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Story Title: Milk Bottle - Jackie McBurney

Collection: Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times (collection)
Organisation: Healing Through Remembering (HTR) (organisation)

One of eight personal accounts from the collection 'Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times' that was compiled by the organisation Healing Through Remembering (HTR). [This story was not deposited with Accounts of the Conflict but can be viewed at the HTR Web site.]

"Jackie McBurney grew up on a Protestant housing estate in Belfast where he and his friends collected milk bottles to use as petrol bombs." (from Ordinary Objects webpage).

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Title
 Milk Bottle, by Jackie McBurney (story details)
Description
 This video interview with Jackie McBurney was carried out by Healing Through Remembering (HTR) for their 'Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times' project. It is is one of eight video interviews with people who describe how everyday objects have a special meaning for them in relation to the history of the Northern Ireland conflict. [This story was not deposited with Accounts of the Conflict but can be viewed at the HTR Web site.]
Creator
 Healing Through Remembering (HTR)
Source
 http://www.healingthroughremembering.org/ooet/all/
Story Title
 Milk Bottle - Jackie McBurney
Story Available
 Yes
Story Format
 Video
Story Source
 Available:
At website:
http://www.healingthroughremembering.org/ooet/all/
On DVD:
Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times
Interviewee Surname
 McBurney
Interviewee Forename(s)
 Jackie
Language Spoken
 English
Transcription
 No
Transcription Permission
 n.a.
Interviewee Gender
 Male
Age
 50+
Religion
 Protestant
Birth Country
 Northern Ireland
Status
 Civilian
Story Abstract
 "Jackie McBurney grew up on a Protestant housing estate in Belfast where he and his friends collected milk bottles to use as petrol bombs." (from Ordinary Objects webpage).
Themes/Topics Mentioned
 Rioting
Dates Mentioned
 1970s
Places Mentioned
 Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Title
 Milk Bottle, by Jackie McBurney (story video)
Description
 One of eight personal accounts from the collection 'Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times' that was compiled by the organisation Healing Through Remembering (HTR). [This story was not deposited with Accounts of the Conflict but can be viewed at the HTR Web site.]
Creator
 Healing Through Remembering (HTR)
Source
 http://www.healingthroughremembering.org/ooet/all/
Date
 2013
Format
 MPEG-4; 1280x572 pixels
Original Format
 Video
Duration
 2 minutes, 43 seconds
Compression
 MPEG-4
Producer
 David Allen
Director
 David Allen
Interviewer
 Triona White Hamilton
Interviewee
 jackie McBurney

Collection InformationShowHide

Title
 Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times (collection)
Description
 A series of eight short interviews, recorded on video, related to the conflict in Northern Ireland. The interviews are based on common objects which took on a new meaning as a result of the conflict.
Creator
 Healing Through Remembering (HTR)
Subject
 Personal Accounts / Story-Telling related to Northern Ireland.
Source
 Web site:
http://www.healingthroughremembering.org/films/ooet/
Also
DVD: Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times
Publisher
 Disruptive Media / Healing Through Remembering.
Date
 2013
Relation
 The 'Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times' collection comprised of eight video stories were derived from an earlier exhibition organised by Healing Through Remembering entitled: 'Everyday Objects Transformed by The Conflict'. The exhibition of physical artifacts first opened 14-24 November 2011 before going on tour between March and July 2012 and then appearing back in Belfast in August 2012.
Format
 Video files - MP4 format; Video on Web site; Video on DVD
Language
 English
Type
 Video stories
Coverage
 Northern Ireland | 1968-2013
Stories Collected
 8
Stories Deposited
 7 (seven individual permission forms returned)

Organisation InformationShowHide

Title
 Healing Through Remembering (HTR) (organisation)
Description
 Catalogue entry compiled by Accounts of the Conflict from information on the Healing Through Remembering Web site.
Creator
 Accounts of the Conflict.
Subject
 Details about Healing Through Remembering which has managed project(s) to compile one or more collections of accounts / stories of the conflict.
Source
 Healing Through Remembering Web site
Publisher
 Accounts of the Conflict
Date
 2014 - date catalogue entry compiled
Relation
 Collection - Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times (Tag: ooet)
Language
 English
Type
 Catalogue entry
Date Formed
 2001
Status
 In operation (last check 2014)
Address
 Alexander House
17a Ormeau Avenue
Belfast
Northern Ireland
BT2 8HD
Telephone
 028 9023 8844
Email
 info@healingthroughremembering.org
Funder
 Various
Work
 Dealing with the Past; Victims of the Northern Ireland conflict
Nature
 Cross-community project
Organisation Abstract
 An extensive cross-community project which looks at the issue of how to deal with the past relating to the conflict in, and about, Northern Ireland. HTR does not provide support and services directly to victims, however much of its discussions, debates and recommendations are victims focused. It has also focused on the issue of story-telling as well as carryout out in-house story-telling projects. One story-telling collection produced is entitled: 'Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times' (see relevant collection entry).

Citation

Healing Through Remembering (HTR). (2013). Milk Bottle, by Jackie McBurney (story video).
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 27 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/1995>
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