Our love encourages respect, by Stephen and Sharon (story details) Deposited

Story Title: Our love encourages respect

Collection: Mixed Emotions (collection)
Organisation: NIMMA (Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association) (organisation)

Personal accounts, based on a joint interview, by a couple who are in a mixed marriage. Their story was published in the book 'Mixed Emotions'.

"Stephen and Sharon live in a small village in the Fermanagh lakelands. They have been married for five years. Stephen, whose father was killed in the 'Poppy Day' bombing of Enniskillen, has suffered severe ill-health as a direct result of being in the same explosion. Sharon, whose Mum died only days before this interview, works in retail in the town. They make a strong team that faces the future with hope and humour." NIMMA. (2012; p.51).

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Title
 Our love encourages respect, by Stephen and Sharon (story details)
Description
 Personal accounts, based on a joint interview, by a couple who are in a mixed marriage. Their story was published in the book 'Mixed Emotions'.
Creator
 Paul McLaughlin / NIMMA
Publisher
 Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association (NIMMA).
Date
 2012
Relation
 See also:
Moorhead, Joanna. (2012). 'Love across the divide', The Guardian, (3 November 2012), <http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/nov/03/enniskillen-bomb-anniversary-gault-killed>
Story Title
 Our love encourages respect
Story Available
 Yes
Story Format
 Text
Story Source
 Story contained in the book:
McLaughlin, Paul. (2012). Mixed Emotions: Real stories of mixed marriage, (Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association; NIMMA). Belfast: NIMMA.
Identity Provided?
 No; forename only
Interviewee Forename(s)
 Stephen; and Sharon
Language Spoken
 English
Interviewee Gender
 Male; and Female
Religion
 Protestant; and Catholic
Home Address
 County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Marital Status
 Married
Birth Country
 Northern Ireland; and Republic of Ireland
Conflict Victim
 Victim
Physical Injury
 Stephen was injured by the Enniskillen Bomb; developed psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
Mental Trauma
 Stephen suffered depression, sleep deprivation and anxiety.
Victim 1
 Samuel Gault
Relationship Victim 1
 Son
ID Victim 1
 2755
Status
 Civilian
Published Format
 Document
Story Abstract
 "Stephen and Sharon live in a small village in the Fermanagh lakelands. They have been married for five years. Stephen, whose father was killed in the 'Poppy Day' bombing of Enniskillen, has suffered severe ill-health as a direct result of being in the same explosion. Sharon, whose Mum died only days before this interview, works in retail in the town. They make a strong team that faces the future with hope and humour." NIMMA. (2012; p.51).
Themes/Topics Mentioned
 Bombing
Dates Mentioned
 8 November 1987 [1980s]
Events Mentioned
 Enniskillen Bomb (8 November 1987)
Places Mentioned
 Enniskillen [County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland]

Collection InformationShowHide

Title
 Mixed Emotions (collection)
Description
 Mixed Emotions is a collection containing 10 personal accounts / stories about mixed marriage (between Protestants and Catholics) in Northern Ireland. Nine of the accounts are based on joint interviews of the married couple. The accounts were published in book format in 2012.
McLaughlin, Paul. (2012). Mixed Emotions: Real stories of mixed marriage, (Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association; NIMMA). Belfast: NIMMA.
Creator
 Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association (NIMMA)
Subject
 Personal accounts / stories related to the issue of mixed marriage in Northern Ireland.
Publisher
 Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association (NIMMA)
Date
 2012
Format
 Book
Language
 English
Identifier
 ISBN 978-0-9571669-1-2
Stories Collected
 10
Stories Deposited
 8

Organisation InformationShowHide

Title
 NIMMA (Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association) (organisation)
Coverage
 Northern Ireland
Date Formed
 1974
Status
 Active (last checked: October 2014)
Address
 NIMMA
28 Bedford Street
Belfast
Northern Ireland
BT2 7FE
Telephone
 (028) 9023 5444
Email
 info@nimma.org.uk
Funder
 "NIMMA is a registered charity and depends on membership, on our volunteers and on grants. Our main funding source is the Reconciliation Fund of the Department of Foreign Affairs. We also depend upon grant aid for specific projects, conferences, publications and research." (from NIMMA Web site).
Nature
 Registered charity.
Organisation Abstract
 "The Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association, (NIMMA), was founded in 1974 as a result of a conference held at Corrymeela. It has spent the past 39 years providing country-wide support and information to couples either in or contemplating mixed marriage. In a society where sectarianism is institutionalised, NIMMA continues to lobby for the acceptance of mixed marriage, increased integrated education and wider availability of shared social housing." (from the NIMMA Web site)

Citation

Paul McLaughlin / NIMMA. (2012). Our love encourages respect. Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association (NIMMA)..
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 27 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2068>
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