Accounts of the Conflict - v3.1 | 'To think that such beauty ...', by Frank Sweeney (story details)

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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 Links	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]

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CAIN Glossary: Omagh Bomb
CAIN Key Event: Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998)
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: All Omagh bomb deaths

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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

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Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.. (2014). 'To think that such beauty ...'. VSS and Omagh District Council..
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 2 March 2025 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/2292>

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

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