Author |
Gallagher, Patsy. |
Date Type |
2014 |
Publication Title |
'And then from all over the world, ...', 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 |
Omagh |
Publisher |
VSS and Omagh District Council. |
Publication Type |
Booklet |
Publication Status |
Published |
ISBN |
978-1-86-991922-1 |
Story Title |
'And then from all over the world, they did know us and they started writing.' |
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 |
Gallagher |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Patsy |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Bombing |
Dates Mentioned |
15 August 1998 [1990s] |
Events Mentioned |
Omagh bomb (15 August 1998) |
Places Mentioned |
Omagh [County Tyrone, Northern Ireland] |
Story Title |
'... the British army and the RUC could have prevented Paddy being killed ...', about Paddy McKenna |
Story Available |
Testimony published in book but also available on the CAIN Web site. |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: 'Ardoyne the Untold Truth'. Details of book at: http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/issues/victims/ardoyne/ardoyne02a.htm Text of testimony available on CAIN site: cain.ulster.ac.uk/issues/victims/ardoyne/ardoyne02b.htm#mckenna |
Story Abstract |
"Paddy was shot dead as he walked along the Crumlin Road on the morning of Saturday 2 September 1989. He was shot 11 times by UVF gunman Brian Robinson, who was a pillion passenger on a motorbike. An undercover British army unit was in the immediate vicinity of the shooting and witnessed Paddy’s killing." (from Ardoyne: The Untold Truth) |
Dates Mentioned |
2 September 1989 |
Places Mentioned |
Crumlin Road [Belfast, Northern Ireland] |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Paddy McKenna |
Story Title |
... that it would be of help to the children |
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 |
Mhic Sheáin |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Máire |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Age |
74 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Current Occupation |
Retired |
Occupation during conflict |
Teacher |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Máire Mhic Sheáin describes helping to establish an Irish-medium school in west Belfast. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Education |
Story Title |
'We will pray for the people who took her life', about Margaret McCorry |
Story Available |
Testimony published in book but also available on the CAIN Web site. |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: 'Ardoyne the Untold Truth'. Details of book at: http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/issues/victims/ardoyne/ardoyne02a.htm Text of testimony available on CAIN site: cain.ulster.ac.uk/issues/victims/ardoyne/ardoyne02b.htm#mccorry |
Story Abstract |
"On 20 December 1971 the IRA accidentally killed Margaret when they opened fire on a British army convoy on the Crumlin Road. Margaret was 20 years old at the time of her death." (from Ardoyne: The Untold Truth) |
Dates Mentioned |
20 December 1971 |
Places Mentioned |
Crumlin Road [Belfast, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
Irish Republican Army (IRA) |
Story Title |
Visions of the Community Quilt |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text accompanying textile |
Story Source |
Several informal interviews to curator since 2008 |
Identity Provided? |
No |
Published Format |
Photograph and text |
Original Format |
Textile |
Artist |
Bluebell Arts Project participants |
Country |
Northern Ireland |
Year Made |
2008 |
Materials |
Plain Cotton Brights with Celtic Knots quilted into the main body with cotton batting used as wadding |
Physical Size |
1.6 metres x 2.0 metres |
Owner |
Bluebell Arts Project |
Location current |
Northern Ireland |
Photographer |
Martin Melaugh |
Original Format |
Photograph (digital) |
Physical Dimensions |
1000 x 750 pixels |
Photographer |
Martin Melaugh |
Author |
Bluebell Arts Project |
Publication Title |
Visions of the Community Quilt |
Publication Status |
Unpublished |
Number of Pages |
1 |
Story Title |
'The Side of the Wall' |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Still image and text of accompanying story. |
Interviewee Surname |
Connor |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Michele |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |