Duration |
1 hour 9 minutes 12 seconds |
Producer |
Marilyn Hyndman |
Director |
Simon Wood |
Interviewer |
Marie Smyth |
Interviewee |
David Clements; Bel McGuinness; Mabel Hampton; Jennifer Doonan; Tommy Doonan; Mary Enright; Margaret Valente; Alice Nocher; William Temple; Marie-Therese Fay. |
Author |
Marie Smyth and Marie-Therese Fay (editors). |
Date Type |
2000 |
Publication Title |
Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss. |
Publisher Location |
London |
Publisher |
Pluto Press |
Publication Type |
Book |
Publication Status |
Published |
Number of Pages |
147 |
ISBN |
ISBN 0-7453-1618-2 |
Story Title |
The Troubles is my life |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Chapter 1, in, Smyth, Marie. Fay, Marie-Therese. (eds) (2000). Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss. London: Pluto Press. |
Interviewee Surname |
Nocher |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Alice |
Language Spoken |
English |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Ind Delay Access Date |
n.a. |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
"Alice Nocher was interviewed in Bawnmore Greencastle, a Catholic enclave area in North Belfast in April 1997. Her brother was killed in 1975 in a bomb explosion. A couple of years later she was shot herself and survived. In 1983 her husband was shot dead in a sectarian attack whilst at work." Smyth and Fay (eds) (2000; p.7). |
Story Title |
Multiple Bereavement and Loss |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Chapter 2, in, Smyth, Marie. Fay, Marie-Therese. (eds) (2000). Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss. London: Pluto Press. |
Interviewee Surname |
Valente |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Margaret |
Language Spoken |
English |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Ind Delay Access Date |
n.a. |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
"Margaret Valente was interviewed in the office of Cost of the Troubles Study in May 1997. Her brother-in-law was killed in a Republican feud in 1975, and his wife died four years later, unable to cope with here husband's death. Margaret then lost her own husband, when he was killed by the IRA as an alleged informer. She later was the first on the scene when her daughter's partner was shot dead in a sectarian attack." Smyth and Fay (eds) (2000; p.20). |
Story Title |
Serious Injury |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Chapter 3, in, Smyth, Marie. Fay, Marie-Therese. (eds) (2000). Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss. London: Pluto Press. |
Identity Provided? |
No, Anonymous |
Language Spoken |
English |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Protestant |
Physical Injury |
Shot during the conflict. |
Occupation during conflict |
RUC Officer. |
Status |
Security Force |
Ind Delay Access Date |
n.a. |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
"This interview was conducted by Marie Smyth in 1994. The interviewee wishes to remain anonymous. He is a member of the Disabled Police Officers Association and he was injured whilst on duty when the car he was travelling in was the subject of a gun attack." Smyth and Fay (eds) (2000; p.34). |
Story Title |
Living with the Aftermath |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Chapter 4, in, Smyth, Marie. Fay, Marie-Therese. (eds) (2000). Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss. London: Pluto Press. |
Identity Provided? |
No, Anonymous |
Language Spoken |
English |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Physical Injury |
Injured in gun attack. |
Occupation during conflict |
Prison Officer |
Status |
Prison officer |
Ind Delay Access Date |
n.a. |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
"This female former prison officer is in her forties and from a rural area in Northern Ireland. She was the subject of a gun and grenade attack in 1979 whilst coming off duty. She wishes to remain anonymous and was interviewed with her sister and brother-in-law, who participated in the interview. (Their words are show in italics.) The interview took place in her home." Smyth and Fay (eds) (2000; p.42). |
Story Title |
Taking Up Arms |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Chapter 5, in, Smyth, Marie. Fay, Marie-Therese. (eds) (2000). Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss. London: Pluto Press. |
Interviewee Surname |
McKeown |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Lawrence |
Language Spoken |
English |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Paramilitary, Irish Republican Army (IRA) |
Ind Delay Access Date |
n.a. |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
"Lawrence McKeown was interviewed in April 1997 in Ballymurphy, West Belfast. He is a former member of the IRA, who was involved in the hunger strike in 1981 in which ten men died." Smyth and Fay (eds) (2000; p.51). |
Story Title |
In the Minority |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Chapter 5, in, Smyth, Marie. Fay, Marie-Therese. (eds) (2000). Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss. London: Pluto Press. |
Interviewee Surname |
Temple |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
William |
Language Spoken |
English |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Protestant |
Home Address |
Londonderry |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Current Occupation |
Businessman |
Status |
Civilian |
Ind Delay Access Date |
n.a. |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
"William Temple was interviewed in Derry Londonderry in March 1997. He is a local Protestant businessman who has had his property damaged throughout the Troubles. He also tells of his experiences during the Troubles, including his son's imprisonment and the impact these experiences have had on his family life. William edited the transcript of his interview, so it is his story, but not entirely as he spoke it." Smyth and Fay (eds) (2000; p.63). |
Story Title |
Loss of a Father |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Chapter 7, in, Smyth, Marie. Fay, Marie-Therese. (eds) (2000). Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss. London: Pluto Press. |
Interviewee Surname |
Clements |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
David |
Language Spoken |
English |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Home Address |
South Belfast |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Victim 1 |
William Clements |
Relationship Victim 1 |
Son |
ID Victim 1 |
2611 |
Current Occupation |
Methodist minister |
Ind Delay Access Date |
n.a. |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
"David Clements was interviewed in June 1997 in Belfast. He is a Methodist minister in South Belfast. His father, who was a policeman, was killed on duty in 1985. As a result of his own experiences and his ministry he has become involved with WAVE, a support group for victims of the Troubles." Smyth and Fay (eds) (2000; p.74). |
Story Title |
His Only Child |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Chapter 8, in, Smyth, Marie. Fay, Marie-Therese. (eds) (2000). Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss. London: Pluto Press. |
Interviewee Surname |
Boyd |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Iris |
Language Spoken |
English |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Home Address |
Monaghan, Republic of Ireland |
Victim 1 |
Archie Harper |
Relationship Victim 1 |
Daughter |
ID Victim 1 |
1084 |
Ind Delay Access Date |
n.a. |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
"Iris Boyd was interviewed in her home in March 1999. She lost her father in a bomb explosion in Monaghan in 1974." Smyth and Fay (eds) (2000; p.82). |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Bombing |
Dates Mentioned |
17 May 1974 [1970s] |
Events Mentioned |
Dublin and Monaghan Bombings (17 May 1974) |
Places Mentioned |
Monaghan, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland |