The Troubles: deaths in major violent incidents 1971-1998, by background of victim

The Northern Ireland Troubles is considered a low-intensity conflict, but was notable for its large number of individual attacks with high death tolls, particularly for civilians. The deadliest day of the Troubles was May 17, 1974, when separate bombings in Dublin and Monaghan (both in the Republic of Ireland) resulted in the deaths of 34 people. However, the deadliest single attack was the Omagh bombing in 1998, which killed 29 civilians. The Omagh bombing took place four months after the Good Friday Agreement, which was supposed to mark the end of the violence. Other notable attacks include Bloody Sunday in 1972, where 14 unarmed civilians were killed by the British Army - this event would effectively end the peaceful civil rights movement and see an escalation in violence (1972 was the deadliest year of the conflict). Additionally, the Warrenpoint Ambush of 1979 was the deadliest day for the British Army in Northern Ireland, where 18 soldiers were killed by the IRA. Many of the largest bombings also took place outside of Northern Ireland, such as the Birmingham pub bombings (1974) or the M62 coach bombing (1972).