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John Turnley
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John Turnley (c.1935 – 5 June 1980) was an assassinated Irish nationalist councillor[1] and activist. Originally from a unionist background, he was gradually drawn to Irish nationalism and became a republican activist. He was killed in 1980 by loyalists in Carnlough, County Antrim.
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