Disappearance of Mary Boyle

Mary Boyle
Boyle one week before her disappearance
Born14 June 1970
Sparkhill, Birmingham, England, UK
Disappeared18 March 1977 (aged 6)
Cashelard, Ballyshannon, Ireland
StatusMissing for 48 years, 3 months and 2 days
NationalityIrish

Mary Boyle (born 14 June 1970) was a six-year-old Irish girl who disappeared on the County Donegal-County Fermanagh border on 18 March 1977. To date, her disappearance is the longest missing child case in the Republic of Ireland. The investigation into her disappearance has been beset by allegations of political intervention and police incompetence.