A Soldier's Impression of the Creggan, by Mick

Story Title: A Soldier's Impression of the Creggan

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).

Mick, a former British soldier, gives his account of a tour of duty in the Creggan area of Derry, Northern Ireland in the early 1970s. also his renewed interest in Ireland during the peace process which led to a return trip, as a civilian, to the Creggan.

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Title
 A Soldier's Impression of the Creggan, by Mick
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 54-56 in the book.
Language
 English
CAIN: Abstracts on Organisations: British Army
CAIN: Associated Site: Eamon Melaugh Photography: Photographs of the British Army in Creggan and Derry
CAIN: Extracts from Book: 'Creggan: more than a history', (2000)
Story Title
 A Soldier's Impression of the Creggan
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
 Corbett
Interviewee Forename(s)
 Mick
Interviewee Gender
 Male
Occupation during conflict
 British Army (BA) soldier
Status
 Former member of British Army (BA), Security Forces
Story Abstract
 Mick, a former British soldier, gives his account of a tour of duty in the Creggan area of Derry, Northern Ireland in the early 1970s. also his renewed interest in Ireland during the peace process which led to a return trip, as a civilian, to the Creggan.
Themes/Topics Mentioned
 Armed Forces; Military Service
Dates Mentioned
 1972 [1970s]
Places Mentioned
 Creggan [Derry, Northern Ireland]
Organisations Mentioned
 British Army (BA), Irish Republican Army (IRA)

Additonal related information on the CAIN Web site ShowHide

CAIN: Abstracts on Organisations: British Army
CAIN: Associated Site: Eamon Melaugh Photography: Photographs of the British Army in Creggan and Derry
CAIN: Extracts from Book: 'Creggan: more than a history', (2000)

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). A Soldier's Impression of the Creggan. Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 20 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/2195>

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Bear in Mind (book details)

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