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) |
Story Title |
Untitled Story, by Kay Green |
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/120173493 Interview transcript also available: http://www.smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Interview-with-Kay-Green-Transcript-The-Memory-Project-Smashing-Times-Theatre-Company.pdf |
Interviewee Surname |
Green |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Kay |
Interviewee Maiden Name |
Duddy |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Victim 1 |
Jackie Duddy |
Relationship Victim 1 |
Sister |
Previous Address |
Creggan estate [Derry, Northern Ireland] |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
Kay Green gives an account of the shooting dead of her brother Jackie Duddy on Bloody Sunday (30 January 1972). She also describes some aspects of the aftermath and the campaign for justice. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
State Killings |
Dates Mentioned |
30 January 1972 |
Events Mentioned |
Bloody Sunday (30 January 1972) |
Places Mentioned |
Creggan estate [Derry, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
Cúnamh |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Jackie Duddy (30 January 1972) |
Story Title |
Untitled Story, by Carol Doey and Tony Mc Gurk |
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/120568330 Interview transcript also available: http://www.smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Interview-with-Carol-Doey-and-Tony-Mc-Gurk-Transcript-The-Memory-Project-Smashing-Times-Theatre-Company.pdf |
Interviewee Surname |
Doey; and Mc Gurk |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Carol; and Tony |
Interviewee Gender |
Female; and Male |
Religion |
Protestant; and Catholic |
Home Address |
Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. |
Marital Status |
Married |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
Carol Doey and Tony Mc Gurk give an account of some aspects of their life in a 'mixed marriage' (between a Protestant and a Catholic). |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Mixed Marriage; |
Dates Mentioned |
26 May 1983 (1980s) |
Events Mentioned |
Shooting at Cookstown RUC base |
Places Mentioned |
Cookstown [County Tyrone, Northern Ireland]; Stewartstown [County Tyrone, Northern Ireland] |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Colin Carson (26 May 1983) |
Story Title |
Untitled Story, by Peter Conlon |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Video |
Story Source |
The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. Film interview NOT yet available at The Memory Project website. Interview transcript is available: http://www.smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Interview-with-Peter-Conlon-Transcript-The-Memory-Project-Smashing-Times-Theatre-Company1.pdf |
Interviewee Surname |
Conlon |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Peter |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Republic of Ireland |
Nationality |
Irish |
Occupation during conflict |
Member of An Garda Síochána |
Status |
Former member of An Garda Síochána (Irish police) |
Story Abstract |
Peter Conlon gives an account of his time policing the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland during the Troubles. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Policing; Border roads; Concession roads; |
Dates Mentioned |
1969 [1960s]; December 1971 [1970s] |
Events Mentioned |
Loyalist bomb, Ballyshannon (19 October 1969); Armed robbery; |
Places Mentioned |
Clones [County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland]; Ballyshannon [County Donegal, Republic of Ireland]; Belleek [County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland]; |
Organisations Mentioned |
Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Thomas McDowell (19 October 1969) |
Story Title |
Untitled Story, by William Caughey |
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/120594188 Interview transcript also available: http://www.smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Interview-with-William-Caughey-Transcript-The-Memory-Project-Smashing-Times-Theatre-Company1.pdf |
Interviewee Surname |
Caughey |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
William |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
56 (in 2013) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Occupation during conflict |
British soldier, Member of British Army (BA), |
Previous Address |
Newtownards [County Down, Northern Ireland] |
Status |
Former member of British Army (BA), former member of Security Forces; Former Psychiatric Nurse |
Story Abstract |
William Caughey gives an account of his early family life and the impact of the Troubles. His time in England working as a psychiatric nurse and his return to Northern Ireland to live. His work with Smashing Times Theatre Company. |
Dates Mentioned |
27 August 1979 |
Events Mentioned |
Warrenpoint Attack (27 August 1979) |
Places Mentioned |
Warrenpoint [County Down, Northern Ireland] |