Story Title |
People cam out from every house |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book and in the Dúchas oral history archive. |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: n.a. (2014). Living Through The Conflict: Belfast oral histories. Belfast: Dúchas oral history archive. |
Interviewee Surname |
Watson |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Jim |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
72 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Jim Watson describes the importance of his local community to him. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Community |
Dates Mentioned |
1963 [1960s] |
Places Mentioned |
Shankill Road [west Belfast, Northern Ireland]; Bangor [County Down, Northern Ireland]; Newtownards [County Down, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
Free Presbyterian Church |
Story Title |
Untitled Story |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book and in the Dúchas oral history archive. |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: n.a. (2014). Living Through The Conflict: Belfast oral histories. Belfast: Dúchas oral history archive. |
Interviewee Surname |
Stockman |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Florence |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Age |
79 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Title |
Seeing people get locked out |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book and in the Dúchas oral history archive. |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: n.a. (2014). Living Through The Conflict: Belfast oral histories. Belfast: Dúchas oral history archive. |
Interviewee Surname |
McAuley |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Jim |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
69 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Jim McAuley gives an account of his first job in a mill in Belfast. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Employment |
Dates Mentioned |
1960 [1960s] |
Story Title |
Mackie's was going 24 hours a day |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book and in the Dúchas oral history archive. |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: n.a. (2014). Living Through The Conflict: Belfast oral histories. Belfast: Dúchas oral history archive. |
Interviewee Surname |
Johnston |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Drew |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
64 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Previous Address |
Riga Street, Shankill area, west Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Drew Johnston gives an account of working for Mackie's in Belfast from an early age and how the Troubles impacted on his working life. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Employment |
Story Title |
We're a melody band |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book and in the Dúchas oral history archive. |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: n.a. (2014). Living Through The Conflict: Belfast oral histories. Belfast: Dúchas oral history archive. |
Interviewee Surname |
Hunt |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Norman |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
63 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Norman Hunt gives an account of his involvement, from an early age, with the Hillview Rising Star band. |
Dates Mentioned |
[1960s] |
Story Title |
In my life the troubles started in 1956 |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book and in the Dúchas oral history archive. |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: n.a. (2014). Living Through The Conflict: Belfast oral histories. Belfast: Dúchas oral history archive. |
Interviewee Surname |
Henry |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Jackie |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Published Format |
Document |
Dates Mentioned |
1956 [1950s], 1969 [1960s] |
Story Title |
The night of the smoke changed everything |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book and in the Dúchas oral history archive. |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: n.a. (2014). Living Through The Conflict: Belfast oral histories. Belfast: Dúchas oral history archive. |
Interviewee Surname |
Henry |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Bill |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
60 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Segregation |
Story Title |
The troops walking down the street in the middle of the road |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book and in the Dúchas oral history archive. |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: n.a. (2014). Living Through The Conflict: Belfast oral histories. Belfast: Dúchas oral history archive. |
Interviewee Surname |
Henry |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Ann |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Age |
59 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Published Format |
Document |
Dates Mentioned |
1969 [1960s], 1971 [1970s] |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Patrick Rooney (14 August 1969) |
Story Title |
Before the Shankill redevelopment started |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book and in the Dúchas oral history archive. |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: n.a. (2014). Living Through The Conflict: Belfast oral histories. Belfast: Dúchas oral history archive. |
Interviewee Surname |
Gibney |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Sandra |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Age |
53 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Home Address |
Shankill area, west Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Sandra Gibney gives an account of the Shankill before redevelopment changed the character of the area. |
Story Title |
Drum corps, flute corps, ..., by John Dougan |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book and in the Dúchas oral history archive. |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: n.a. (2014). Living Through The Conflict: Belfast oral histories. Belfast: Dúchas oral history archive. |
Interviewee Surname |
Dougan |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
John |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
43 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |