Inishrush

]] The island referred to in the name of the village was in a small lake called Green Lough, which was located north-west of Inishrush until being drained in the 19th century. Inishrush was a flashpoint during the Home Rule Crisis as it was a Protestant settlement that bordered territory where the Irish Volunteers and Ancient Order of Hibernians were strong. In 1913, Sunday school children were attacked by nationalists as they made their way to a local fete. This was the first casualty suffered by the IRA in the six counties during the Anglo-Irish War.

On 20 December 1976, 'four raiders' damaged a public house with a bomb packed into a tea chest, firing shots into the building before they made their escape. No one was hurt in this incident. As the pub was Catholic-owned, this attack was likely carried out by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). On 14 January 1977, James Greer, a Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officer, was killed by the IRA via a booby trap bomb attached to the car outside his parents' home in Inishrush.