https://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/files/original/84078db206771a8212e12b22bbb6de22.pdf db0d62c3eda789f086db30f09b7ecb1d PDF Text Text Remembering: “Petals of Hope” Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb Conversations with Carole Kane and Malachi O’Doherty 1 �Molly Montague and Bridie Breen “She opened a whole new world in Carrickmore …” We met up with Mary at the patchwork. Well I had known her some time before that, Mary and her sister had came from Mallow in county Cork and they met up with two brothers from Beragh, the Grimes brothers. They married in due course. They were two very pleasant ladies, Mary and Joan. Mary had exceptionally good hands, it would be fair to say, at craft work. She had a great connection of ﬁnding specialist materials and fabrics because her daughter worked and was associated with textiles in Harrods, isn’t that right? And we enjoyed Mary coming every night because Mary from time to time had all of these beautiful, beautiful different classes of thread and different classes of fabrics and she opened a whole new world in Carrickmore to this because we were working on basics and she had some lovely patterns which we’d pick up as well. So, we enjoyed all of this unveiling when Mary came along with all this different stuff, particularly at Christmas time, I remember her having some nice Christmas and autumnal things with her. So, we set to work together at that line and her sister Joan of course, accompanied her on most nights so the crack was mighty. She spoke with, of course, the great southern accent which some of us didn’t fully understand all the time but we tuned in as best we could, had a cup of tea and the normal banter and crack. Patchworking started, with people, I suppose, where they didn’t have a lot. And to make different quilts for their beds, they used whatever scraps they had. That was really the origins of it, wasn’t it? It was using just patches of material from children’s dresses maybe or blouses or men’s shirts or whatever. Some people went on to make men’s ties which became very popular. The designs became a bit more elaborate, and I suppose we got interested in mixing colours and design and became clued in to that sort of thing. But it was really about the company and the get together; that’s just what it was. On a Thursday evening, we would have had an evening out. We’d been together for a number of years it was fair to say, hadn’t we? And then Carole came in somewhere along the line and we were asked if a few ladies would get together at the time of the tragedy of the Omagh bomb. We were involved in Petals of Hope with Carole, we got a great lot of satisfaction. I think I’m right in saying that Carole ended up coming to Carrickmore to ﬁnish with us at the wind up. Mary and her daughter were both killed in the bomb. Her daughter was expecting twins. It was a terrible tragedy. i suppose the awfulness as with everyone else, is such worthwhile people being lost because she was just a sweetheart, wasn’t she? 24 �This publication has received support from the Victims Support Programme for Groups Working with Victims and Survivors, which is administered by VSS on behalf of the Ofﬁce of the First and Deputy First Minister. The views expressed do not necessarily reﬂect those of the Victims and Survivors Service. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Remembering 'Petals of Hope' (collection) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Some of the recorded stories can be found at the 'Petals of Hope Revisited' blog: <a href="http://www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/</a> See also: Information about the original Petals of Hope project on Carole Kane's website: <a href="http://www.carolekane.com/index.php?/petals-of-hope/" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com/</a> Stories Collected Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project. 15 video; 23 text Stories Deposited Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. 11 video; 15 text Collection Permission Form Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned. Yes (signed 29 March 2014) Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carole Kane, and Malachi O'Doherty Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Language A language of the resource English Relation A related resource 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: <a href="http://www.carolekane.com" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com</a> <a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk</a> <a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/</a> The original exhibition catalogue: Kane, Carole. (1999). Petals of Hope. Omagh: Omagh District Council. The catalogue is available to purchase at this Web page: <a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31</a> Permission Form Scanned Non DC - Scan of permission form uploaded to archive. Yes Delayed Access Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access. No Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Contact Non DC - Contact person within the organisation. Carole Kane (carolekane@btinternet.com) Jean Brennan, Arts Manager, Omagh District Council (jean.brennan@omagh.gov.uk) Publication A book, article, monograph etc. Author Author of the publication Montague, Molly., and Breen, Bridie. Date Type Publication, Submission, Completion date etc. 2014 Publication Title Full title of publication, as it appears on item. 'She opened a whole new world in Carrickmore ...', in, Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi. (2014). Remebering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council. Publisher Location Place of publication: city / town Omagh Publisher VSS and Omagh District Council. Publication Type Report, Book, Manual etc. Booklet Publication Status Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc. Published ISBN 978-1-86-991922-1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 'She opened a whole new world in Carrickmore ...', by Molly Montague and Bridie Breen (story text) Description An account of the resource The text, in PDF (Portable Document Format), of 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available VSS and Omagh District Council. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Text; PDF; 225KB Language A language of the resource English Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Catalogue ID Non DC - ID for the Catalogue entry that relates to this entry 2297 Collection ID Non DC - ID for the Collection that relates to this entry 155 Organisation ID Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry 154 Remembering 'Petals of Hope' Workers' Educational Association (WEA)