Home›Sources›CAIN, Sutton Index of Deaths (Malcolm Sutton, Ulster University / INCORE)SourcesCAIN, Sutton Index of Deaths (Malcolm Sutton, Ulster University / INCORE)Ulster University (INCORE)Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "CAIN, Sutton Index of Deaths (Malcolm Sutton, Ulster University / INCORE)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/cain-sutton-index-of-deaths.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). CAIN, Sutton Index of Deaths (Malcolm Sutton, Ulster University / INCORE). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/cain-sutton-index-of-deathsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-cain-sutton-index-of-deaths-malcolm-sutt, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {CAIN, Sutton Index of Deaths (Malcolm Sutton, Ulster University / INCORE)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/cain-sutton-index-of-deaths}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA database of every death that resulted from the Northern Ireland conflict between 14 July 1969 and 31 December 2001, compiled by Malcolm Sutton from official records, press coverage and cross-checked personal testimony, and maintained by CAIN (Conflict Archive on the Internet), the conflict research archive run by Ulster University's INCORE institute. It is the reference index scholars, journalists and the Northern Ireland courts themselves treat as the standard controlled count of the Troubles' dead.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedMalcolm Sutton (compiler); CAIN, Ulster UniversityPublisherWell-attestedCAIN (Conflict Archive on the Internet), Ulster University / INCOREPublication YearWell-attested2001URLWell-attestedhttps://cain.ulster.ac.uk/sutton/Source TypeWell-attestedInstitutional databaseAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A university research institute's named, individually documented casualty index rather than a summary estimate: every one of its 3,532 recorded deaths is drawn to a named person, date and circumstance, cross-checked against multiple sources, alongside Malcolm Sutton's companion volume Bear in Mind These Dead. It is the standard reference for the conflict's death toll in both the scholarly and the journalistic literature.SourcesCAIN, Sutton Index of Deaths (Malcolm Sutton, Ulster University / INCORE)tier 1Malcolm Sutton (compiler); CAIN, Ulster University, CAIN (Conflict Archive on the Internet), Ulster University / INCORE, 2001View the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested, 4 scholarly debate. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.Wars & Conflicts, 6 claims: 1 well-attested, 4 scholarly debate, 1 general references.Well-attested7SourcesCAIN, Sutton Index of Deaths (Malcolm Sutton, Ulster University / INCORE)Wars & ConflictsThe TroublesScholarly debate4Wars & ConflictsThe TroublesGeneral References1Wars & ConflictsThe TroublesComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year