Ramble Inn attack | |
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Part of The Troubles | |
Location | Ramble Inn, 236 Lisnevenagh Road, Antrim, Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°45′44.9″N 6°14′35.2″W / 54.762472°N 6.243111°W |
Date | July 2, 1976 |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Deaths | 6 civilians (5 Protestant, 1 Catholic) |
Injured | 3 |
The Ramble Inn attack was a mass shooting at a rural pub on 2 July 1976 near Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is believed to have been carried out by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a loyalist paramilitary organisation. Six civilians were killed in the attack—five Protestants and one Catholic—and three others were wounded.[1]