3,722 dead between 1966 and 2007…

There seems no better way to mark the end of a profoundly tragic period in Irish history, than to re-produce a list compiled within The Irish Times today, of all of those who lost their lives between the three murders of June 1966 and the two victims of March this year. Update: Since the blog entry here can only cope with victims up to October 1979, I’m going to post the second half under a separate entry: 1966 JUNE: 11th: …

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