Antoine Mac Giolla Bhrighde

Antoine Mac Giolla Bhrighde
Born(1957-08-29)29 August 1957
Desertmartin, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died2 December 1984(1984-12-02) (aged 27)
Kesh, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
AllegianceProvisional Irish Republican Army
Years of service– 1984
Battles / warsThe Troubles

Antoine Mac Giolla Bhrighde (Irish: [mˠək ˈɟɪl̪ˠə ˈvʲɾʲiːdʲə] 29 August 1957 – 2 December 1984), English Tony or Anthony MacBride (also misspelled McBride), was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer from Desertmartin, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.[1] He was shot dead by the British Army in 1984 whilst engaged in an attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary.[2][3]

  1. ^ Tírghrá. National Commemoration Centre. 2002. p. 265. ISBN 0-9542946-0-2.
  2. ^ Malcolm Sutton. "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". CAIN. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
  3. ^ Tony Geraghty (26 February 2000). "She said too much". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2007. [dead link‍]