The Maguire Seven were charged with possessing nitroglycerine allegedly passed to the IRA to make bombs after the police raided the West Kilburn house of Anne Maguire. They were tried and convicted on 4th March 1976. 1/2
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They were Anne Maguire, Patrick Maguire Sr, Patrick Maguire Jr, Vincent Maguire - son of Anne and Patrick, Sean Smyth - brother of Anne Maguire, Patrick O'Neill - a family friend and Patrick "Giuseppe" Conlon - brother-in-law of Anne.
Vincent Maguire was 17 years old at the time. Giuseppe Conlon had travelled from Belfast to help his son, Gerry Conlon, in the Guildford Four trial. Conlon died in prison in 1980. 2/2
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