Loughinisland

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Loughinisland is a small rural village in County Down, Northern Ireland, historically notable for its tight-knit community and tragically known for a 1994 loyalist gun attack on a local pub.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaelic Athletic Association club
Roman Catholic parish
historic church site
mass shooting
memorial
public house
settlement
terrorist attack
village
administrativeDistrict Newry, Mourne and Down District NERFINISHED
commemorates victims of the Loughinisland massacre
context The Troubles NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
date 18 June 1994
eventDuring Northern Ireland conflict NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic rural
small
tight-knit community
hasLandmark Loughinisland churches NERFINISHED
hasMemorial Loughinisland massacre memorial
hasParish Loughinisland parish NERFINISHED
hasReligiousCommunity Catholic
Protestant
hasSport Gaelic football
hasSportsClub Loughinisland GAC NERFINISHED
locatedIn County Down NERFINISHED
Diocese of Down and Connor NERFINISHED
Ireland (island) NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland
locatedOn island in Loughinisland Lake
location Heights Bar NERFINISHED
Loughinisland NERFINISHED
motive loyalist extremism
sectarian
nearbyTown Ballynahinch NERFINISHED
Downpatrick NERFINISHED
notableFor Loughinisland massacre NERFINISHED
allegations of police collusion
numberOfFatalities 6
numberOfInjured 5
perpetrator Ulster Volunteer Force NERFINISHED
perpetratorType loyalist paramilitary group
province Ulster NERFINISHED
subjectOf documentary film "No Stone Unturned" NERFINISHED
target Catholic civilians
weaponUsed assault rifle

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Massacres in Northern Ireland hasLocation Loughinisland
subject surface form: Loughinisland massacre
this entity surface form: Loughinisland, County Down
Loughinisland massacre location Loughinisland