Chairman of the Ulster Schools GAA council and former Armagh
captain, Jimmy Smyth, during the Danske Bank MacRory Cup Final
match between St Michael’s Enniskillen and Omagh CBS at the Athletic
Grounds in Armagh on March 19, 2019. Photo: Oliver McVeigh/Sportsfile.
As the Troubles swept across Northern Ireland in the 1970s, entire communities were engulfed in the flames of sectarian conflict. Families were torn apart by death and destruction, as oppression and division sowed seeds of hatred that would span generations. Armagh was among the worst counties affected. The infamous IRA stronghold of South Armagh, where…
