DUNGANNONNORTHERN IRELAND

Billy Hanna (c. 1929 – 27 July 1975, Lurgan, County Armagh) —

founder of the UVF Mid-Ulster Brigade and its commander until July 1975; he had also served as a sergeant in the C Company, 11th Battalion UDR before being dismissed for providing intelligence to the

UVF.[27] He was the gang's staff instructor. Colin Wallace maintained Hanna had organised the Dublin bombings in May 1974.[28] Journalist Joe Tiernan alleged that Hanna was a Military Intelligence agent. He

was the person who had approached the Glenanne farm's owner for permission to use the property as an arms dump and bomb-making site. Hanna was shot dead outside his home in Lurgan in July 1975.[29]

McCaughey had acted as a close protection guard for Ulster Unionist politician John Taylor.[25]

1975

21 April 1975 - Marion Bowen (21) and her brothers

Seamus McKenna (25) and Michael McKenna (27),

all Catholic civilians, were killed by a booby trap bomb

in Marion Bowen’s future home at Killyliss, near

Dungannon. Bowen was 7 months pregnant. The attack

was claimed by the Protestant Action Force and has

been linked to the "Glenanne gang".

'ROMEO', SON OF BILLY HANNA, FICTIONAL

MARION BOWEN - JULIETADAPTED TRUE STORY

17.04.7/21.04.75 DUNGANNON BOMB Killed: Marian Therese Bowen,Seamus & Michael Mckenna

Explosion at Killyliss,

midway between

Dungannon & Ballygawley,

Co Tyrone, in which Mrs

Marion Bowen, 8 months

pregnant, and her two

brothers Seamus & Michael

McKenna were killed. Mrs

Bowen had met up with her

brothers at the house which

they were renovating for her

and her husband. It had

been unoccupied for about

a year. The bombing was

subsequently admitted by

the Protestant Action Force,

a cover name for the UVF.

17th April 1975.

UVF BOMB

2 BROTHERS ALSO KILLED (SEAMUS & MICHAEL)

BETWEEN DUNGANNON AND BALLYGAWLEY

BOMB LEFT IN HOT PRESS

DEBRIS BLOWN 150 YARDS FROM HOUSE

SECTARIAN ASSASSINATION

PROTESTANT ACTION FORCE

GLENANNE GANG

MARION BOWEN (JULIET)

CATHOLIC

DUNGANNON, NORTHERN IRELAND

8 MONTHS PREGNANT

MARRIED

21 YEARS OLD

P.O.D : NEW HOME IN KILLYLISS (BOMB)

21ST APRIL 1975

SECRET INFORMAL ALLIANCE

ULSTER LOYALISTS

NORTHERN IRELAND

ATTACKS AGAINST CATHOLICS AND NATIONALISTS

EARLY 1970’S

BRITISH SOLDIERS - UDR POLICE - RUC MEMBERS OF UVF

25 BRITISH NAMED

BARRON REPORTS ‘LETHAL ALLIES: BRITISH COLLUSION IN IRELAND’

TARGETS: CATHOLIC OWNED PUBS CATHOLIC CIVILIAN HOMES FAKE BRITISH ARMY CHECKPOINTS

GLENANNE FARM, MARKETHILL, COUNTY ARMAGH - MAIN BASE http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/dramaromeojuliet/1drama_romeojuliet_plotrev1.shtml

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Transformation

When Christianity came to Ireland, the church took a dim view of Druidic festivals and created the vigil of All Soul’s Evening, (or All Hallow’s Eve) on October 31st, the Feast of All Saints on November 1st, and All Souls Day on November 2nd.

All three days were regarded as one of the most important times of the year and were celebrated throughout Ireland with feasting, merrymaking and divination games on Halloween

Activities included bobbing for appleswhich is still popular today, and snap applewhich is trying to take a bite of an apple hanging on a string.

Lighting of bonfiresand the custom of children dressed up in costume going from house to house shouting in unison: “Help the Hallowe’en Party! Any apples or nuts?”

To this day, people in Ireland still carve out turnips and illuminate them with stumps of candle.

The Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each other's fortunes.

All Souls Day was celebrated with big bonfires, parades, and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels and devils. The All Saints Day celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas and the night before it, began to be called All-hallowsEve.

All Saints The feast

of All Saints.

On the feast of All Saints

we commemorate the

countless martyrs and

others who cannot be

honored individually

because there are not

enough days in the year to

do so.

All Souls The

commemoration of all the

holy souls in Purgatory.

Portugal, Spain and Mexico:

Performance of the play, "Don Juan Tenorio"

Offerings made to the dead.

All Saints' Say occurs on the same day as the Mexican

"Dide los Innocentes" a day dedicated to deceased

children.

Across much of Europe:

Offerings of flowers left on the graves of the dead

In Eastern Europe:

Candles are lit on graves

The Philippines:

Graves can be painted and repaired by family members.