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. |
Story Title |
'I don't ask God for anything' |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Chapter 12, in, Smyth, Marie. Fay, Marie-Therese. (eds) (2000). Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss. London: Pluto Press. |
Interviewee Surname |
McAllister |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Jolene |
Language Spoken |
English |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Victim 1 |
Isobel Leylands |
Relationship Victim 1 |
Niece |
ID Victim 1 |
3185 |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
"Jolene McAllister was interviewed in her home in Ardoyne, North Belfast in February 1977. At the age of eleven she witnessed her aunt being shot dead in cross-fire between the security forces and Republican paramilitaries. Two years later, she witnessed her cousin being killed in her home. Some time later, her brother was killed in a Republican paramilitary feud." Smyth and Fay (eds) (2000; p.111). |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Victims |
Dates Mentioned |
21 August 1992 [1990s] |
Story Title |
'Just me and the kids' |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Chapter 13, in, Smyth, Marie. Fay, Marie-Therese. (eds) (2000). Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss. London: Pluto Press. |
Interviewee Surname |
McGuinness |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Bel |
Language Spoken |
English |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Religion |
Catholic |
Home Address |
Bawnmore, Greencastle, North Belfast. |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Victim 1 |
Peter McGuinness |
Relationship Victim 1 |
Wife |
ID Victim 1 |
2252 |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
"Bel McGuinness was interviewed in March 1997 in Bawnmore, Greencastle, a Catholic enclave in North Belfast. Her husband was killed by a plastic bullet in August 1981 |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Victims |
Dates Mentioned |
9 August 1981 [1980s] |
Story Title |
'That was the last time I seen him' |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Chapter 11, in, Smyth, Marie. Fay, Marie-Therese. (eds) (2000). Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss. London: Pluto Press. |
Interviewee Surname |
Morrissey |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Paul |
Language Spoken |
English |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Victim 1 |
Joseph Morrissey |
Relationship Victim 1 |
Son |
ID Victim 1 |
1804 |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Shankill Butchers |
Dates Mentioned |
3 February 1977 [1970s] |
Places Mentioned |
Glencairn, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Story Title |
All in a Day's Work |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Chapter 10, in, Smyth, Marie. Fay, Marie-Therese. (eds) (2000). Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss. London: Pluto Press. |
Interviewee Surname |
Rutherford |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
William |
Language Spoken |
English |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Current Occupation |
Retired |
Occupation during conflict |
Hospital Consultant |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
"William Rutherford was interviewed in Belfast in October 1997. He is a retired consultant from the Casualty Department at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. He worked in the Casualty Department throughout the worst period of the Troubles and is no involved in Corrymeela, a Christian ecumenical cross-community organisation which works for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland." Smyth and Fay (eds) (2000; p.96). |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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). |