I don't think they ever got over it, by Eddie Kinner (story details)
Story Title: I don't think they ever got over it
Collection: EPIC (Ex-Prisoners Interpretative Centre)
Organisation: Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC]
An oral history recorded by EPIC, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.
Eddie Kinner gives an account of joining the UVF at a young age and the impact on his family when he was injured in a premature explosion. He also describes life in one of the UVF compounds in Long Kesh Prison.
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Title |
I don't think they ever got over it, by Eddie Kinner (story details) |
Description |
An oral history recorded by EPIC, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project. |
Creator |
EPIC, and Dúchas |
Publisher |
Dúchas oral history archive |
Date |
2014 |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
Story Title |
I don't think they ever got over it |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book and in the Dúchas oral history archive. |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: n.a. (2014). Living Through The Conflict: Belfast oral histories. Belfast: Dúchas oral history archive. |
Interviewee Surname |
Kinner |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Eddie |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
57 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Former member of Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), Loyalist paramilitary |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Eddie Kinner gives an account of joining the UVF at a young age and the impact on his family when he was injured in a premature explosion. He also describes life in one of the UVF compounds in Long Kesh Prison. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Paramilitary Groups |
Dates Mentioned |
1975 [1970s] |
Places Mentioned |
Long Kesh Prison |
People Mentioned |
Gusty Spence |
Organisations Mentioned |
Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
EPIC (Ex-Prisoners Interpretative Centre) |
Organisation InformationShowHide
Title |
Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC] |
Description |
"The Dúchas project was developed by Falls Community Council in 1999 to record the experience of the conflict in nationalist West Belfast through oral history accounts." (Kelly, 2005; p.54) Between 2012 and 2014 Dúchas worked in partnership with a number of groups to record oral history accounts related to the conflict, as part of the Pieces of the Past project. |
Creator |
Falls Community Council |
Subject |
A collection of recordings of personal accounts of life in west Belfast during the period of the conflict. |
Date |
1999 |
Coverage |
1969 to present day. |
Address |
Falls Community Council 275-277 Falls Road Belfast Northern Ireland BT12 6FD |
Stories Collected |
100 in Dúchas archive (another 150 stories in the process of being archived) |
Citation
EPIC, and Dúchas. (2014). I don't think they ever got over it. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 26 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/2642>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 26 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/2642>