Four Bombs (third bomb), by Jill

Story Title: Four Bombs (third bomb)

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).

Jill gives an account of a bomb attack on a public house frequented by students in which two people were killed.

Story DetailsShowHide

Title
Four Bombs (third bomb), by Jill
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; page 91 in the book.
Language
English
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: 28 May 1976
Story Title
Four Bombs (third bomb)
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
McKenna
Interviewee Forename(s)
Jill
Interviewee Gender
Female
Occupation during conflict
Journalist
Status
Civilian
Story Abstract
Jill gives an account of a bomb attack on a public house frequented by students in which two people were killed.
Themes/Topics Mentioned
Bombing
Dates Mentioned
28 May 1976 [1970s]
Places Mentioned
Club Bar [University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland]
Organisations Mentioned
non-specific Loyalist group (LOY)
Specific Deaths Mentioned
Paul Hamil (21) (28 May 1976); 
David Robinson (23) (28 May 1976)

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). Four Bombs (third bomb). Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 23 November 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/2219>

Output Formats

atom, csv, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml