Lucky Escape, by Joe (story details)
Story Title: Lucky Escape
Collection: Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles (collection)
Organisation: An Crann / The Tree (organisation)
One of 69 contributors who gave personal accounts about the Northern Ireland conflict that were published in the book: 'Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles' (2000).
The story-teller relates an account of a suspicious taxi journey in west Belfast during which he believed he was being abducted.
Story DetailsShowHide
Title |
Lucky Escape, by Joe (story details) |
Description |
One of 69 contributors who gave personal accounts about the Northern Ireland conflict that were published in the book: 'Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles' (2000). |
Creator |
An Crann / The Tree |
Date |
2000 |
Format |
Text; page 24 in the book. |
Language |
English |
Story Title |
Lucky Escape |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: An Crann / The Tree. (2000). Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles. Belfast: Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree. |
Interviewee Surname |
Nolan |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Joe |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Previous Address |
West Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
The story-teller relates an account of a suspicious taxi journey in west Belfast during which he believed he was being abducted. |
Places Mentioned |
West Belfast; Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles (collection) |
Description |
'Bear in Mind' is a book containing 84 stories related to 'the Troubles' |
Creator |
An Crann / The Tree |
Subject |
Stories of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. |
Publisher |
An Crann / The Tree |
Date |
2000 |
Rights |
Stories are copyright of the individual contributors (2000). |
Format |
Book |
Language |
English |
Identifier |
An Crann. (2000). Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles. Belfast: Lagan Press / An Crann The Tree. ISBN 1 873687 13 3 |
Stories Collected |
84 |
Organisation InformationShowHide
Title |
An Crann / The Tree (organisation) |
Description |
"Founded in 1994, An Crann / The Tree was an arts-based, charitable organisation ‘dedicated to providing a space in which people can tell - and hear - the splintered, complex, often contradictory stories of the ‘Troubles’ as part of a process which contributes not only to the ethos of peace, healing and reconciliation in Northern Ireland, but also to building a more inclusive, rounded story of the conflict.’ [from organisational literature]." Kelly, G. (2005). |
Creator |
An Crann / The Tree |
Subject |
Personal Accounts / Story-Telling related to the Northern Ireland conflict. |
Relation |
CAIN Bibliography: List of An Crann publications |
Date Formed |
1994 |
Status |
No longer exists (project ended in 2004?). |
Work |
Recording and Exhibiting Stories; story-telling. |
Citation
An Crann / The Tree. (2000). Lucky Escape.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 27 April 2025 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2176/>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 27 April 2025 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2176/>