She was hoping ..., by Paddy

Story Title: She was hoping it would be born on Christmas Day, her birthday ...

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).

Paddy gives his account of how Loyalist paramilitaries shot his wife dead.

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Title
She was hoping ..., by Paddy
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
Publisher
Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree
Date
2000
Format
Text; pages 98-99 in the book.
Language
English
Story Title
She was hoping it would be born on Christmas Day, her birthday ...
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.
Identity Provided?
No; forename only
Interviewee Forename(s)
Paddy
Interviewee Gender
Male
Marital Status
Married
Status
Republican paramilitary; former Republican prisoner
Story Abstract
Paddy gives his account of how Loyalist paramilitaries shot his wife dead.
Themes/Topics Mentioned
Killing; Paramilitary Groups
Places Mentioned
Greencastle [near Omagh, County Tyrone, 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). She was hoping it would be born on Christmas Day, her birthday .... Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 20 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2224>

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Bear in Mind (book details)


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