Columba McVeigh

Columba McVeigh (1956 – 1 November 1975) was a youth from Northern Ireland who was abducted and most likely murdered by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA).^[1] He was listed as one of the "Disappeared" by the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains.

Columba McVeigh
Born	1956 Donaghmore, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Disappeared	1 November 1975 (aged 19)
Status	Missing for 49 years, 9 months and 16 days
Nationality	Northern Irish

Disappearance

A nineteen-year-old from Donaghmore, County Tyrone, McVeigh disappeared in November 1975.^[2] The IRA claims he confessed to being a British Army intelligence agent ordered to infiltrate the IRA's ranks,^[3] but have never indicated what specific act prompted McVeigh's murder.^[4] Unsuccessful searches were carried out for the location of his body in 2003, 2011, and 2012.^[4] In September 2018 forensic archaeologists started searching Braggan Bog, near Emyvale.^[5] That search ended without success in September 2019, having paused between November 2018 and June 2019. Senior investigator Joe Hill said, "If Columba had been here we would have found him."^[6]

See also

• Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains
• List of people who disappeared
• Jean McConville
• Peter Wilson (Disappeared)
• Gerard Evans
• Charlie Armstrong