'To think that such beauty ...', by Frank Sweeney (story details)

Story Title: 'To think that such beauty ...'

Collection: Remembering 'Petals of Hope' (collection)
Organisation: Workers' Educational Association (organisation)

One of 20 personal accounts related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The accounts were published in the booklet Remembering: "Petals of Hope".

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Title
'To think that such beauty ...', by Frank Sweeney (story details)
Description
One of 20 personal accounts related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The accounts were published in the booklet Remembering: "Petals of Hope".
Creator
Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.
Publisher
VSS and Omagh District Council.
Date
2014
Format
Text; page 18 in the booklet
Language
English
Coverage
Omagh (County Tyrone, Northern Ireland); 1998
CAIN Glossary: Omagh Bomb
CAIN Key Event: Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998)
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: All Omagh bomb deaths
Story Title
'To think that such beauty ...'
Story Available
Yes
Story Format
Text
Story Source
Story contained in the booklet: 
Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi. (2014). Remebering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.
ISBN 978-1-86-991922-1
Booklet available for download at Petals of Hope Revisted blogspot:
http://www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/
Interviewee Surname
Sweeney
Interviewee Forename(s)
Frank
Interviewee Gender
Male
Themes/Topics Mentioned
Bombing
Dates Mentioned
15 August 1998 [1990s]
Events Mentioned
Omagh bomb (15 August 1998)
Places Mentioned
Omagh [County Tyrone, Northern Ireland]

Collection InformationShowHide

Title
Remembering 'Petals of Hope' (collection)
Description
The Remembering 'Petals of Hope' project (2013-14) produced a collection of 15 audio visual and 23 written stories related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The work involved in conducting the interviews and producing the recordings was carried out by Carole Kane and Malachi O'Doherty.
Carole Kane, a freelance artist / community arts facilitator, was involved in the original 'Petals of Hope' project (1998-99) in association with Omagh District Council, which, with the assistance of children from Omagh, transformed floral tributes left at the scene of the bomb into handmade paper and art work. This resulted in an exhibition in the spring and summer of 1999 and the publication of the exhibition catalogue entitled 'Petals of Hope' (1999).
Creator
Carole Kane, and Malachi O'Doherty
Source
Some of the recorded stories can be found at the 'Petals of Hope Revisited' blog: www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/
See also:
Information about the original Petals of Hope project on Carole Kane's website: www.carolekane.com/
Date
2014
Relation
See also:
The booklet:
Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi. (2014). Remembering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.
Web sites:
www.carolekane.com
www.omagh.gov.uk
www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/
The original exhibition catalogue:
Kane, Carole. (1999). Petals of Hope. Omagh: Omagh District Council.
The catalogue is available to purchase at this Web page:
www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31
Language
English
Stories Collected
15 video; 23 text
Stories Deposited
11 video; 15 text

Organisation InformationShowHide

Title
Workers' Educational Association (organisation)
Date Formed
1910
Status
Organisation in Northern Ireland wound up on 4 June 2014

Citation

Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.. (2014). 'To think that such beauty ...'. VSS and Omagh District Council..
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 23 November 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/2292>

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