It came right to my door, by Terry Lyons (story details)
Story Title: It came right to my door
Collection: Belfast Taxis Community Interest Company
Organisation: Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC]
An oral history recorded by Belfast Taxis CIC, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.
Terry Lyons explains the pressures of being a 'black taxi' driver during the height of the Troubles.
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Title |
It came right to my door, by Terry Lyons (story details) |
Description |
An oral history recorded by Belfast Taxis CIC, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project. |
Creator |
Belfast Taxis CIC, and Dúchas |
Publisher |
Dúchas oral history archive |
Date |
2014 |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
Story Title |
It came right to my door |
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 |
Lyons |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Terry |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
68 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Catholic |
Marital Status |
Married |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Occupation during conflict |
Taxi driver |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Terry Lyons explains the pressures of being a 'black taxi' driver during the height of the Troubles. |
Dates Mentioned |
1988 [1980s] |
Organisations Mentioned |
Black Taxi Association; Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
Belfast Taxis Community Interest Company |
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
Belfast Taxis CIC, and Dúchas. (2014). It came right to my door. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 3 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2648/>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 3 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2648/>