Mackie's was going 24 hours a day, by Drew Johnston (story details)
Story Title: Mackie's was going 24 hours a day
Collection: Shankill Area Social History
Organisation: Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC]
An oral history recorded by Shankill Area Social History, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.
Drew Johnston gives an account of working for Mackie's in Belfast from an early age and how the Troubles impacted on his working life.
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Title |
Mackie's was going 24 hours a day, by Drew Johnston (story details) |
Description |
An oral history recorded by Shankill Area Social History, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project. |
Creator |
Shankill Area Social History, and Dúchas |
Publisher |
Dúchas oral history archive |
Date |
2014 |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
Story Title |
Mackie's was going 24 hours a day |
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 |
Johnston |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Drew |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
64 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Previous Address |
Riga Street, Shankill area, west Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Drew Johnston gives an account of working for Mackie's in Belfast from an early age and how the Troubles impacted on his working life. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Employment |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
Shankill Area Social History |
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
Shankill Area Social History, and Dúchas. (2014). Mackie's was going 24 hours a day. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 21 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2637/>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 21 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2637/>