Local URL |
http://www.smashingtimes.ie/ |
Author |
Minto, Susie. (ed.) |
Date Type |
Publication |
Publication Title |
The Forgotten People of Ulster: Stories of Orangeism South of the Border |
Publisher Location |
Kesh |
Publisher |
CADOLEMO Ltd. |
Publication Type |
Book |
Publication Status |
Published |
Number of Pages |
103 |
ISBN |
978-1-873832-53-0 |
Story Title |
The First Soldier |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: An Crann / The Tree. (2000). Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles. Belfast: Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree. |
Interviewee Surname |
Curley |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Philip |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
This account by Philip consists of an extract from 'Night Rider', a "sixty-minute documentary recording a Belfast taxi driver's memories of the troubles". In this extract Philip recounts an incident in the New Lodge Road when a British Army tank was used to break through a number of barricades in the area. [Although no date is given, this incident is likely to have occurred during 'Operation Motorman' on 31 July 1972 when the British Army entered the 'No Go' areas in Derry and Belfast.] |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
No Go Area, Internment |
Dates Mentioned |
30 July 1972 [1970s] |
Events Mentioned |
'Operation Motorman' (30 July 1972) |
Places Mentioned |
New Lodge Road [north Belfast, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA) |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Gunner Robert Curtis (6 February 1971) The first British soldier to be killed during the current conflict. |
Story Title |
The Field Trip |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Test |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: An Crann / The Tree. (2000). Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles. Belfast: Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree. |
Identity Provided? |
No |
Interviewee Pseudonym |
Mary |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
Mary gives an account of the day when her father was killed in a bomb attack on a public house. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Bombing |
Story Title |
The End of My Immunity |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: An Crann / The Tree. (2000). Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles. Belfast: Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree. |
Identity Provided? |
Forename only |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Stephen |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Previous Address |
Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
An account of the Omagh bomb (15 August 1998) by Stephen who was nearby when the explosion occurred. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Bombing |
Dates Mentioned |
15 August 1998 [1990s] |
Events Mentioned |
Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998) |
Places Mentioned |
Omagh [County Tyrone, Northern Ireland] |
Story Title |
The difficulty was, everybody had been conditioned to believe ... |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: An Crann / The Tree. (2000). Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles. Belfast: Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree. |
Interviewee Surname |
Hutchinson |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Billy |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Protestant |
Home Address |
Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Current Occupation |
Political Activitist |
Status |
Former Loyalist Paramilitary; Former member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF); Political Activist; Member then leader of the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) |
Story Abstract |
Billy describes the attitudes to Catholics of people in the working-class Protestant community of west Belfast during the early period of the conflict. |
Original Format |
Video; MP4 (.mp4) |
Duration |
19 minutes 10 seconds |
Compression |
MPEG-4 |
Producer |
O'Doherty, Malachi. |
Interviewer |
Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi. |
Interviewee |
Joint interview with a number of Omagh District Council workers. |
Story Title |
Testimony of Stephen Gault |
Story Available |
Testimony available on-line. |
Story Format |
Video (6 miinutes 35 seconds) |
Story Source |
JIVT Ltd. Web site; and also on YouTube. |
Interviewee Surname |
Gault |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Stephen |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Conflict Victim |
victim / survivor |
Victim 1 |
Samuel Gault |
Relationship Victim 1 |
Son |
Story Abstract |
The testimony relates to Stephen's experience of the Enniskillen bomb on 8 November 1987 when he was injured and his father Samuel was killed. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Bombing |
Dates Mentioned |
8 November 1987 |
Events Mentioned |
Enniskillen bombing |
Places Mentioned |
Enniskillen [County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland] |
People Mentioned |
Margaret Thatcher |
Organisations Mentioned |
Irish Republican Army (IRA); Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Samuel 'Sammy' Gault (8 November 1987) |
Story Title |
Testimony of Michael Gallagher |
Story Available |
Testimony available on-line. |
Story Format |
Video (9 minutes 8 seconds) |
Story Source |
JIVT Ltd. Web site; and also on YouTube. |
Interviewee Surname |
Gallagher |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Michael |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Catholic |
Marital Status |
Married |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Victim 1 |
Adrian (Aiden) Gallagher |
Relationship Victim 1 |
Father |
Victim 2 |
Hugh Gallagher |
Relationship Victim 2 |
Brother |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
Michael gives a personal account of the killing of his brother Hugh in 1984, and the killing of his son Adrian (Aiden) in 1998. |
Dates Mentioned |
3 June 1984; 15 August 1998 |
Events Mentioned |
Omagh bombing |
Organisations Mentioned |
Irish Republican Army (IRA) |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Hugh Gallagher (3 June 1984) Adrian (Aiden) Gallagher (15 August 1998) |
Story Title |
Testimony of Geoffrey Hamilton |
Story Available |
Testimony available on-line. |
Story Format |
Video (16 minutes 18 seconds) |
Story Source |
JIVT Ltd. Web site; and also on YouTube. |
Interviewee Surname |
Hamilton |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Geoffrey |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Story Abstract |
This testimony is about David Graham who was shot dead on 25 March 1977. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Killing |
Dates Mentioned |
25 March 1977; 15 August 1998 |
Events Mentioned |
Omagh bomb |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
David Graham (25 March 1977) |