The 1973 Coleraine Bomb – Family Memories of the Victims

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The 1973 Coleraine Bomb – Family Memories of the Victims

Project Attributes

Project:

1973 Coleraine Bomb

Owner:

CCGBC Museum Services

Date:

12th June 2023


On 12th June 1973, an IRA car bomb exploded outside the off-license on Railway Road, Coleraine.  Six people were killed and many more were left injured and bereaved.

The following memories of the victims of the 1973 Coleraine bomb were recorded with their families in 2021.

They focus on the lives of the victims and their impact on the community around them, rather than the tragedy of their deaths.

 

Elizabeth Palmer (Aunt Cissy), remembered by Barbara Crockett.

 

Elizabeth Craigmile (Nanna Craigmile/Aunt Tilly) and Francie and Dinah Campbell, remembered by Philip Johnston and Hilary Campbell.

 

Nan Davis, remembered by Lesley and Colin Magee.