The big strike, by Norman McMaster (story details)

Story Title: The big strike

Collection: Charter NI
Organisation: Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC]

An oral history recorded by Charter NI, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.

Norman McMaster gives a short account of his involvement in the Ulster Workers' Council strike in May 1974.

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Title
The big strike, by Norman McMaster (story details)
Description
An oral history recorded by Charter NI, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.
Creator
Charter NI, and Dúchas
Publisher
Dúchas oral history archive
Date
2014
Format
Text
Language
English
Story Title
The big strike
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
McMaster
Interviewee Forename(s)
Norman
Interviewee Gender
Male
Age
65 (in 2014)
Religion
Protestant
Birth Country
Northern Ireland
Published Format
Document
Story Abstract
Norman McMaster gives a short account of his involvement in the Ulster Workers' Council strike in May 1974.
Dates Mentioned
1974 [1970s]
Events Mentioned
Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) Strike
Places Mentioned
Woodstock [east Belfast, Northern Ireland]

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Title
Charter NI

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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

Charter NI, and Dúchas. (2014). The big strike. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 26 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/2660>

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