Effects
The rioting petered out by Sunday, 17 August. By the end of the riots:
- 8 people had been killed, including
- 5 Catholics shot dead by the RUC
- 2 Protestants shot dead by nationalist gunmen
- 1 Fianna member shot dead by loyalist gunmen
- 750+ people had been injured – 133 (72 Catholics and 61 Protestants) of those injured suffered gunshot wounds
- 150+ Catholic homes and 275+ businesses had been destroyed – 83% of all buildings destroyed were owned by Catholics
During July, August and September 1969, 1,820+ families had been forced to flee their homes, including
- 1,505 Catholic families
- 315 Protestant families
Catholics generally fled across the border into the Republic of Ireland, while Protestants generally fled to east Belfast. The Irish Defence Forces set up refugee camps in the Republic – at one point the Gormanston refugee camp held 6000 refugees from Northern Ireland.
Read more about this topic: 1969 Northern Ireland Riots
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