The Droppin Well, Part 2/2: Episode 212

In this second part of a two-part story, I return to Northern Ireland to cover the shocking events following the attack on the Droppin Well by the INLA in 1982, ending with the murder of the leader of the INLA (at the time of the attack on the Droppin Well) in February 1994.

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Referenced sites

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Beresford, D. (1987). Ten Men Dead: The Story of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike. London: Grafton

Coogan, T. P. (1996). The Troubles: Ireland's Ordeal 1966–1995 and the Search for Peace. London: Random House.

Doherty, R. (2005). Thin Green Line: The History of the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC 1922–2001. Barnsley: Pen & Sword

Dillon, M. (2012). The Dirty War. London: Random House
Clarke, L. (1987a). "INLA: Back from the Political Grave?". Fortnight. 251: 8–9

O'Kane, M. (12 February 1994). "Cool-Headed Killer's Collect Call from the Grim Reaper". The Guardian

Rodwell, B. (27 September 1984). "Witnesses Stay Away in McGlinchey Case". The Guardian

Sunday Tribune (1 February 1987). "Sons Watch as Mary McGlinchey Murdered". The Sunday Tribune.

https://www.trevorlaffan.com/?p=1283

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/reporting-the-troubles-massacre-at-darkley-and-the-nature-of-certainty-37338079.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-dominic-mcglinchey-1393697.html

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=er3HfXL7CKQC&pg=PA313&lpg=PA313&dq=dominic+mcglinchey+eric+dale&source=bl&ots=5EJILDuOow&sig=ACfU3U3TUPPK4Ar7_VmjwEjtk6l8qQ5RgQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj3h_GatKPtAhWiQEEAHST-D1kQ6AEwEnoECAgQAg#v=onepage&q=dominic%20mcglinchey%20eric%20dale&f=false
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/never-before-seen-photos-of-the-capture-of-dominic-mad-dog-mcglinchey-30-years-ago-30107933.html
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hseNDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT184&lpg=PT184&dq=eamon+mcmahon+patrick+mackin+murder&source=bl&ots=jxLndHTRbn&sig=ACfU3U1fkkmPkXgnMgEY6T_o8Xw-luXJcA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1652swqPtAhXUfMAKHchxA644ChDoATADegQIARAC#v=onepage&q=eamon%20mcmahon%20patrick%20mackin%20murder&f=false
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_McGlinchey
Sanders, A. (2011). Inside the IRA. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press

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