Brief altercation between the PIRA and British Army which left 4 dead
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The 1976Andersonstown incident or the 1976 Finaghy Road North incident, was a brief altercation between members of the Provisional IRA and the British Army, in Andersonstown and Finaghy Road North, in August 1976. Which resulted in deaths of 1 IRA member and 3 children who were killed when a out of control car driven by a IRA member hit them.
Shortly before 2:30 pm gunfire was exchanged between the three men and a land rover, and they would split off from the Cortina and go down Rossnareen Avenue, where they successfully evaded a pursing land rover and foot patrol. While the other two men in the Cortina who were still being pursued by a land rover, Danny Lennon (23) and John Chillingworth drove down Shaw's Road and then down Finaghy Road North.[1][2]
While on Finaghy Road North, Chillingworth allegedly pointed a rifle at the pursing land rover which prompted them to open fire on them, killing Lennon who was driving the car and injuring Chillingworth.[3] The car then mounted the pavement and through a railing, pinning five members of the Maguire family against a brick wall. The car would kill Andrew (6 weeks), Joanne (8) and John Maguire (2), Andrew and Joanne died instantly while John died the following day. While Mark (7) and their mother Anne Maguire (31) would be severely injured.[1][4][5]
Aftermath
About 41 months later on 18 January 1984 Anne Maguire would commit suicide by slitting her own wrists and throat with a electric carving knife in her flat on Cavehill Road.[2][3]
Legacy
After Anne’s suicide Anne’s sister Mairead Maguire and her neighbor Betty Williams founded the Peace People.[5]
