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: 28 March 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2648>

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