Tape Recorder, by Vincent Dargan (story details) Deposited

Story Title: Tape Recorder - Vincent Dargan

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

This video interview with Vincent Dargan 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.

"During the late sixties Vincent Dargan used his tape recorder to record music from the radio, but he began to pick up transmissions from ‘Radio Free Belfast’, a pirate station broadcasting from behind the barricades in the Lower Falls." (from Ordinary Objects webpage).

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Title
 Tape Recorder, by Vincent Dargan (story details)
Description
 This video interview with Vincent Dargan 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.
Creator
 Healing Through Remembering (HTR)
Publisher
 Healing Through Remembering (HTR)
Date
 2013
CAIN Glossary: 'No-go' Areas
CAIN: Book Extracts: The People's Democracy 1968-73
CAIN: Background: Abstracts on Organisations: British Army (BA)
Story Title
 Tape Recorder - Vincent Dargan
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
 Dargan
Interviewee Forename(s)
 Vincent
Language Spoken
 English
Transcription
 No
Transcription Permission
 n.a.
Interviewee Gender
 Male
Age
 65+
Religion
 Catholic
Birth Country
 Northern Ireland
Current Occupation
 Retired
Occupation during conflict
 Musician (part-time?); played with band called 'The Sheriffs'.
Previous Address
 Falls Road, Belfast.
Status
 Civilian
Published Format
 Video
Original Format
 Video_MPEG-4, Video_MOV
Archive Format
 Video_MOV
Web Format
 Video_MPEG-4
Story Abstract
 "During the late sixties Vincent Dargan used his tape recorder to record music from the radio, but he began to pick up transmissions from ‘Radio Free Belfast’, a pirate station broadcasting from behind the barricades in the Lower Falls." (from Ordinary Objects webpage).
Themes/Topics Mentioned
 No Go Area, 'Radio Free Belfast', Barricades
Dates Mentioned
 1960s
Events Mentioned
 No go areas, protests
Places Mentioned
 Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Organisations Mentioned
 British Army (BA)

Additonal related information on the CAIN Web site ShowHide

CAIN Glossary: 'No-go' Areas
CAIN: Book Extracts: The People's Democracy 1968-73
CAIN: Background: Abstracts on Organisations: British Army (BA)

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). Tape Recorder - Vincent Dargan. Healing Through Remembering (HTR).
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 24 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/2006>
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