Thomas McMahon (Irish republican)

For other people named Thomas McMahon, see Thomas McMahon (disambiguation).

Thomas McMahon
Born1948 (age 75–76)
Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland
AllegianceProvisional Irish Republican Army
Years of service1970–1990
RankVolunteer
ConflictThe Troubles

Thomas McMahon (born 1948) is a former volunteer in the South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), and was one of the IRA's most experienced bomb-makers.[1] McMahon was convicted of the murder of Lord Louis Mountbatten and three others off the coast of Mullaghmore, County Sligo, in the west of Ireland.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference family was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Harnden, Toby (8 August 1998). "Republican trained by Libyans". BBC News. Archived from the original on 20 September 2003. Retrieved 26 January 2007.