Incidents in Moy during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities:
1973
5 August 1973 - Francis Mullen (59) and Bernadette Mullen (39),Catholic civilians, were found shot dead by theUlster Volunteer Force at their farmhouse, near Moy.
1975
2 August 1975 - George McCall, civilian, Protestant, aged 22, former member of the UDR, shot dead by three masked IRA men, near his home at Jockey Lane.
23 October 1975 - Peter McKearney (63) and Jane McKearney (58), both Catholic civilian], were shot dead by theUlster Volunteer Force at their home,Listamlet, near Moy. A contemporary newspaper article reported that "[British] Army issue ammunition" had been used. The attack has been linked to the "Glenanne gang".[7]
1976
17 May 1976 - Robert Dobson (35) and Thomas Dobson (38), bothProtestant civilians, were shot and killed by a non-specific republican group at their workplace, an egg packing factory in Dungannon Street, Moy.
1991
December 1991 - Robin Farmer (19) Protestant civilian was murdered in his father's shop by republicans. He had returned home from university for Christmas.
1992
3 January 1992 - John McKearney (69) and Kevin McKearney (32), both Catholic civilians, were shot dead by theUlster Volunteer Force at their butcher's shop, Moy. John McKearney died on 4 April 1992. They had been targeted because two of Kevin McKearney's brothers had been killed on IRA service and another was a former IRA hunger striker, serving time for his part in the murder of a UDR soldier.[8]
6 September 1992 - Charles Fox (63) and Teresa Fox (53), both Catholic civilians, were shot dead by theUlster Volunteer Force at their home,Listamlet Road, near Moy. Their son, IRA volunteer Paddy Fox, was serving a 10-year prison sentence for possession of a bomb at the time.[9]
Moy is classified as a Village by theNorthern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,499 people).[15] On Census Day (27 March 2011) the usually resident population of Moy Settlement was 1,598, accounting for 0.09% of the NI total.[16] Of these:
24.72% were aged under 18 years, with 10.76% aged 65 and over
49.25% of the population were male, with 51.75% female
73.97% were from a Catholic background, with 22.03% from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' background
21.59% said their nationality was British, 39.80% said their nationality was Irish and 29.04% said their nationality was Northern Irish
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