Story Title |
Harmonica - Margaret McKinney |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Video |
Story Source |
The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. Also available: At website: http://www.healingthroughremembering.org/ooet/all/ On DVD: Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times |
Interviewee Surname |
McKinney |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Margaret |
Language Spoken |
English |
Transcription |
No |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Age |
60+ |
Religion |
Catholic |
Marital Status |
Married |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Victim 1 |
Brian McKinney |
Relationship Victim 1 |
Mother |
ID Victim 1 |
1935 |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Video |
Original Format |
Video_MPEG4, Video_MOV |
Story Abstract |
"Margaret McKinney’s son Brian disappeared in May 1978. After 21 years of campaigning, Margaret finally recovered his body and gave him a proper burial." (from Ordinary Objects website). |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
The Disappeared |
Dates Mentioned |
25 May 1978 [1970s]; 29 June 1999 [1990s] |
People Mentioned |
President Bill Clinton, Gerry Adams |
Organisations Mentioned |
Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Brian McKinney (25 May 1978) |