I'm not walking by you, by Ruby Hill (story details)
Story Title: I'm not walking by you
Collection: Charter NI
Organisation: Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC]
An oral history recorded by Charter NI, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.
Ruby Hill gives an account of meeting a childhood Catholic friend later in life and also the impact of the internment of her husband in the 1970s.
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Title |
I'm not walking by you, by Ruby Hill (story details) |
Description |
An oral history recorded by Charter NI, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project. |
Creator |
Charter NI, and Dúchas |
Publisher |
Dúchas oral history archive |
Date |
2014 |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
Story Title |
I'm not walking by you |
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 |
Hill |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Ruby |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Age |
76 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Home Address |
Ballybeen, Dundonald, County Down, Northern Ireland |
Marital Status |
Married |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Ruby Hill gives an account of meeting a childhood Catholic friend later in life and also the impact of the internment of her husband in the 1970s. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Internment; segregation |
Dates Mentioned |
[1970s] |
Events Mentioned |
Internment |
People Mentioned |
William Whitelaw (then Secretary of State) |
Organisations Mentioned |
Ulster Defence Association (UDA) |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
Charter NI |
Organisation 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) |
Citation
Charter NI, and Dúchas. (2014). I'm not walking by you. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 21 November 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2634/>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 21 November 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2634/>