Duration |
1 minute, 35 seconds |
Producer |
David Allen |
Director |
David Allen |
Interviewer |
Triona White Hamilton |
Interviewee |
Roger McCallum |
Duration |
2 minutes, 30 seconds |
Compression |
MPEG-4 |
Producer |
David Allen |
Director |
David Allen |
Interviewer |
Triona White Hamilton |
Interviewee |
Vincent Dargan |
Story Title |
Clipboard - Roger McCallum |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Video |
Story Source |
The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. Also available: At website: http://www.healingthroughremembering.org/ooet/all/ On DVD: Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times |
Interviewee Surname |
McCallum |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Roger |
Language Spoken |
English |
Transcription |
No |
Transcription Permission |
n.a. |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Occupation during conflict |
Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officer [police officer] |
Status |
Former member of Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Security Forces |
Original Format |
Video_MPEG-4, Video_MOV |
Archive Format |
Video_MOV |
Web Format |
Video_MPEG-4 |
Story Abstract |
"As a police officer in South Armagh during the troubles, Roger McCallum faced the daily possibility of a gun attack. In an attempt to provide some extra protection, police headquarters issued Roger and his colleagues with clipboards which could act as a bullet-proof shield in the event of an attack." (from Ordinary Objects webpage). |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Policing, Security |
Dates Mentioned |
late 1970s |
Places Mentioned |
Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
Organisations Mentioned |
Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) |
Story Title |
Tape Recorder - Vincent Dargan |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Video |
Story Source |
The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. Also available: At website: http://www.healingthroughremembering.org/ooet/all/ On DVD: Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times |
Interviewee Surname |
Dargan |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Vincent |
Language Spoken |
English |
Transcription |
No |
Transcription Permission |
n.a. |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
65+ |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Current Occupation |
Retired |
Occupation during conflict |
Musician (part-time?); played with band called 'The Sheriffs'. |
Previous Address |
Falls Road, Belfast. |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Video |
Original Format |
Video_MPEG-4, Video_MOV |
Archive Format |
Video_MOV |
Web Format |
Video_MPEG-4 |
Story Abstract |
"During the late sixties Vincent Dargan used his tape recorder to record music from the radio, but he began to pick up transmissions from ‘Radio Free Belfast’, a pirate station broadcasting from behind the barricades in the Lower Falls." (from Ordinary Objects webpage). |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
No Go Area, 'Radio Free Belfast', Barricades |
Dates Mentioned |
1960s |
Events Mentioned |
No go areas, protests |
Places Mentioned |
Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA) |
Original Format |
Video |
Duration |
2 minutes, 43 seconds |
Compression |
MPEG-4 |
Producer |
David Allen |
Director |
David Allen |
Interviewer |
Triona White Hamilton |
Interviewee |
jackie McBurney |
Story Title |
Milk Bottle - Jackie McBurney |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Video |
Story Source |
Available: At website: http://www.healingthroughremembering.org/ooet/all/ On DVD: Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times |
Interviewee Surname |
McBurney |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Jackie |
Language Spoken |
English |
Transcription |
No |
Transcription Permission |
n.a. |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
50+ |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
"Jackie McBurney grew up on a Protestant housing estate in Belfast where he and his friends collected milk bottles to use as petrol bombs." (from Ordinary Objects webpage). |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Rioting |
Dates Mentioned |
1970s |
Places Mentioned |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Project Sub-Title |
Ordinary Objects |
Project Full Title |
Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times |
Date Ended |
2013 |
Funder |
Peace III |
Dissemination Formats |
Web site; DVD |
Contact Person |
Kate Turner |
Contact Details |
info@healingthroughremembering.org |
Interviewer Name(s) |
Triona White Hamilton |
In-house Recording |
Yes |
Interview Location |
Most interviews filmed at Alexander House, 17a Ormeau Avenue, Belfast. BT2 8HD |
Recording Format |
Video |
Born Digitial |
Yes |
Edited |
Yes |
Final File Format |
Video - MP4 |
Length of Published Interview |
2 - 3 minutes |
Local URL |
http://www.healingthroughremembering.org/films/ |