Tullyvallen massacre

Tullyvallen massacre
Part of the Troubles
Tullyvallen Orange Hall in 2009
Tullyvallen massacre is located in Northern Ireland
Tullyvallen massacre
LocationTullyvallen, Newtownhamilton, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°10′22″N 6°36′53″W / 54.172836°N 6.614594°W / 54.172836; -6.614594
Date1 September 1975
22:00 GMT
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponsAssault rifles, time bomb
Deaths5
Injured7
PerpetratorRepublican Action Force

The Tullyvallen massacre took place on 1 September 1975, when Irish republican gunmen attacked an Orange Order meeting hall at Tullyvallen, near Newtownhamilton in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The Orange Order is an Ulster Protestant and unionist brotherhood. Five Orangemen were killed and seven wounded in the shooting. The "South Armagh Republican Action Force" claimed responsibility, saying it was retaliation for a string of attacks on Catholic civilians by Loyalists. It is believed members of the Provisional IRA carried out the attack, despite the organisation being on ceasefire.