Transcription |
Transcript available |
Original Format |
Video |
Duration |
31 minutes 22 seconds |
Compression |
MPEG-4 |
Interviewee |
William Caughey |
Transcription |
Transcript available |
Original Format |
Video |
Duration |
21 minutes 52 seconds |
Compression |
MPEG-4 |
Interviewee |
Fiona Bawn Thompson |
Transcription |
Transcript available |
Original Format |
Video |
Duration |
49 minutes 44 seconds |
Compression |
MPEG-4 |
Interviewee |
Eamonn Baker |
Transcription |
Transcript available |
Original Format |
Video |
Duration |
34 minutes 23 seconds |
Compression |
MPEG-4 |
Interviewee |
Jim Arbuckle |
Local URL |
http://www.smashingtimes.ie/ |
Story Title |
Untitled Story, by Eileen Weir |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Video |
Story Source |
The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. Film interview available at website: https://vimeo.com/120173490 Interview transcript also available: http://www.smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Interview-with-Eileen-Weir-Transcript-The-Memory-Project-Smashing-Times-Theatre-Company.pdf |
Interviewee Surname |
Weir |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Eileen |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Previous Address |
Shankill Road, west Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
Eileen Weir gives an account of growing up duing the Troubles and joining the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) for a short period of time when she was 16 years of age. She later became involved with the Trade Union movement. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Paramilitary Groups; Women; Identity |
Events Mentioned |
Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) Strike (May 1974) |
Places Mentioned |
Shankill Road [west Belfast, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
Ulster Defence Association (UDA) |
Story Title |
Untitled Story, by Andrew Redican |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Video |
Story Source |
The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. Film interview available at website: https://vimeo.com/120173436 Interview transcript also available: http://www.smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Interview-with-Andrew-Redican-Transcript-The-Memory-Project-Smashing-Times-Theatre-Company.pdf |
Interviewee Surname |
Redican |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Andrew |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Catholic |
Marital Status |
Married |
Birth Country |
Republic of Ireland |
Current Occupation |
Retired |
Occupation during conflict |
Secondary School Teacher |
Previous Address |
Drumkeeran [County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland] |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
Andrew Redican gives an account of life living close to the border during the period of the Troubles. |
Dates Mentioned |
1969 [1960s]; |
Events Mentioned |
Hunger Strike (1981) |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA); Sinn Féin (SF) |
Story Title |
Untitled Story, by Olivia O’Hagan |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Video |
Story Source |
The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. Film interview available at website: https://vimeo.com/120173495 Interview transcript also available: http://www.smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Interview-with-Olivia-OHagan-The-Memory-Project-Smashing-Times-Theatre-Company.pdf |
Interviewee Surname |
O’Hagan |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Olivia |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Age |
60 (in 2013) |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Occupation during conflict |
Health Service employee based in Chester, England. |
Previous Address |
near Portadown [County Armagh, Northern Ireland] |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
Olivia O’Hagan gives an account of growing up on a farm near the border and the impact of the troubles on her family. |
Places Mentioned |
Portadown [County Armagh, Northern Ireland] |
Story Title |
Untitled Story, by Charlie McMenamin |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Video |
Story Source |
The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. Film interview available at website: https://vimeo.com/120173435 Interview transcript also available: http://www.smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Interview-with-Charlie-McMenamin-transcript-The-Memory-Project-Smashing-Times-Theatre-Company.pdf |
Interviewee Surname |
McMenamin |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Charlie |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Previous Address |
Bogside, Derry, Northern Ireland; Creggan, Derry, Northern Ireland. |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
Charlie McMenamin gives an account of the impact of the Troubles. He recounts his experience of being arrested in April 1978 when he was 16 years of age and being falsely charged with attempted murder. Charlie served three years in prison. In April 2007 his case went before the Criminal Cases Review Commission and the conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Miscarriage of Justice |
Dates Mentioned |
30 January 1972; April 1978 [1970s] |
Events Mentioned |
Bloody Sunday (30 January 1972) |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA); Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC); Peace and Reconciliation Group (PRG); Alexander House Interface Group |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Kieran Doherty (24 February 2010) |
Story Title |
Untitled Story, by Maria McBride, Anne Blair, and Sheila McBride |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Video |
Story Source |
The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. Film interview available at website: https://vimeo.com/120173492 Interview transcript also available: http://www.smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Interview-with-Maria-McBride-Anne-Blair-Sheila-McBride-Transcripts-The-Memory-Project-Smashing-Times-Theatre-Company1.pdf |
Interviewee Surname |
McBride; McBride; and Blaire |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Maria; Anne; and Sheila |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Age |
Anne 49 (in 2013); |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Previous Address |
Newry [County Down, Northern Ireland] |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
The three sisters give an account of growing up in Newry, County Down, during the Troubles. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Civil unrest |
Events Mentioned |
Gibraltar killings (6 March 1988); Civil Rights march, Newry (6 February 1972); Bloody Sunday (30 January 1972); Poyntzpass killings (3 March 1998) |
Places Mentioned |
Newry [County Down, Northern Ireland]; Bessbrook [County Armagh, Northern Ireland]; |
People Mentioned |
Bernadette Devlin |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA) |