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Remembering:
“Petals of Hope”
Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb
Conversations with Carole Kane and Malachi O’Doherty
1
�Trudy Sharkey
“We sort of just drifted
in and out and we still
had no coffin so there
was an on going sort of
wake.”
At about ten to six, Louise, Brian’s
daughter had come in the back door
and she was saying, “daddy’s missing”.
We weren’t even worried at that time. We knew he was missing but he was such a good
person, we knew that he was doing something. There were no phones; you couldn’t say
I’m here, it’s ok. So you know, really I was very placid about it all because I knew he was
ok because he was doing something and couldn’t phone anybody. So, we tried to calm
Louise down a bit. Her brother Colin had been in the town and he and another girl, went
out to offer their services at the hospital, to help. His girlfriend at the time was training to
be a doctor, I think.
So my brother and I got into the car and drove out to the Arleston Road, to the back of
the hospital. I think the soldiers were there at the time, or the police. We said that our
brother was missing. We wanted to check the car parks to see where the car was, so they
led us to the roundabout. I got out of the car and I don’t even know if my brother was with
me at the time or if he parked the car and I walked on.
Louise had said that her daddy would park the car at the back of a row of shops, so you
couldn’t just look down and see a parked car or something. I walked round by Dunnes
Stores and I could see the back of the shops and I saw the cars sitting at the back of the
shops and his car was still there. So that’s when we started to panic. Then we said, well the
car’s there, so he’s not away helping somebody. Then you go onto another scenario. You
think, right the car’s there so he couldn’t get the car out, so he’s in somebody else’s car
helping; he’s away with somebody else and obviously he can’t contact anybody so he’s
in somebody else’s car, helping somebody. People had said at the time, there had been
people put in buses you know, so I thought, well he’s probably in one of the buses and
he’s helping, you know helping to maybe take people to Enniskillen.
I don’t know if it was a bit of a blur. Colin, Brian’s son had been out at the County Hospital,
so he was able to clarify that he wasn’t out at the County and that he hadn’t been found.
So then we thought, well he must have been taken to some of the other hospitals you
know, so, I don’t know, we sort of all started to gather.
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�We’d been to my sister-in-laws house and then we all went to the leisure centre and sort of
walked about waiting.
I think at that stage, there was nine confirmed dead and then as the evening would go
on, it would be ten and it would be eleven and you just thought, well it’s going to stop
soon, you know. We stayed there all night and I remember my other brother. We hadn’t
really been in contact with him and I’d said to my sister-in-law, maybe we should go up
and tell Noel, cause the rest of us all seemed to be about, because we all live quite
locally. So we went up, I think it was about 12 o’clock. It was still clear and bright and my
sister and I drove up to my sister-in-law’s house to tell her that we hadn’t found Brian and
she was sort of, “well do you think will he be alright? Do you think will he be ok?’
And we said, “well no Margaret, we can’t... “
So anyway, we got into the car and went back down to the leisure centre and we all
walked about. My brother at that stage had come down into the leisure centre to join
in with us and we stayed in the leisure centre and I think it was eight o’clock Mass that
Sunday morning and we all went to Mass and then the rest of the day, we sort of just
drifted in and out and we still had no coffin so there was an on going sort of wake.
I suppose by about Saturday night or maybe Sunday, we still thought but there was
nothing happening.
It’s very hard, when you’re not in that situation. It’s all right standing back now and we
see so many detective films on the television and you think to yourself, you could get
arrogant, and you could say, well we should have been told this, and we should have
been told that, and it’s not getting you anywhere. You were depending on people doing
their jobs correctly and trusting that people would tell you the right information but it was
getting very difficult.
The police were coming to the house on, I think, the Monday and they were trying to get
finger prints. My sister-in-law, Brian’s wife Bernadette, she’s so clean, she’d nearly have been
annoyed if they got finger prints because everything would be immaculate, you know.
When you used to get photographs developed - I know now, we’ve all got digital cameras
and we don’t use prints much but when you would get photographs developed, you would
get a wee photo album free with the photos and Brian had left in photos, probably of his
crane and horrible things but they were his wee things. So he had put the photographs into
the wee album. The police had been all around the house, with powder and they were
in cars and they were trying to get finger prints and that, so they took away the wee photo
album and they got finger prints and it was through that they confirmed it.
And again, as much as he was our brother, because it was Bernadette’s family we didn’t
want to start butting in and start asking, what’s happening? or what have they told you?
We were waiting just to be told, you know. So I think by Tuesday then, they had confirmed
that he was dead.
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�This publication has received support from the Victims Support Programme for Groups
Working with Victims and Survivors, which is administered by VSS on behalf of the Office of
the First and Deputy First Minister. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of
the Victims and Survivors Service.
�
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The Remembering 'Petals of Hope' project (2013-14) produced a collection of 15 audio visual and 23 written stories related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The work involved in conducting the interviews and producing the recordings was carried out by Carole Kane and Malachi O'Doherty.<br /> Carole Kane, a freelance artist / community arts facilitator, was involved in the original 'Petals of Hope' project (1998-99) in association with Omagh District Council, which, with the assistance of children from Omagh, transformed floral tributes left at the scene of the bomb into handmade paper and art work. This resulted in an exhibition in the spring and summer of 1999 and the publication of the exhibition catalogue entitled 'Petals of Hope' (1999).
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Carole Kane, and Malachi O'Doherty
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2014
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English
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See also:<br /><em>The booklet:</em> <br /><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong> (2014). Remembering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.<br /><em>Web sites:</em><br /><a href="http://www.carolekane.com" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/</a><br /> The original exhibition catalogue:<br /><strong>Kane, Carole.</strong> (1999). Petals of Hope. Omagh: Omagh District Council.<br />The catalogue is available to purchase at this Web page:<br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31</a>
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Yes
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No
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Carole Kane (carolekane@btinternet.com)<br />Jean Brennan, Arts Manager, Omagh District Council (jean.brennan@omagh.gov.uk)
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Sharkey, Trudy.
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2014
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<em>'We sort of just drifted ...'</em>, in,<span> </span><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong><span> (2014). Remebering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.</span>
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Omagh
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VSS and Omagh District Council.
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Booklet
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Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc.
Published
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978-1-86-991922-1
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The text, in PDF (Portable Document Format), of one of 20 personal accounts related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The accounts were published in the booklet Remembering: "Petals of Hope".
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Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.
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VSS and Omagh District Council.
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2014
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Text; PDF; 238KB
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English
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155
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154
Remembering 'Petals of Hope'
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Remembering:
“Petals of Hope”
Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb
Conversations with Carole Kane and Malachi O’Doherty
1
�Patsy Gallagher
“And then from all over the world, they did know us
and they started writing.”
I was reading them there last week again. A lot of people could relate. They had maybe
lost a son or they had a son of the same age, maybe going on to be a mechanic or
something like that. He was in bodywork, you know; they related through that. Or they
had somebody belonging to them who had died young, killed in a road accident, or by
suicide or something like that.
Aidan was 37 yesterday. They were saying that they had children of the same age, so
they’re going to be 37 or round that as well, so it would be difficult for me to now sit down
and start writing to them because you are not writing to the person that wrote to you.
You’re writing to a person that’s a lot older and has moved on.
And if they had a tragedy they would probably be the same as myself. They would be
getting round it, coming to terms with it. I mean, all you could really do is thank them for
thinking of you at the time and for their support.
And you know when somebody dies in the house you think, well it’s only the neighbours
that know and relations but in his case, it seemed to be everyone who knew.
It was definitely comforting, but you know, at the time that you were getting them, you just
wanted him back. But it was comforting that the people were relating to you and that. But
still in all, you know, your head wasn’t in the right place. You still wanted him back.
And I remember at the funeral, there was a man and woman and they couldn’t do
anything. They just got into the car. They were from Belfast and they drove and they found
out where the graveyard was and they arrived for the funeral that day, because they had
a son that was killed as well.
You know and that was, that was something that I thought an awful lot of.
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�This publication has received support from the Victims Support Programme for Groups
Working with Victims and Survivors, which is administered by VSS on behalf of the Office of
the First and Deputy First Minister. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of
the Victims and Survivors Service.
�
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Remembering 'Petals of Hope' (<em>collection</em>)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Some of the recorded stories can be found at the 'Petals of Hope Revisited' blog: <a href="http://www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br /><strong>See also:</strong><br /> Information about the original Petals of Hope project on Carole Kane's website: <a href="http://www.carolekane.com/index.php?/petals-of-hope/" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com/</a>
Stories Collected
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15 video; 23 text
Stories Deposited
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11 video; 15 text
Collection Permission Form
Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned.
Yes (signed 29 March 2014)
Description
An account of the resource
The Remembering 'Petals of Hope' project (2013-14) produced a collection of 15 audio visual and 23 written stories related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The work involved in conducting the interviews and producing the recordings was carried out by Carole Kane and Malachi O'Doherty.<br /> Carole Kane, a freelance artist / community arts facilitator, was involved in the original 'Petals of Hope' project (1998-99) in association with Omagh District Council, which, with the assistance of children from Omagh, transformed floral tributes left at the scene of the bomb into handmade paper and art work. This resulted in an exhibition in the spring and summer of 1999 and the publication of the exhibition catalogue entitled 'Petals of Hope' (1999).
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Carole Kane, and Malachi O'Doherty
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2014
Language
A language of the resource
English
Relation
A related resource
See also:<br /><em>The booklet:</em> <br /><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong> (2014). Remembering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.<br /><em>Web sites:</em><br /><a href="http://www.carolekane.com" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/</a><br /> The original exhibition catalogue:<br /><strong>Kane, Carole.</strong> (1999). Petals of Hope. Omagh: Omagh District Council.<br />The catalogue is available to purchase at this Web page:<br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31</a>
Permission Form Scanned
Non DC - Scan of permission form uploaded to archive.
Yes
Delayed Access
Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access.
No
Availability Online
Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain)
deposited
Contact
Non DC - Contact person within the organisation.
Carole Kane (carolekane@btinternet.com)<br />Jean Brennan, Arts Manager, Omagh District Council (jean.brennan@omagh.gov.uk)
Publication
A book, article, monograph etc.
Author
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Gallagher, Patsy.
Date Type
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2014
Publication Title
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<em>'And then from all over the world, ...'</em><span>, <span>in, </span><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong><span> (2014). Remebering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.</span></span>
Publisher Location
Place of publication: city / town
Omagh
Publisher
VSS and Omagh District Council.
Publication Type
Report, Book, Manual etc.
Booklet
Publication Status
Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc.
Published
ISBN
978-1-86-991922-1
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<em>'And then from all over the world, ...'</em><span>, by Patsy Gallagher (</span><em>story text</em><span>)</span>
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The text, in PDF (Portable Document Format), of one of 20 personal accounts related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The accounts were published in the booklet Remembering: "Petals of Hope".
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
VSS and Omagh District Council.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2014
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Text; PDF; 234KB
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English
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Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain)
deposited
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155
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154
Remembering 'Petals of Hope'
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Remembering:
“Petals of Hope”
Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb
Conversations with Carole Kane and Malachi O’Doherty
1
�Lorna Martin
Omagh
Who turned the volume down?
What slowed the movements of the town?
Who sent the flowers’ lily fragrance in the air?
Who touched lives and stripped feelings bare?
Did you taste the acrid bitter aftershock?
And did you note how time stood still round three o’clock?
For how long will that young girl on the film cry, “Where’s mum?”
And why did day turn dark despite the sun?
And in the weeks that followed did you find
That people here were careful to be kind?
They held each other closer than they had,
Protecting, guarding, shielding all from bad.
For when evil came to visit from outside
Flowers were placed as Omagh softly cried.
Then the spotlight of attention moved away
And dawn kept breaking each and every day.
People went back to their work and shops still traded.
A new and rather fragile peace pervaded.
The weakest sought their comfort in the strong.
They asked if we could ever right the wrong.
The left behind and wounded tried to live
And others learned to reach out and to give.
Time moves on, so many years have passed
But thoughts of loved ones linger, memories last.
Who will tell the young of hurt felt on that day?
Who will share with them the pain that can’t be said?
The petals of the flowers placed every year,
Scented witnesses to those no longer here.
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�This publication has received support from the Victims Support Programme for Groups
Working with Victims and Survivors, which is administered by VSS on behalf of the Office of
the First and Deputy First Minister. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of
the Victims and Survivors Service.
�
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Title
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Remembering 'Petals of Hope' (<em>collection</em>)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Some of the recorded stories can be found at the 'Petals of Hope Revisited' blog: <a href="http://www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br /><strong>See also:</strong><br /> Information about the original Petals of Hope project on Carole Kane's website: <a href="http://www.carolekane.com/index.php?/petals-of-hope/" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com/</a>
Stories Collected
Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project.
15 video; 23 text
Stories Deposited
Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict.
11 video; 15 text
Collection Permission Form
Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned.
Yes (signed 29 March 2014)
Description
An account of the resource
The Remembering 'Petals of Hope' project (2013-14) produced a collection of 15 audio visual and 23 written stories related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The work involved in conducting the interviews and producing the recordings was carried out by Carole Kane and Malachi O'Doherty.<br /> Carole Kane, a freelance artist / community arts facilitator, was involved in the original 'Petals of Hope' project (1998-99) in association with Omagh District Council, which, with the assistance of children from Omagh, transformed floral tributes left at the scene of the bomb into handmade paper and art work. This resulted in an exhibition in the spring and summer of 1999 and the publication of the exhibition catalogue entitled 'Petals of Hope' (1999).
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Carole Kane, and Malachi O'Doherty
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2014
Language
A language of the resource
English
Relation
A related resource
See also:<br /><em>The booklet:</em> <br /><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong> (2014). Remembering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.<br /><em>Web sites:</em><br /><a href="http://www.carolekane.com" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/</a><br /> The original exhibition catalogue:<br /><strong>Kane, Carole.</strong> (1999). Petals of Hope. Omagh: Omagh District Council.<br />The catalogue is available to purchase at this Web page:<br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31</a>
Permission Form Scanned
Non DC - Scan of permission form uploaded to archive.
Yes
Delayed Access
Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access.
No
Availability Online
Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain)
deposited
Contact
Non DC - Contact person within the organisation.
Carole Kane (carolekane@btinternet.com)<br />Jean Brennan, Arts Manager, Omagh District Council (jean.brennan@omagh.gov.uk)
Publication
A book, article, monograph etc.
Author
Author of the publication
Martin, Lorna.
Date Type
Publication, Submission, Completion date etc.
2014
Publication Title
Full title of publication, as it appears on item.
<em>Omagh</em>, in,<span> </span><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong><span> (2014). Remebering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.</span>
Publisher Location
Place of publication: city / town
Omagh
Publisher
VSS and Omagh District Council.
Publication Type
Report, Book, Manual etc.
Booklet
Publication Status
Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc.
Published
ISBN
978-1-86-991922-1
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<em>Omagh</em><span>, by Lorna Martin (</span><em>story text</em><span>)</span>
Description
An account of the resource
One of 20 personal accounts related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The accounts were published in the booklet Remembering: "Petals of Hope".
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
VSS and Omagh District Council
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2014
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Text; PDF; 220KB
Language
A language of the resource
English
Availability Online
Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain)
deposited
Catalogue ID
Non DC - ID for the Catalogue entry that relates to this entry
2300
Collection ID
Non DC - ID for the Collection that relates to this entry
155
Organisation ID
Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry
154
Remembering 'Petals of Hope'
Workers' Educational Association (WEA)
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Remembering:
“Petals of Hope”
Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb
Conversations with Carole Kane and Malachi O’Doherty
1
�Nicole Watt
“The human justice system, made of imperfect
people in an imperfect world, rarely satisfies our need
for resolution.’
It was a typically cloudy day in Northern Ireland when I first wandered into the Garden of
Light, the memorial established to honour the thirty-one lives lost in the Omagh Bomb of
1998. Having recently emigrated from America, I was unaware of the garden’s meaning,
only that I was heavily pregnant and it had a lovely lily pond which beckoned me to rest
my tired feet.
A bomb has never exploded in York, Pennsylvania. As far as I know there has never been
a murder in the neighbourhood where I grew up. And yet, there were tragedies of a
different kind, as there always are wherever human beings live.
The crimes I experienced during my youth and early adulthood are those rarely talked
about in public circles. Although society has changed much, most people are still not
comfortable hearing the stories I could tell, nor the stories of others like me. No one will
ever build a memorial garden to our lost childhood where we can gather to share our
grief, to feel strength and hope in numbers. Most of us will never have the opportunity to
pursue justice in a court of law.
Defending the innocent and holding lawbreakers accountable is vital in a healthy society.
However, I am all too aware, as are most of us, that the human justice system, made
of imperfect people in an imperfect world, rarely satisfies our need for resolution. The
bitterness and pain can linger for years, even decades, poisoning our lives and the lives
of those we love.. What is the answer then?
As a fellow sojourner on the path of injustice, I have come to believe that healing, closure
and justice is possible, even in the absence of monetary compensation or an admission
of guilt. I know because this is what has happened in my life. But believing in it takes a
shift in perception.
I have never had the opportunity to take those who harmed me to court, and yet justice
has entered my life in the form of purpose. While those who pursue crime and evil lose
their way, corrupting themselves and others, if we take the high road through our loss, we
will find noble purposes to pursue that benefit us and others around us.
When we are able and willing to empathise with others who suffer, justice and healing
redeem us in the form of compassion? When we are able to bear burdens others cannot
because we have carried such a deep grief for so long, we are given justice in the form
of strength? When the suffering that has gouged our hearts one day, perhaps far down
the road, creates a deep well that can now experience incredible joy and love, that no
longer takes a single moment for granted, we experience justice and healing in the very
gift of being more fully alive?
25
�When others trust us enough to tell us their stories we are given the honour of being
witnesses to others’ lives? And by listening, we are being heard, too, if not by an earthly
court, then by a much higher one, who judges not for this lifetime only, but for eternity.
Stepping into the garden on this sunny autumn day, I am reminded of the millions who
suffer and are not comforted: Abused children, victims of torture, those whose stories are
still bound in shame and silence. Perhaps we cannot achieve earthly justice for ourselves
and those we have lost, but maybe we can receive another form through helping others
who have no hope of helping themselves. We can be the light shining in the darkness- a
light so bright that it will be said of us ‘the darkness did not overcome it.’
No one can tell anyone else when or where or how the time of healing or surrender
will come or when the pursuit of justice has reached its end. The road of grief and
redemption has its own clock and the hour ticks differently for each person. But I feel
compelled to speak out for those who have shared their story with me: whether the guilty
ever receive their worldly due or not, I pray for you the same things I pray for myself- a life
of joy, love, healing, divine justice- and most of all - peace.
26
�This publication has received support from the Victims Support Programme for Groups
Working with Victims and Survivors, which is administered by VSS on behalf of the Office of
the First and Deputy First Minister. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of
the Victims and Survivors Service.
�
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Some of the recorded stories can be found at the 'Petals of Hope Revisited' blog: <a href="http://www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br /><strong>See also:</strong><br /> Information about the original Petals of Hope project on Carole Kane's website: <a href="http://www.carolekane.com/index.php?/petals-of-hope/" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com/</a>
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15 video; 23 text
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11 video; 15 text
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Yes (signed 29 March 2014)
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An account of the resource
The Remembering 'Petals of Hope' project (2013-14) produced a collection of 15 audio visual and 23 written stories related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The work involved in conducting the interviews and producing the recordings was carried out by Carole Kane and Malachi O'Doherty.<br /> Carole Kane, a freelance artist / community arts facilitator, was involved in the original 'Petals of Hope' project (1998-99) in association with Omagh District Council, which, with the assistance of children from Omagh, transformed floral tributes left at the scene of the bomb into handmade paper and art work. This resulted in an exhibition in the spring and summer of 1999 and the publication of the exhibition catalogue entitled 'Petals of Hope' (1999).
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Carole Kane, and Malachi O'Doherty
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2014
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English
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See also:<br /><em>The booklet:</em> <br /><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong> (2014). Remembering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.<br /><em>Web sites:</em><br /><a href="http://www.carolekane.com" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/</a><br /> The original exhibition catalogue:<br /><strong>Kane, Carole.</strong> (1999). Petals of Hope. Omagh: Omagh District Council.<br />The catalogue is available to purchase at this Web page:<br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31</a>
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Yes
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No
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deposited
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Carole Kane (carolekane@btinternet.com)<br />Jean Brennan, Arts Manager, Omagh District Council (jean.brennan@omagh.gov.uk)
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Watt, Nicole.
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2014
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<em>'The human justice system, ...'</em><span>, <span>in, </span><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong><span> (2014). Remebering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.</span></span>
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Omagh
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VSS and Omagh District Council.
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Booklet
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Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc.
Published
ISBN
978-1-86-991922-1
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The text, in PDF (Portable Document Format), of one of 20 personal accounts related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The accounts were published in the booklet Remembering: "Petals of Hope".
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Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.
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VSS and Omagh District Council.
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2014
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Text; PDF; 269KB
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English
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2298
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155
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154
Remembering 'Petals of Hope'
Workers' Educational Association (WEA)
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Remembering:
“Petals of Hope”
Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb
Conversations with Carole Kane and Malachi O’Doherty
1
�Molly Montague and Bridie Breen
“She opened a whole new world in Carrickmore …”
We met up with Mary at the patchwork. Well I had known her some time before that,
Mary and her sister had came from Mallow in county Cork and they met up with two
brothers from Beragh, the Grimes brothers. They married in due course. They were two very
pleasant ladies, Mary and Joan.
Mary had exceptionally good hands, it would be fair to say, at craft work. She had a great
connection of finding specialist materials and fabrics because her daughter worked
and was associated with textiles in Harrods, isn’t that right? And we enjoyed Mary coming
every night because Mary from time to time had all of these beautiful, beautiful different
classes of thread and different classes of fabrics and she opened a whole new world
in Carrickmore to this because we were working on basics and she had some lovely
patterns which we’d pick up as well. So, we enjoyed all of this unveiling when Mary came
along with all this different stuff, particularly at Christmas time, I remember her having
some nice Christmas and autumnal things with her.
So, we set to work together at that line and her sister Joan of course, accompanied her
on most nights so the crack was mighty.
She spoke with, of course, the great southern accent which some of us didn’t fully
understand all the time but we tuned in as best we could, had a cup of tea and the
normal banter and crack.
Patchworking started, with people, I suppose, where they didn’t have a lot. And to make
different quilts for their beds, they used whatever scraps they had. That was really the
origins of it, wasn’t it? It was using just patches of material from children’s dresses maybe
or blouses or men’s shirts or whatever. Some people went on to make men’s ties which
became very popular.
The designs became a bit more elaborate, and I suppose we got interested in mixing
colours and design and became clued in to that sort of thing. But it was really about the
company and the get together; that’s just what it was.
On a Thursday evening, we would have had an evening out. We’d been together for a
number of years it was fair to say, hadn’t we? And then Carole came in somewhere along
the line and we were asked if a few ladies would get together at the time of the tragedy
of the Omagh bomb. We were involved in Petals of Hope with Carole, we got a great lot
of satisfaction. I think I’m right in saying that Carole ended up coming to Carrickmore to
finish with us at the wind up.
Mary and her daughter were both killed in the bomb. Her daughter was expecting twins.
It was a terrible tragedy. i suppose the awfulness as with everyone else, is such worthwhile
people being lost because she was just a sweetheart, wasn’t she?
24
�This publication has received support from the Victims Support Programme for Groups
Working with Victims and Survivors, which is administered by VSS on behalf of the Office of
the First and Deputy First Minister. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of
the Victims and Survivors Service.
�
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Remembering 'Petals of Hope' (<em>collection</em>)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Some of the recorded stories can be found at the 'Petals of Hope Revisited' blog: <a href="http://www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br /><strong>See also:</strong><br /> Information about the original Petals of Hope project on Carole Kane's website: <a href="http://www.carolekane.com/index.php?/petals-of-hope/" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com/</a>
Stories Collected
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15 video; 23 text
Stories Deposited
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11 video; 15 text
Collection Permission Form
Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned.
Yes (signed 29 March 2014)
Description
An account of the resource
The Remembering 'Petals of Hope' project (2013-14) produced a collection of 15 audio visual and 23 written stories related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The work involved in conducting the interviews and producing the recordings was carried out by Carole Kane and Malachi O'Doherty.<br /> Carole Kane, a freelance artist / community arts facilitator, was involved in the original 'Petals of Hope' project (1998-99) in association with Omagh District Council, which, with the assistance of children from Omagh, transformed floral tributes left at the scene of the bomb into handmade paper and art work. This resulted in an exhibition in the spring and summer of 1999 and the publication of the exhibition catalogue entitled 'Petals of Hope' (1999).
Creator
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Carole Kane, and Malachi O'Doherty
Date
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2014
Language
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English
Relation
A related resource
See also:<br /><em>The booklet:</em> <br /><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong> (2014). Remembering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.<br /><em>Web sites:</em><br /><a href="http://www.carolekane.com" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/</a><br /> The original exhibition catalogue:<br /><strong>Kane, Carole.</strong> (1999). Petals of Hope. Omagh: Omagh District Council.<br />The catalogue is available to purchase at this Web page:<br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31</a>
Permission Form Scanned
Non DC - Scan of permission form uploaded to archive.
Yes
Delayed Access
Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access.
No
Availability Online
Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain)
deposited
Contact
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Carole Kane (carolekane@btinternet.com)<br />Jean Brennan, Arts Manager, Omagh District Council (jean.brennan@omagh.gov.uk)
Publication
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Author
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Montague, Molly., and Breen, Bridie.
Date Type
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2014
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<em>'She opened a whole new world in Carrickmore ...'</em><span>, <span>in, </span><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong><span> (2014). Remebering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.</span></span>
Publisher Location
Place of publication: city / town
Omagh
Publisher
VSS and Omagh District Council.
Publication Type
Report, Book, Manual etc.
Booklet
Publication Status
Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc.
Published
ISBN
978-1-86-991922-1
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<em>'She opened a whole new world in Carrickmore ...'</em><span>, by Molly Montague and Bridie Breen (</span><em>story text</em><span>)</span>
Description
An account of the resource
The text, in PDF (Portable Document Format), of one of 20 personal accounts related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The accounts were published in the booklet Remembering: "Petals of Hope".
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.
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VSS and Omagh District Council.
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2014
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English
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155
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154
Remembering 'Petals of Hope'
Workers' Educational Association (WEA)
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Remembering:
“Petals of Hope”
Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb
Conversations with Carole Kane and Malachi O’Doherty
1
�Molly Montague
“Everyone’s covering some heartbreak.”
Coming into Omagh, you’re faced with the awfulness of what happened and I suppose
you are just trying to, maybe to some extent escape from it. Although it was difficult in
doing that because I would have known one of the ladies who was killed, Mary Grimes.
But I suppose, no matter who you look at, everyone’s covering some heartbreak. When
you do come into Omagh, that is one of the things that comes into your head and even
people who have come visiting us from say England or Scotland, they come into Omagh
to see the Garden of Remembrance and just to see Omagh because of what has
happened.
I don’t like the garden. What has that modern structure to do with the kind of people that
we are?
You know for example, the chat now about Seamus Heaney is how he just uses normal
language of the everyday people and he doesn’t take it away “up there” and you feel
that they didn’t do what was acceptable to the ordinary people, they had to take it away
“up there’, that was beyond the people.
23
�This publication has received support from the Victims Support Programme for Groups
Working with Victims and Survivors, which is administered by VSS on behalf of the Office of
the First and Deputy First Minister. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of
the Victims and Survivors Service.
�
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Remembering 'Petals of Hope' (<em>collection</em>)
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A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Some of the recorded stories can be found at the 'Petals of Hope Revisited' blog: <a href="http://www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br /><strong>See also:</strong><br /> Information about the original Petals of Hope project on Carole Kane's website: <a href="http://www.carolekane.com/index.php?/petals-of-hope/" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com/</a>
Stories Collected
Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project.
15 video; 23 text
Stories Deposited
Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict.
11 video; 15 text
Collection Permission Form
Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned.
Yes (signed 29 March 2014)
Description
An account of the resource
The Remembering 'Petals of Hope' project (2013-14) produced a collection of 15 audio visual and 23 written stories related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The work involved in conducting the interviews and producing the recordings was carried out by Carole Kane and Malachi O'Doherty.<br /> Carole Kane, a freelance artist / community arts facilitator, was involved in the original 'Petals of Hope' project (1998-99) in association with Omagh District Council, which, with the assistance of children from Omagh, transformed floral tributes left at the scene of the bomb into handmade paper and art work. This resulted in an exhibition in the spring and summer of 1999 and the publication of the exhibition catalogue entitled 'Petals of Hope' (1999).
Creator
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Carole Kane, and Malachi O'Doherty
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2014
Language
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English
Relation
A related resource
See also:<br /><em>The booklet:</em> <br /><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong> (2014). Remembering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.<br /><em>Web sites:</em><br /><a href="http://www.carolekane.com" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/</a><br /> The original exhibition catalogue:<br /><strong>Kane, Carole.</strong> (1999). Petals of Hope. Omagh: Omagh District Council.<br />The catalogue is available to purchase at this Web page:<br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31</a>
Permission Form Scanned
Non DC - Scan of permission form uploaded to archive.
Yes
Delayed Access
Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access.
No
Availability Online
Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain)
deposited
Contact
Non DC - Contact person within the organisation.
Carole Kane (carolekane@btinternet.com)<br />Jean Brennan, Arts Manager, Omagh District Council (jean.brennan@omagh.gov.uk)
Publication
A book, article, monograph etc.
Author
Author of the publication
Montague, Molly.
Date Type
Publication, Submission, Completion date etc.
2014
Publication Title
Full title of publication, as it appears on item.
<em>Everyone's covering some heartbreak.'</em><span>, <span>in, </span><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong><span> (2014). Remebering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.</span></span>
Publisher Location
Place of publication: city / town
Omagh
Publisher
VSS and Omagh District Council.
Publication Type
Report, Book, Manual etc.
Booklet
Publication Status
Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc.
Published
ISBN
978-1-86-991922-1
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<em>'Everyone's covering some heartbreak.'</em><span>, by Molly Montague (</span><em>story text</em><span>)</span>
Description
An account of the resource
The text, in PDF (Portable Document Format), of one of 20 personal accounts related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The accounts were published in the booklet Remembering: "Petals of Hope".
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
VSS and Omagh District Council.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2014
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Text; PDF; 288KB
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English
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Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain)
deposited
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2296
Collection ID
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155
Organisation ID
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154
Remembering 'Petals of Hope'
Workers' Educational Association (WEA)
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Remembering:
“Petals of Hope”
Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb
Conversations with Carole Kane and Malachi O’Doherty
1
�Michael and Patsy Gallagher
“It has never worked.”
If you bought a car at £50 and something wrong with it, wouldn’t you take it back? You
know, you wouldn’t just keep it. And that was £250,000 and nobody complained about it.
Well, we complained about it but nobody listened to us.
My complaint is not just about the mirrors; I think the garden itself is very clinical. It would
remind you maybe of the war graves that you get in France for the First and Second World
Wars where its all granite and you go there and you pay your respects and leave. But the
garden we had earlier, you had trees in it and you had chairs in it. Wildlife came into it. It
was a more natural space.
Some people hung pictures of their dead on the wee tree, you know, and you could just
sit there, it was so peaceful. And then they made it into that.
We went to the meetings and we tried to get them to make it just like a rose garden, you
know, nice. They wouldn’t hear tell of it. They did what they wanted; they didn’t do what
any of the people wanted for a memorial.
We sat on the Memorial Working Group for eight years, we made several suggestions.
Where that glass obelisk is, all we wanted was a small plaque. Actually there is a small
plaque on the wall, just to mark the spot.
We just wanted the same type of garden enlarged, a wee bit bigger, so that we could
have room for everybody but for what reason, I don’t know, they refused us.
But I think that’s been very true about a lot of things that’s happened in Omagh, we’ve
never had the common touch.
22
�This publication has received support from the Victims Support Programme for Groups
Working with Victims and Survivors, which is administered by VSS on behalf of the Office of
the First and Deputy First Minister. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of
the Victims and Survivors Service.
�
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Title
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Remembering 'Petals of Hope' (<em>collection</em>)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Some of the recorded stories can be found at the 'Petals of Hope Revisited' blog: <a href="http://www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br /><strong>See also:</strong><br /> Information about the original Petals of Hope project on Carole Kane's website: <a href="http://www.carolekane.com/index.php?/petals-of-hope/" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com/</a>
Stories Collected
Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project.
15 video; 23 text
Stories Deposited
Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict.
11 video; 15 text
Collection Permission Form
Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned.
Yes (signed 29 March 2014)
Description
An account of the resource
The Remembering 'Petals of Hope' project (2013-14) produced a collection of 15 audio visual and 23 written stories related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The work involved in conducting the interviews and producing the recordings was carried out by Carole Kane and Malachi O'Doherty.<br /> Carole Kane, a freelance artist / community arts facilitator, was involved in the original 'Petals of Hope' project (1998-99) in association with Omagh District Council, which, with the assistance of children from Omagh, transformed floral tributes left at the scene of the bomb into handmade paper and art work. This resulted in an exhibition in the spring and summer of 1999 and the publication of the exhibition catalogue entitled 'Petals of Hope' (1999).
Creator
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Carole Kane, and Malachi O'Doherty
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2014
Language
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English
Relation
A related resource
See also:<br /><em>The booklet:</em> <br /><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong> (2014). Remembering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.<br /><em>Web sites:</em><br /><a href="http://www.carolekane.com" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/</a><br /> The original exhibition catalogue:<br /><strong>Kane, Carole.</strong> (1999). Petals of Hope. Omagh: Omagh District Council.<br />The catalogue is available to purchase at this Web page:<br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31</a>
Permission Form Scanned
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Yes
Delayed Access
Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access.
No
Availability Online
Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain)
deposited
Contact
Non DC - Contact person within the organisation.
Carole Kane (carolekane@btinternet.com)<br />Jean Brennan, Arts Manager, Omagh District Council (jean.brennan@omagh.gov.uk)
Publication
A book, article, monograph etc.
Author
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Gallagher, Michael., and Gallagher, Patsy.
Date Type
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2014
Publication Title
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<em>'It has never worked.'</em><span>, <span>in, </span><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong><span> (2014). Remebering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.</span></span>
Publisher Location
Place of publication: city / town
Omagh
Publisher
VSS and Omagh District Council.
Publication Type
Report, Book, Manual etc.
Booklet
Publication Status
Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc.
Published
ISBN
978-1-86-991922-1
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<em>'It has never worked.'</em><span>, by Michael and Patsy Gallagher (</span><em>story text</em><span>)</span>
Description
An account of the resource
The text, in PDF (Portable Document Format), of one of 20 personal accounts related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The accounts were published in the booklet Remembering: "Petals of Hope". This account is based on a joint interview.
Creator
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Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.
Publisher
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VSS and Omagh District Council.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2014
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Text; PDF; 247KB
Language
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English
Availability Online
Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain)
deposited
Catalogue ID
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2295
Collection ID
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155
Organisation ID
Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry
154
Remembering 'Petals of Hope'
Workers' Educational Association (WEA)
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Remembering:
“Petals of Hope”
Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb
Conversations with Carole Kane and Malachi O’Doherty
1
�Irene Lowry
Should have been just another day.
The people that were there were innocent in every way
Rushing around studying what shop to go to first,
Saying hello or that’s a great day,
Or maybe, have we time for coffee?
Worrying about what to wear,
Or how long the ticket has been on the car,
Meeting friends they hadn’t seen lately,
Someone shouting over
‘I haven’t got time to chat right now but I will ring you later’.
Just after 3 pm everything changed.
Hearts remain broken from that moment on.
Omagh itself slowly mended.
The people came together
And shared their grief.
They have helped each other on a never-ending journey.
All knew someone cruelly taken away.
Our lives have never been the same
17
�This publication has received support from the Victims Support Programme for Groups
Working with Victims and Survivors, which is administered by VSS on behalf of the Office of
the First and Deputy First Minister. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of
the Victims and Survivors Service.
�
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Title
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Remembering 'Petals of Hope' (<em>collection</em>)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Some of the recorded stories can be found at the 'Petals of Hope Revisited' blog: <a href="http://www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br /><strong>See also:</strong><br /> Information about the original Petals of Hope project on Carole Kane's website: <a href="http://www.carolekane.com/index.php?/petals-of-hope/" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com/</a>
Stories Collected
Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project.
15 video; 23 text
Stories Deposited
Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict.
11 video; 15 text
Collection Permission Form
Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned.
Yes (signed 29 March 2014)
Description
An account of the resource
The Remembering 'Petals of Hope' project (2013-14) produced a collection of 15 audio visual and 23 written stories related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The work involved in conducting the interviews and producing the recordings was carried out by Carole Kane and Malachi O'Doherty.<br /> Carole Kane, a freelance artist / community arts facilitator, was involved in the original 'Petals of Hope' project (1998-99) in association with Omagh District Council, which, with the assistance of children from Omagh, transformed floral tributes left at the scene of the bomb into handmade paper and art work. This resulted in an exhibition in the spring and summer of 1999 and the publication of the exhibition catalogue entitled 'Petals of Hope' (1999).
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Carole Kane, and Malachi O'Doherty
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2014
Language
A language of the resource
English
Relation
A related resource
See also:<br /><em>The booklet:</em> <br /><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong> (2014). Remembering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.<br /><em>Web sites:</em><br /><a href="http://www.carolekane.com" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/</a><br /> The original exhibition catalogue:<br /><strong>Kane, Carole.</strong> (1999). Petals of Hope. Omagh: Omagh District Council.<br />The catalogue is available to purchase at this Web page:<br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31</a>
Permission Form Scanned
Non DC - Scan of permission form uploaded to archive.
Yes
Delayed Access
Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access.
No
Availability Online
Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain)
deposited
Contact
Non DC - Contact person within the organisation.
Carole Kane (carolekane@btinternet.com)<br />Jean Brennan, Arts Manager, Omagh District Council (jean.brennan@omagh.gov.uk)
Publication
A book, article, monograph etc.
Author
Author of the publication
Lowry, Irene
Date Type
Publication, Submission, Completion date etc.
2014
Publication Title
Full title of publication, as it appears on item.
<em>Should have been just another day</em>, in, <strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong> (2014). Remebering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.
Publisher Location
Place of publication: city / town
Omagh
Publisher
VSS and Omagh District Council.
Publication Type
Report, Book, Manual etc.
Booklet
Publication Status
Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc.
Published
ISBN
978-1-86-991922-1
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
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<em>Should have been just another day</em><span>, by Irene Lowry (</span><em>story text</em><span>)</span>
Description
An account of the resource
The text, in PDF (Portable Document Format), of one of 20 personal accounts related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The accounts were published in the booklet Remembering: "Petals of Hope".
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
VSS and Omagh District Council.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2014
Format
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Text; PDF; 219KB
Language
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English
Availability Online
Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain)
deposited
Collection ID
Non DC - ID for the Collection that relates to this entry
155
Organisation ID
Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry
154
Remembering 'Petals of Hope'
Workers' Educational Association (WEA)
-
https://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/files/original/a9cb0216c981e65e5cb9def2307f1864.pdf
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Remembering:
“Petals of Hope”
Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb
Conversations with Carole Kane and Malachi O’Doherty
1
�Elaine Gallagher
“I’m obviously very, very thankful to still have her alive
and it was tough, because as an eight year old, you
do want the attention of your mum and dad…”
My sister lost her eyesight at the Omagh bomb when she was 15. I was 8 turning 9. I
remember a lot about that day and about the follow up and even though I was young, I
had to grow up quickly as a result of it all.
Claire was just going into town with her friends on a Saturday and you could say, was in
the wrong place at the wrong time. A piece of shrapnel from the car that the bomb was
in, sliced behind her eyes and she lost her sight and, for a while, her senses of smell and
taste; these gradually came back.
I was supposed to be going into town and got a phone call last minute to go with my
cousins to their holiday home in Mullaghmore. So off I went with them. I remember driving
down the road in the car and all of a sudden, my auntie Anne who was driving the car,
being very cross with us and telling us to be quiet. When we got to the caravan we were
told to go outside and play and later I was told that Claire was in an accident.
About two or three weeks later, we went up to Belfast and I thought it was great getting to
go shopping for the day and as soon as I walked into the room, I knew that Claire had lost
her sight. She had two white patches over her eyes and I knew that our family would never
be the same again.
I’m obviously very, very thankful to still have her alive and it was tough, because as an
eight year old, you do want the attention of your mum and dad; obviously their number
one was Claire.
As a family, we learned that it would be
easier for us to get on with things and to
learn to forgive. As a family, we decided
that. It has made things easier. Individually
we have good days and bad days and
Claire has good days and bad days. She
has gone on to do her degree. She was
only 15 but she went back to school, did her
GCSEs, her A Levels, went and did a degree
in Belfast, got married, has two beautiful
children which is very hard because they
are so beautiful and she will never see
them.
This drawing by Oran Bowes, shows his
mummy, Claire.
14
�Elaine Gallagher
“Being a student in England is quite refreshing in
that not a lot of people know about the troubles in
Ireland.”
Being involved in the Petals of Hope certainly provided me with a lot of healing. I went on
to study art and focused my project on textiles, hand-made papers, which is what the
Petals of Hope project was.
I’m now doing a degree with the hope of becoming an art therapist which I definitely
wouldn’t have chosen to do if it hadn’t been for the Omagh bomb and I then went to art
therapy sessions and gained an interest in that and wanted to help other people.
Being a student in England
is quite refreshing in that not
a lot of people know about
the troubles in Ireland. If
they know what happened,
not a lot of people know
what happened in Omagh,
especially people my age in
England. They wouldn’t know
unless they had a relative
involved or something, but
I find it quite healing to talk
about the Omagh bomb
with people that don’t know.
I find it helpful to me to be able to talk about it and I never have a problem talking about
it. Yes, there are times when I get upset which is normal. That’s a given. But having a
boyfriend from England who doesn’t have any clue about the Troubles is refreshing too
because he hadn’t heard of the Omagh bomb. His parents had, obviously from the news
but teaching him about the Troubles has helped me deal with what happened and I
think it has somewhat opened his eyes to how the world is and what goes on in other
people’s lives and made him realise that no matter what’s going on in your life, there’s
always someone else with something else going on that could be worse, could be similar.
We were always brought up as children to know that. Yes, what happened to Claire was
horrific and horrendous but there were people that day who lost their relatives and we just
have to be thankful that we still have Claire, as hard as it is every day to accept that she
will never see again. We have her and we are the lucky ones really.
15
�This publication has received support from the Victims Support Programme for Groups
Working with Victims and Survivors, which is administered by VSS on behalf of the Office of
the First and Deputy First Minister. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of
the Victims and Survivors Service.
�
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Title
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Remembering 'Petals of Hope' (<em>collection</em>)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Some of the recorded stories can be found at the 'Petals of Hope Revisited' blog: <a href="http://www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br /><strong>See also:</strong><br /> Information about the original Petals of Hope project on Carole Kane's website: <a href="http://www.carolekane.com/index.php?/petals-of-hope/" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com/</a>
Stories Collected
Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project.
15 video; 23 text
Stories Deposited
Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict.
11 video; 15 text
Collection Permission Form
Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned.
Yes (signed 29 March 2014)
Description
An account of the resource
The Remembering 'Petals of Hope' project (2013-14) produced a collection of 15 audio visual and 23 written stories related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The work involved in conducting the interviews and producing the recordings was carried out by Carole Kane and Malachi O'Doherty.<br /> Carole Kane, a freelance artist / community arts facilitator, was involved in the original 'Petals of Hope' project (1998-99) in association with Omagh District Council, which, with the assistance of children from Omagh, transformed floral tributes left at the scene of the bomb into handmade paper and art work. This resulted in an exhibition in the spring and summer of 1999 and the publication of the exhibition catalogue entitled 'Petals of Hope' (1999).
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Carole Kane, and Malachi O'Doherty
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2014
Language
A language of the resource
English
Relation
A related resource
See also:<br /><em>The booklet:</em> <br /><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong> (2014). Remembering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.<br /><em>Web sites:</em><br /><a href="http://www.carolekane.com" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/</a><br /> The original exhibition catalogue:<br /><strong>Kane, Carole.</strong> (1999). Petals of Hope. Omagh: Omagh District Council.<br />The catalogue is available to purchase at this Web page:<br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31</a>
Permission Form Scanned
Non DC - Scan of permission form uploaded to archive.
Yes
Delayed Access
Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access.
No
Availability Online
Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain)
deposited
Contact
Non DC - Contact person within the organisation.
Carole Kane (carolekane@btinternet.com)<br />Jean Brennan, Arts Manager, Omagh District Council (jean.brennan@omagh.gov.uk)
Publication
A book, article, monograph etc.
Author
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Gallagher, Elaine
Date Type
Publication, Submission, Completion date etc.
2014
Publication Title
Full title of publication, as it appears on item.
<em>'I'm obviously very, very thankful ...'</em>,<span> in, </span><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong><span> (2014). Remebering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.</span>
Publisher Location
Place of publication: city / town
Omagh
Publisher
VSS and Omagh District Council.
Publication Type
Report, Book, Manual etc.
Booklet
Publication Status
Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc.
Published
ISBN
978-1-86-991922-1
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Title
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<em>'I'm obviously very, very thankful ...'</em><span>, by Elaine Gallagher (</span><em>story text</em><span>)</span>
Description
An account of the resource
The text, in PDF (Portable Document Format), of one of 20 personal accounts related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The accounts were published in the booklet Remembering: "Petals of Hope".
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
VSS and Omagh District Council.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2014
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Text; PDF; 271KB
Availability Online
Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain)
deposited
Catalogue ID
Non DC - ID for the Catalogue entry that relates to this entry
2289
Collection ID
Non DC - ID for the Collection that relates to this entry
155
Organisation ID
Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry
154
Remembering 'Petals of Hope'
Workers' Educational Association (WEA)
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PDF Text
Text
Remembering:
“Petals of Hope”
Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb
Conversations with Carole Kane and Malachi O’Doherty
1
�Evelyn Johns
“It will be the next generation before we get the
families into the Omagh Bomb Archive.”
Different people react in different ways. Researchers are very much matter of fact about it
and they are delighted with the material in the archive. It will be the next generation before
we get the families in. Some of the families have come and you can see it is very emotional
for them. Groups are brought in by various organisations and you can see they are very
touched by it. Everybody looks at it and thinks, why didn’t we know this was here? They can’t
understand how so much material has been gathered and they didn’t know about it.
Apart from the books of condolence, there’s video material from RTE, UTV and the BBC,
news reports, documentaries, things like the Late Late Show; they’re all being put onto dvd
at the moment.
Then there’s emails. In 1998 the email was still in its infancy and it’s impossible to say but
I think on the home page we’ve something like fifteen thousand. I’m sure there’s thirty
thousand. One girl from a software company in County Cork sent an email to all her
contacts on the Monday morning calling on Bertie Ahern, the Taoiseach, to declare a
national day of mourning. About 8,000 emails followed from that one email.
Apart from that, there are some from RTE and they are massive. It’s hard to tell how many
are there. That was a huge part of the collection.
Then there were poems. People wanted to respond in whatever way they could. Letters,
sympathy cards, mass cards, absolutely huge. There’s another wee collection of
Christmas cards made by kids in primary schools.
Quilts. Quilters from around the world sent patches and quilters from Northern Ireland
made them up.
There’s also a lot of odd stuff.
There’s a crown of thorns.
I would just say it is a
spontaneous collection and it
is just put together by people
who wanted to say how they
felt. It hit so many people
throughout the world and it
was just their way of doing
something, of sending their
sympathy to us. That’s what
the archive grew out of.
12
�This publication has received support from the Victims Support Programme for Groups
Working with Victims and Survivors, which is administered by VSS on behalf of the Office of
the First and Deputy First Minister. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of
the Victims and Survivors Service.
�
Dublin Core
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Title
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Remembering 'Petals of Hope' (<em>collection</em>)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Some of the recorded stories can be found at the 'Petals of Hope Revisited' blog: <a href="http://www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br /><strong>See also:</strong><br /> Information about the original Petals of Hope project on Carole Kane's website: <a href="http://www.carolekane.com/index.php?/petals-of-hope/" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com/</a>
Stories Collected
Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project.
15 video; 23 text
Stories Deposited
Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict.
11 video; 15 text
Collection Permission Form
Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned.
Yes (signed 29 March 2014)
Description
An account of the resource
The Remembering 'Petals of Hope' project (2013-14) produced a collection of 15 audio visual and 23 written stories related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The work involved in conducting the interviews and producing the recordings was carried out by Carole Kane and Malachi O'Doherty.<br /> Carole Kane, a freelance artist / community arts facilitator, was involved in the original 'Petals of Hope' project (1998-99) in association with Omagh District Council, which, with the assistance of children from Omagh, transformed floral tributes left at the scene of the bomb into handmade paper and art work. This resulted in an exhibition in the spring and summer of 1999 and the publication of the exhibition catalogue entitled 'Petals of Hope' (1999).
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Carole Kane, and Malachi O'Doherty
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2014
Language
A language of the resource
English
Relation
A related resource
See also:<br /><em>The booklet:</em> <br /><strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong> (2014). Remembering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.<br /><em>Web sites:</em><br /><a href="http://www.carolekane.com" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk</a><br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/</a><br /> The original exhibition catalogue:<br /><strong>Kane, Carole.</strong> (1999). Petals of Hope. Omagh: Omagh District Council.<br />The catalogue is available to purchase at this Web page:<br /><a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31</a>
Permission Form Scanned
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Yes
Delayed Access
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No
Availability Online
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deposited
Contact
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Carole Kane (carolekane@btinternet.com)<br />Jean Brennan, Arts Manager, Omagh District Council (jean.brennan@omagh.gov.uk)
Publication
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Author
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Johns, Evelyn
Date Type
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2014
Publication Title
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<em>'It will be the next generation ...'</em>, in, <strong>Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.</strong> (2014). Remebering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council.
Publisher Location
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Omagh
Publisher
VSS and Omagh District Council.
Publication Type
Report, Book, Manual etc.
Booklet
Publication Status
Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc.
Published
ISBN
978-1-86-991922-1
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Title
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<em>'It will be the next generation ...'</em><span>, by Evely Johns (<em>story text</em>)</span>
Description
An account of the resource
The text, in PDF (Portable Document Format), of one of 20 personal accounts related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The accounts were published in the booklet Remembering: "Petals of Hope".
Creator
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Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi.
Publisher
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VSS and Omagh District Council.
Date
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2014
Format
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Text; PDF; 237KB
Availability Online
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deposited
Catalogue ID
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2287
Collection ID
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155
Organisation ID
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154
Remembering 'Petals of Hope'
Workers' Educational Association (WEA)