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The campaign for Civil Rights grew, with the CSJ publishing [[Library:Londonderry: One Man, No Vote|Londonderry: One Man, No Vote]] and issues of Civil Rights being brought up in the British and Northern Irish Parliaments and widespread protests starting.<ref name=":1" /> | The campaign for Civil Rights grew, with the CSJ publishing [[Library:Londonderry: One Man, No Vote|Londonderry: One Man, No Vote]] and issues of Civil Rights being brought up in the British and Northern Irish Parliaments and widespread protests starting.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
In 1966 Irish Republicans bombed and destroyed [[Nelson's Pillar]] in Dublin, a statue of British admiral [[Horatio Nelson]]. The same year [[Ian Paisley]], a fundamentalist Protestant preacher and staunch Unionist founded the Ulster Protestant Volunteers. In May the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]], named after Edward Carson's organization, was formed. They threatened "All known IRA men will be executed mercilessly and without hesitation. The UVF committed a series of murders against Irish Catholic and other civilians. The formation of the UVF | In 1966 Irish Republicans bombed and destroyed [[Nelson's Pillar]] in Dublin, a statue of British admiral [[Horatio Nelson]]. The same year [[Ian Paisley]], a fundamentalist Protestant preacher and staunch Unionist founded the Ulster Protestant Volunteers. In May the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]], named after Edward Carson's organization, was formed. They threatened "All known IRA men will be executed mercilessly and without hesitation. The UVF committed a series of murders against Irish Catholic and other civilians. The formation of the UVF marked the beginning of the Troubles.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
== Groups Involved == | == Groups Involved == | ||
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The first fatal attack by the Ulster Volunteer force was the attack on the house of Matilda Gould, a Protestant civilian, which was confused with an Irish Catholic-owned bar, on May 7, 1966. Gould would die weeks later on June 27.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=History Ireland|title=Getting their retaliation in first: 1969 and the re-emergence of paramilitary loyalism|date=2009|url=https://www.historyireland.com/getting-their-retaliation-in-first-1969-and-the-re-emergence-of-paramilitary-loyalism/}}</ref> The first death of the troubles was 28-year-old Catholic civilian John Scullion, who was murdered by the UVF. He died on 11 | The first fatal attack by the Ulster Volunteer force was the attack on the house of Matilda Gould, a Protestant civilian, which was confused with an Irish Catholic-owned bar, on May 7, 1966. Gould would die weeks later on June 27.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=History Ireland|title=Getting their retaliation in first: 1969 and the re-emergence of paramilitary loyalism|date=2009|url=https://www.historyireland.com/getting-their-retaliation-in-first-1969-and-the-re-emergence-of-paramilitary-loyalism/}}</ref> The first death of the troubles was 28-year-old Catholic civilian John Scullion, who was murdered by the UVF. He died on June 11, 1966, one day after being shot outside of his home.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Cole Moreton|newspaper=Independent|title=A monument that demands to be read|date=1999-11-06|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/a-monument-that-demands-to-be-read-743521.html?callback=in&code=NZUZNTVMM2ETZJYWMI0ZMJJJLWE1ZDMTYJIYMGUYNJFIMTHK&state=04e828b8524249cd967aa86e4635b2d8}}</ref> | ||
== Effects == | == Effects == |