Well, I've read most of the text above, and large parts of Conrad's links on the NO SURRENDER thread. For me, who loves to know the truth if ever possible, it is saddening how impossible it seems to find out truth from reading such accounts. Read, e.g., about the Battle of the Diamond from both sides and you think you read about completely different battles.
In most cases, the assault on truth comes from omission. Just one single example (from the text above, but there are abundant examples in the Orange texts as well): "the now desceased Billy Wright" . Actually, he was murdered by the INLA (they called it 'execution' in their statement claiming responsibility). Language is used as just another weapon in this conflict.
So, if you read this, you should know that you are not reading The Story of Drumcree, but A Story of Drumcree.
Thanks, nevertheless, Brendy, for posting this story. But, assuming you did not write it (sorry, if that assumption is wrong), which source does it come from? To know the source often helps me in my attempts to approach the truth.

Wolfgang