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Teebane - January 17th, 1992

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  • Teebane - January 17th, 1992

    A van belonging to Karl Construction, a Co Antrim based firm who carried out work for the Security Forces, was returning from Lisanelly barracks in Omagh. Aboard were fourteen workers from Cookstown, Magherafelt, Ballymena and Doagh.

    As the minibus reached Teebane crossroads at around 1730 a 500lb device, contained in blue plastic bins and left beside a telegraph pole, was detonated leaving a crater six metres wide and one metre deep.

    Seven workers were killed instantly and an eighth died four days later.
    The other six workers were all badly injured.


    David Harkness, 23, single from Cookstown.
    William Gary Bleeks,35, single, from Cookstown.
    Cecil James Caldwell, 37, married with one child, from Cookstown.
    Robert Dunseith, 25, single, from Magherafelt.
    John Richard McConnell, 38, married with three children, from Doagh.
    Nigel McKee, 22, single, from Ballymena.
    Robert Irons, 61, married with one child, from Ballymena.
    Oswald Gilchrist, 44, from Magherafelt.

    Rest in peace.

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    Bobby Irons was my uncle, and after his death his wife hardly left the house, and died with a broken heart a number of years later.

    Bobby was also related to Nigel McKee.

    I won't give the facts on an open forun, but as I said before it was an old bitch (sorry, I can't think of anything nicer to call her) in her 80's who passed their details to the IRA ...... and to them these men were a target simply because they did maintenance work for the Security Forces :twisted: :twisted:

    My uncle was driving the van at the time of the explosion

    We Will Remember Them

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      WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

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      • #4
        We will Remember them
        In memory of all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
        May your Gods be with you.

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        • #5
          IRA freeloading Scum Bast***s cannot find eloquent words :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

          RIP>

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          • #6
            I know the spot Jimmy. We know were the scrum were hiding a small dustbin of a village just across the way being with a C and the town near by being with P.
            Rest in peace gents . You were going about your normal lives. Those who did it will face the door one day. They will find it closed in their face.
            Jimmy in my thoughts a little more this last few days.

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            • #7
              We Will Remember Them

              bobc...........

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              • #8
                WE WILL REMEMBER THEM....

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