 1999
'Group seeks Information about the 14 Disappeared' in The Irish Times, 1 September 1998
Letter from Shaun Woodward, then Secretary of State, 14 January 2009
Web site of the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains (ICLVR)
Web site of 'The Disappeared of Northern Ireland'
Additional Material:
British and Irish Governments. (2006). Joint Statement by the British and Irish governments announcing the next steps on location of 'The Disappeared', (3 August 2006). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
Great Britain. Parliament. (1999). Northern Ireland (Location of Victims' Remains) Bill, (13 May 1999). London: HMSO. {external_link}
Republic of Ireland. Dail. (1999). CRIMINAL JUSTICE (LOCATION OF VICTIMS' REMAINS) ACT, 1999 (INDEPENDENT COMMISSION FOR THE LOCATION OF VICTIMS' REMAINS) (PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES) ORDER, 1999. Dublin. Stationery Office. {external_link}
Irish Republican Army (IRA). (1998). Irish Republican Army (IRA) Statement on 'the Disappeared', (10 December 1998). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
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