Tullyvallen massacre

Tullyvallen massacre
Part of the Troubles
Tullyvallen Orange Hall in 2009
Location	Tullyvallen, Newtownhamilton, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°10′22″N 6°36′53″W / 54.172836°N 6.614594°W / 54.172836; -6.614594
Date	1 September 1975 22:00 GMT
Attack type	Mass shooting
Weapons	Assault rifles, time bomb
Deaths	5
Injured	7
Perpetrator	Republican 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.