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==The Troubles== During the period of [[The Troubles]] (1960sβ1998), a number of incidents occurred in the area. On 18 October 1989, Robert Metcalfe, a 40-year-old Protestant [[civilian]], was shot and killed by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] while at his home in Drumnabreeze Road, Magheralin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sutton |first=Malcolm |title=CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths |url=https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/sutton/chron/1989.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505001247/https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/sutton/chron/1989.html |archive-date=5 May 2024 |access-date=5 May 2024 |website=CAIN Archive}}</ref> And, in January 1991, Jervis Lynch, a 26-year-old Catholic civilian, was shot and killed by the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]] (UVF) while at his home in Acres Road, Magheralin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sutton |first=Malcolm |title=CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths |url=https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/sutton/chron/1991.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505001836/https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/sutton/chron/1991.html |archive-date=5 May 2024 |access-date=5 May 2024 |website=CAIN Archive}}</ref>
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