By Bairbre Holmes, Press AssociationThe 10 men killed in the Kingsmill massacre are to be remembered at an event to mark the 50th anniversary of the tragedy. The textile workers were shot when their minibus was ambushed outside the village of Kingsmill in Co. Armagh on their way home from work on January 5th 1976. Monday’s service will be held at the Kingsmill Memorial Wall at the scene of the atrocity at the Kingsmill crossroads. Clockwise from top left: Joseph Lemmon, Walter Chapman, John Bryans, Kenneth Worton, Robert Walker, Robert Freeburn, Robert Chambers, John McConville, James McWhirter and Reginald Chapman (Niall Carson/PA)The massacre came during a week of sectarian bloodshed in Northern Ireland. On January 4th, the UVF’s Glenanne Gang shot brothers John Martin Reavey, 24, and Brian Reavey, 22, who lived near Kingsmill.

Source: The Herald January 05, 2026 19:18 UTC