Internment, by Gerry Fitzpatrick (story details)
Story Title: Internment
Collection: Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC]
Organisation: Falls Community Council (organisation) [NC]
An oral history recorded by Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.
Gerry Fitzpatrick gives a short account of his family and his experience of being interned on two occasions, in 1971 and 1972.
Story DetailsShowHide
Title |
Internment, by Gerry Fitzpatrick (story details) |
Description |
An oral history recorded by Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project. |
Creator |
Dúchas |
Publisher |
Dúchas oral history archive |
Date |
2014 |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
Story Title |
Internment |
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 |
Fitzpatrick |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Gerry |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
73 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Gerry Fitzpatrick gives a short account of his family and his experience of being interned on two occasions, in 1971 and 1972. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Internment |
Dates Mentioned |
1971, 1972 [1970s] |
Places Mentioned |
Crumlin Road Gaol [Belfast, Northern Ireland] |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC] |
Description |
"The Dúchas project was developed by Falls Community Council in 1999 to record the experience of the conflict in nationalist West Belfast through oral history accounts." (Kelly, 2005; p.54) Between 2012 and 2014 Dúchas worked in partnership with a number of groups to record oral history accounts related to the conflict, as part of the Pieces of the Past project. |
Creator |
Falls Community Council |
Subject |
A collection of recordings of personal accounts of life in west Belfast during the period of the conflict. |
Date |
1999 |
Coverage |
1969 to present day. |
Address |
Falls Community Council 275-277 Falls Road Belfast Northern Ireland BT12 6FD |
Stories Collected |
100 in Dúchas archive (another 150 stories in the process of being archived) |
Organisation InformationShowHide
Title |
Falls Community Council (organisation) [NC] |
Description |
"Falls Community Council is a community development organisation set up in 1974 to work for economic justice and social inclusion for the community in West Belfast." (Kelly, 2005; p.54) The Falls Community Council is responsible for the Dúchas oral history archive which was established in 1999 to record the experience of the conflict. |
Date |
1974 |
Citation1
Dúchas. (2014). Internment. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 31 October 2025 <https://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2623>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 31 October 2025 <https://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2623>