Greene–Jones War
The Greene–Jones War was an ongoing Appalachian Mountain clan feud in the United States reputed to be second only to that of the Hatfield–McCoy feud in scale, duration, and number of persons killed. At least sixteen people, including one child, were killed during the course of the feud, and many others were seriously injured. The feud took place primarily in the border areas of Hawkins County (formerly part of Sullivan County, North Carolina, one of the earliest Tennessee counties and said to have a large Melungeon population), Washington County, Claiborne County, Hancock County, Tennessee (created when Hawkins County, Tennessee was subdivided), and Lee County, Virginia, not far from Cumberland Gap, the narrow Appalachian Mountain pass sometimes called The Wilderness Road leading into Kentucky.
Crumlin-Drimnagh feud
On 5 October 2007 Brian Downes, 40, and Edward Ward, 24, were shot dead outside a car dealership garage owned by Downes in Walkinstown. Gardaí suspect Downes, who provided false number plates and untraceable cars used in gangland murders and who had been arrested in connection with John Roche's murder, was the intended target and Ward, who had no connection to the feud, was killed to prevent him recognising the killer.