The RIC murders of the McMahon family, which changed Belfast forever

The RIC murders of the McMahon family, which changed Belfast forever

By Belfast Telegraph

On 24th March 1922, five men dressed in RIC police uniforms broke into the north Belfast home of well-known Catholic publican Owen McMahon. The men shoot and kill McMahon, along with four of his sons, and an employee of the family. What happened next changed the course of history on the Island of Ireland. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by historian and author Dr Edward Burke to explain why the murders changed so much. 

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