Like it was yesterday, by Joan Johnston (story details)
Story Title: Like it was yesterday
Collection: Shankill Women’s Centre
Organisation: Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC]
An oral history recorded by Shankill Women's Centre, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.
Joan Johnston gives an account of the impact on her family of the death of her brother in a bomb explosion.
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Title |
Like it was yesterday, by Joan Johnston (story details) |
Description |
An oral history recorded by Shankill Women's Centre, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project. |
Creator |
Shankill Women's Centre, and Dúchas |
Publisher |
Dúchas oral history archive |
Date |
2014 |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
CAIN Links |
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Hugh Harvey |
Story Title |
Like it was yesterday |
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) |
Joan |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Age |
60 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Victim 1 |
Hugh Harvey |
Relationship Victim 1 |
Sister |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Joan Johnston gives an account of the impact on her family of the death of her brother in a bomb explosion. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Killing |
Dates Mentioned |
28 February 1974 [1970s] |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Hugh Harvey (28 February 1974) |
Additonal related information on the CAIN Web site ShowHide
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Hugh Harvey
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
Shankill Women’s Centre |
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 Women's Centre, and Dúchas. (2014). Like it was yesterday. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 25 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2638>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 25 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2638>