https://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/files/original/b3bade5a396347e1a08d2982b94a5c92.pdf 71acbf79c852221620ffef2d16cfdb63 PDF Text Text Memories of 5th October 1968 in Derry Hilary Reeve I arrived in Derry on the afternoon of 5th October 1968, after having spent a few days with a friend in Donegal Town. She dropped me off where Victoria Road meets the end of the Craigavon Bridge so that I could get to the shoe shop at the end of Duke Street managed by a friend Oliver Kennedy who was expecting me. I was surprised to see the crowds of people as I had forgotten about the planned, and banned, civil rights march. I stood on the east (Waterside) end of the bridge and surveyed the scene. The marchers were corralled in front of me in Duke Street by a line of policemen while on an embankment to my right in front of a large advertisement hoarding, where Spencer Road met the Craigavon bridge, a group of men were hurling stones and other objects at the marchers. The marchers were a sitting target as they could go neither forwards nor backwards. Today it would probably be called ‘kettleing’. Just as I was preparing to cross the road on the bridge one of the marchers broke away from the corralled group in Duke Street, followed in pursuit by a policeman who was batoning him about the head and shoulders. To my horror he ran straight over to my side. I was terrified and afraid to move in case I, too, would be batoned. I froze and can’t recall what happened to the man. Before I could make a second attempt to cross the road to get to Duke Street a cry erupted from the crowds in Spencer Road that a water cannon was coming. This was the first time to my knowledge that such a thing had been used in Northern Ireland and people in Spencer Road and on the bridge started running away from it towards the city. I, too, started running, but then I thought that this was foolish as it was only a bit of water, so I stopped where I was, turned my back to the water cannon and pulled up the collar of my coat. The pressure of the water was not great and it just squirted a bit across the top of my back. However, the really frightening thing was that in the general panic, if anyone had fallen to the ground no one would have stopped to pick them up. After the water cannon drove across the bridge the stone throwers had fled so I thought that I would make a concerted effort to get to the shop in Duke Street. I hurried there and pushed my way to the door of the shop where Mr Kennedy had been anxiously awaiting me. He sent me upstairs to the ladies department where the shop assistants were all gathered. From there I had a ring-side view of what was happening below. On the same level in the buildings opposite were cameramen and the press who must have taken up these posts earlier in the hope of catching some of the action. My only experience of the R.U.C. to this point was the friendly sergeant in our local police station. I was therefore horrified to see the brutality meted out on the corralled marchers by the police, and in particular by a senior R.U.C. police officer who was wielding a vicious blackthorn stick. It looked like a red �mist had descended on him and he did not care what damage he did to the marchers. The event was an eye-opener for me and blew away some of my naivety about the R.U.C. and the Stormont government. It had a profound effect on the way I viewed Ulster politics in the future. Account written by Hilary Reeve on 11 October 2012. Deposited with Accounts of the Conflict on 31 March 2014 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reeve, Hilary. (individual) Description An account of the resource Hilary Reeve witnessed the events surrounding the Derry March on 5th October 1968. She first provided her account of that day to CAIN in 2012. In March 2014 she agreed that her written story could be added to the Accounts of the Conflict archive. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hilary Reeve. Subject The topic of the resource Personal account of the events in Derry on 5th October 1968. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 Stories Collected Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project. 1 Stories Deposited Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. 1 Delayed Access Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access. No Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Accounts of the Conflict Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Hilary Reeve Nature Non DC - Nature of Organisation (Victims; community; sectorial; etc.) Individual Is Organisation Non DC - Is this collectionn an Organisation? (Yes if yes/Leave Blank if no) Yes Collection Permission Form Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned. Yes Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Story Title The title, if any, of the story or account. Memories of 5th October 1968 in Derry Story Available Y/N Yes Story Format Main format of the story (video; audio; etc.). Text Interviewee Surname Reeve Interviewee Forename(s) Hilary Interviewee Gender Female Status Details of status of interviewee during conflict (civilian; security force; combatant; paramilitary; political party; loyal order; etc.). Civilian Ind Permission Form Yes/No - Individual permission form signed and returned to Accounts. Yes (signed 31 March 2014) Ind Delay Access Y/N Y/N for individual story-teller delayed access request (check signed permission form) No Full Content Full content donated and uploaded. Yes Web Version Web version produced and uploaded. Yes Published Format Video; Audio; Document; Image. Document Archive Format Format used for the archive. Adobe Systems Portable Document Format (PDF) File (.pdf) produced using Adobe Acrobat X Pro Places Mentioned Places mentioned: cities, towns, villages, etc. Duke Street, Waterside, Derry, Northern Ireland Organisations Mentioned Main organisations mentioned. Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Birth Country Country of birth if mentioned (or make assessment based on interview). Northern Ireland Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Microsoft Word 97 - 2003 Document (.doc) Web Format Format used for the Web site. PDF Story Abstract Text from any publicly available abstract which describes the story. This is a single personal account by Hilary Reeve of the events she witnessed in Derry on 5th October 1968 when the Derry March was stopped by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) (the police) on Duke Street. Themes/Topics Mentioned Major Themes/Topics first, then sub-themes and topics. Civil Protest; Civil Rights; Policing Dates Mentioned Specific dates, or ranges. 5 October 1968 [1960s] Events Mentioned Major events mentioned. Derry March (5 October 1968) Story Source Source of where the story can be found. Accounts of the Conflict archive Other Keywords Other keywords mentioned in the interview. Water canon; Civil Disturbances; Riots; Rioting Ind Form Uploaded Scanned copy of paper form for preservation alongside the stories. Yes (scanned) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Memories of 5th October 1968 in Derry, by Hilary Reeve (story details) Description An account of the resource A personal account of some of the events surrounding the Derry March in Derry on 5th October 1968. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hilary Reeve Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Accounts of the Conflict, INCORE, University of Ulster Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 CAIN Links Non DC - Links to related information on CAIN CAIN Key Event: <a class="lightwindow page-options" title="Additional related information on the CAIN Web site" href="https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/events/derry/index.html">Derry March</a> (5 October 1968) CAIN Organisation Abstract: <a class="lightwindow page-options" title="Additional related information on the CAIN Web site" href="https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/organ/rorgan.htm#ruc" target="_blank">RUC</a> PRONI Records on CAIN: <a class="lightwindow page-options" title="Additional related information on the CAIN Web site" href="https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/cgi-bin/PRONI/pronidbase.pl?field=doctype&martin=1&key=PRONI%20Derry%20March" target="_blank">Derry March</a> NAI Records on CAIN: <a class="lightwindow page-options" title="Additional related information on the CAIN Web site" href="https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/cgi-bin/NAI/naidbase.pl?field=doctype&martin=1&key=NAI%20Derry%20March" target="_blank">Derry March</a> CAIN Bibliography: <a class="lightwindow page-options" title="Additional related information on the CAIN Web site" href="https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/cgi-bin/dbase.pl?field=keywords&text=KT-Derry-March" target="_blank">Key Texts</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Text; PDF file Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 5 October 1968; Duke Street, Derry, Northern Ireland Collection ID Non DC - ID for the Collection that relates to this entry 156 Organisation ID Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry 158 Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Individual Stories