My Worst Nightmare, by Heather

Story Title: My Worst Nightmare

Collection: Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles (collection)
Organisation: An Crann / The Tree (organisation)

One of 69 contributors who gave personal accounts about the Northern Ireland conflict that were published in the book: 'Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles' (2000).

Heather gives her account of how her husband was interned on 9 August 1971 and held for eight months then sentenced for three months before being released. He later received compensation for unlawful imprisonment.

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Title
My Worst Nightmare, by Heather
Description
One of 69 contributors who gave personal accounts about the Northern Ireland conflict that were published in the book: 'Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles' (2000).
Creator
An Crann / The Tree
Publisher
Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree
Date
2000
Format
Text; pages 30-32 in the book.
Language
English
CAIN: Events: Internment
Story Title
My Worst Nightmare
Story Available
Yes
Story Format
Text
Story Source
Story contained in the book:
An Crann / The Tree. (2000). Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles. Belfast: Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree.
Interviewee Surname
Newcombe
Interviewee Forename(s)
Heather
Interviewee Gender
Female
Religion
Protestant
Marital Status
Married
Birth Country
Northern Ireland
Status
Civilan
Story Abstract
Heather gives her account of how her husband was interned on 9 August 1971 and held for eight months then sentenced for three months before being released. He later received compensation for unlawful imprisonment.
Themes/Topics Mentioned
Internment
Dates Mentioned
9 August 1971 [1970s]
Events Mentioned
Internment
Places Mentioned
Maidstone Prison Ship, Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland.

Collection InformationShowHide

Title
Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles (collection)
Description
'Bear in Mind' is a book containing 84 stories related to 'the Troubles'
Creator
An Crann / The Tree
Subject
Stories of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Publisher
An Crann / The Tree
Date
2000
Rights
Stories are copyright of the individual contributors (2000).
Format
Book
Language
English
Identifier
An Crann. (2000). Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles. Belfast: Lagan Press / An Crann The Tree.
ISBN 1 873687 13 3
Stories Collected
84

Organisation InformationShowHide

Title
An Crann / The Tree (organisation)
Description
"Founded in 1994, An Crann / The Tree was an arts-based, charitable organisation ‘dedicated to providing a space in which people can tell - and hear - the splintered, complex, often contradictory stories of the ‘Troubles’ as part of a process which contributes not only to the ethos of peace, healing and reconciliation in Northern Ireland, but also to building a more inclusive, rounded story of the conflict.’ [from organisational literature]." Kelly, G. (2005).
Creator
An Crann / The Tree
Subject
Personal Accounts / Story-Telling related to the Northern Ireland conflict.
Relation
CAIN Bibliography: List of An Crann publications
Date Formed
1994
Status
No longer exists (project ended in 2004?).
Work
Recording and Exhibiting Stories; story-telling.

Citation

An Crann / The Tree. (2000). My Worst Nightmare. Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 25 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/2180>

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Bear in Mind (book details)


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