Rough Justice, by Anonymous (story details)
Story Title: Rough Justice
Collection: Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles (collection)
Organisation: Cost of the Troubles Survey, The (organisation) [NC]
"The interviewee who wishes to remain anonymous was interviewed at his home in Derry Londonderry in April 1997. From the age of thirteen he has been the victim of paramilitary punishment beatings. Over the years he has sustained injuries to almost every one of his limbs and joints and his education and prospects for the future have been damaged." Smyth and Fay (eds) (2000; p.123).
Story DetailsShowHide
Title |
Rough Justice, by Anonymous (story details) |
Creator |
Marie Smyth and Marie-Therese Fay (editors) |
Story Title |
Rough Justice |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Chapter 14, in, Smyth, Marie. Fay, Marie-Therese. (eds) (2000). Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss. London: Pluto Press. |
Identity Provided? |
No, Anonymous |
Language Spoken |
English |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
"The interviewee who wishes to remain anonymous was interviewed at his home in Derry Londonderry in April 1997. From the age of thirteen he has been the victim of paramilitary punishment beatings. Over the years he has sustained injuries to almost every one of his limbs and joints and his education and prospects for the future have been damaged." Smyth and Fay (eds) (2000; p.123). |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Paramilitary 'punishment' beatings |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles (collection) |
Description |
This collection is contained in an edited book which has 14 personal accounts from individuals affected by the conflict in Northern Ireland. The accounts are based on in-depth interviews and survey work conducted by The Cost of the Troubles Study which operated from 1996 to 1999. |
Creator |
Marie Smyth and Marie-Therese Fay (editors) |
Subject |
Story-Telling / Personal Accounts related to the conflict in Northern Ireland. |
Source |
The Cost of the Troubles Study: http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/cts/ |
Publisher |
Pluto Press |
Date |
2000 |
Format |
Book |
Language |
English |
Organisation InformationShowHide
Title |
Cost of the Troubles Survey, The (organisation) [NC] |
Description |
"The Cost of the Troubles Study Ltd is a recognised charity and a limited company. The Board of Directors is composed of a team of people from all parts of the religious/political spectrum who have all been directly affected by the violence of the 'Troubles'." CAIN. 2003. |
Creator |
"The Board of Directors is composed of a team of people from all parts of the religious/political spectrum who have all been directly affected by the violence of the 'Troubles'. The Board also contains two researchers, one full-time, - Marie Smyth, Research Fellow, INCORE (the United Nations University and the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland) who is the Project Director and one part-time, Mike Morrissey, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, The University of Ulster and Director of The Urban Institute, Belfast. The project also employs Marie-Therese Fay, Research Officer; Grainne Kelly, Researcher and Gwen Ford, Project Administrator." CAIN. 2003. |
Subject |
Northern Ireland Conflict |
Source |
http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/cts/ |
Date |
1999 |
Language |
English |
Date Formed |
1996 |
Status |
Ended 1999 |
Funder |
"The Cost of the Troubles Study is a recognised charity and a company limited by guarantee and not having share capital. We are funded by the Central Community Relations Unit; Making Belfast Work, North & West Teams; The Special Support Programme for Peace & Reconciliation through N.I.V.T.; The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and private donation. " CAIN. 2003. |
Citation
Marie Smyth and Marie-Therese Fay (editors). Rough Justice.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 23 November 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/2058>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 23 November 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/2058>
Related Item(s)
Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss. (book details)