Story Title |
We only had the Provos |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story available at: http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/accounts/Sligo-County-Council/Silent-Voices/Silent-Voices_Sligo-County-Council_2011_p85-94.pdf Details of book at: http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/accounts/Sligo-County-Council/Silent-Voices/index.html |
Identity Provided? |
No |
Language Spoken |
English |
Published Format |
Document - Book |
Places Mentioned |
Sligo [County Sligo, Republic of Ireland] |
Story Title |
What type of people would have you beaten off the road just so they can march ...? |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: An Crann / The Tree. (2000). Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles. Belfast: Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree. |
Interviewee Surname |
Crichard |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Dominic |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
Dominic gives an account of becoming involved in the Residents Association on the Ormeau Road, Belfast and his opposition to the Loyal Order parades in the area. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Parades, Parading; Killing |
Dates Mentioned |
5 February 1992 [1990s] |
Events Mentioned |
Shooting at Bookmaker's Shop (5 February 1992) |
Places Mentioned |
Ormeau Road [south Belfast, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
Orange Order; Ku Klux Klan; Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF); Irish Republican Army (IRA) |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Peter Magee (5 February 1992) Jack Duffin (5 February 1992) James Kennedy (5 February 1992) William McManus (5 February 1992) Christy Doherty (5 February 1992) |
Story Title |
When I arrived in the H-Blocks in 1978 ... |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: An Crann / The Tree. (2000). Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles. Belfast: Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree. |
Interviewee Surname |
McKearney |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Tommy |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
48 (in 2000) |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Current Occupation |
Freelance journalist |
Status |
Former Republican Paramilitary; Former member Irish Republican Army (IRA) |
Story Abstract |
Tommy, a former Republican prisoner, gives an account of what the prison protests were about. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Prison |
Dates Mentioned |
1978 [1970s] |
Places Mentioned |
The Long Kesh Prison / The Maze Prison; the H-Blocks |
Story Title |
When I was at my most militant loyalist stage ... |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: An Crann / The Tree. (2000). Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles. Belfast: Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree. |
Interviewee Surname |
Brown |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Jean |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Religion |
Protestant |
Marital Status |
Married |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
Jean gives an account of the difficulties she, and her husband to be, encountered because they came from different religious backgrounds. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Mixed Marriage |
Dates Mentioned |
1970 [1970s] |
Places Mentioned |
Rathcoole [Belfast, Northern Ireland]; Portrush [County Antrim, Northern Ireland] |
Story Title |
When they made my daddy they threw the mould away ... |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: An Crann / The Tree. (2000). Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles. Belfast: Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree. |
Interviewee Surname |
Brown |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Pheme |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Religion |
Protestant |
Previous Address |
Ardoyne, north Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
An account of Pheme's family having to move house during the early period of the conflict. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Intimidation; Housing |
Dates Mentioned |
1969 [1960s] |
Places Mentioned |
Ardoyne, north Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
Story Title |
You came home, dumped the school bag, and headed for the nearest riot ... |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: An Crann / The Tree. (2000). Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles. Belfast: Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree. |
Interviewee Surname |
Maguire |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Sean |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Victim 1 |
Thomas Maguire |
Relationship Victim 1 |
Brother |
Story Abstract |
Personal account about a background in a traditional republican family and a growing awareness of left-wing politics. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Civil Disturbances |
Dates Mentioned |
1970s, 1980s |
Places Mentioned |
Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland; West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. |
Organisations Mentioned |
Republican Movement |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Thomas Maguire (7 March 1987) |
Story Title |
Young Ones Today |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Video |
Story Source |
Ten Stories High website: http://w.verbalartscentre.co.uk/10stor/ Direct link to story: http://w.verbalartscentre.co.uk/10stor/eld_mixed.htm |
Language Spoken |
English |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
Some elderly people express concerns about feeling intimidated around groups of young people. |