Omagh Bombing/names

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Twenty nine people and two unborn children died as a result of the Omagh bomb on the 15th Aug, 1998. Twenty one died at the scene while eight more died on the way to, or in, hospital. 220 people were injured and over 100 were detained in hospital overnight. Their injuries ranged from ear and lung lacerations, to traumatic amputation, severe burns, abdominal blast injuries and shrapnel injuries. This article is intended to document their story and is a work in progress.

Jolene Marlow, 17 was a student from Newtownsaville, near Omagh. She had come to Omagh town on that day with her younger sister and Grandmother to do some shopping. All three of them walked towards the bomb after they had been evacuated by the RUC from a local cafe. Jolene died in the blast and she was identified later that evening. Her sister and Grandmother survived. Jolene's A-Level exam results arrived on the day of her funeral. She had been hoping to study physiotherapy at the University of Ulster.

Olive Hawkes, 60

Deborah Cartwright, 20, Omagh

Mary Grimes, 65, Beragh, County Tyrone (a native of County Cork and mother of 11)

Grimes' daughter, Avril Monaghan, 30, of Aughadarna, County Tyrone

Avril Monaghan's baby daughter, Maura, 18 months, Aughadarna, County Tyrone

Sean McLaughlin, 12, Buncrana

James Barker, 12, Buncrana

Oran Doherty, 8, Buncrana

Geraldine Breslin, 43, Omagh

Brenda Logue, 17, Carrickmore

Philomena Skelton, 49, Drumquin

Gareth Conway, 18 was a student from a town called Carrickmore, near Omagh. He had just been accepted for an engineering course at the University of Ulster, and was awaiting his exam results. Gareth was in town that day to do shopping and was standing close to the bomb as it exploded. He died instantly.

Brenda Devine, 20 months, Donemana

Lorraine Wilson, 15, was from Omagh and she had been working voluntarily in the local Oxfam Charity shop with her best friend, Samantha McFarland, on the day of the bombing. Due to the innacurate warnings the two girls were evacuated from the shop and were directed towards Market Street where the bomb exploded. They were both killed in the blast.

Samantha McFarland, 17, was from Omagh and like her best friend Lorraine Wilson had spent the day working in the local Oxfam shop. She was killed when they were both evacuated from their shop and towards the bomb. Her death was confirmed in the early hours of the Sunday morning.

Julia Hughes, 21, was a student working in Image Xpress, a photographic shop in the town on the day of the bombing. She was evacuated from her shop but due to the inaccurate warnings she caught the full force of the blast and died from shrapnel injuries.

Elizabeth ("Libby") Rush, 57, Omagh, County Tyrone

Rocío Abad Ramos, 23, Madrid, Spain

Fernando Blasco Baselga, 12, Madrid, Spain

Esther Gibson, 36, Beragh, County Tyrone

Anne McCombe, 48, Omagh, County Tyrone

Veda Short, 46, Gortaclare, County Tyrone

Aidan Gallagher, 21 was a mechanic from Omagh and had gone into the town that day with a friend to buy a pair of jeans. He was killed close to the scene of the bomb and his friend suffered serious burns. Aidan's father has gone on to be one of the most vocal camapigners against those who carried out the attack. The story of his father's campaign was made into a film in 2004, entitled 'Omagh'.

Alan Radford, 16, Omagh

Fred White, 60, and his son, Brian, 26, Omagh, County Tyrone

Brian McCrory, 54 was from Omagh and had gone into town on the day of the bombing to buy some paint. He was standing close to the bomb talking to a friend when it exploded. He left a wife, daughter and two sons.

Sean McGrath, 61 was a retired Baker and father of four who had lived in Omagh his entire life. Ironically he was born on the same street as where the bomb that killed him exploded. Local independent Omagh councillor Paddy McGowan described McGrath as "a decent and very generous gentleman, unassuming and charitable. We knew he was extremely ill, but we had some hope there was a possibility that all of those badly hurt would make a recovery." McGrath died three weeks after the attack in Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital from injuries sustained by shrapnel.

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