... that it would be of help to the children, by Máire Mhic Sheáin (story details)

Story Title: ... that it would be of help to the children

Collection: Forbairt Feirste
Organisation: Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC]

An oral history recorded by Forbairt Feirste, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.

Máire Mhic Sheáin describes helping to establish an Irish-medium school in west Belfast.

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Title
... that it would be of help to the children, by Máire Mhic Sheáin (story details)
Description
An oral history recorded by Forbairt Feirste, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.
Creator
Forbairt Feirste, and Dúchas
Publisher
Dúchas oral history archive
Date
2014
Format
Text
Language
Irish language, Gaelic (with English translation provided)
Story Title
... that it would be of help to the children
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
Mhic Sheáin
Interviewee Forename(s)
Máire
Interviewee Gender
Female
Age
74 (in 2014)
Religion
Catholic
Birth Country
Northern Ireland
Current Occupation
Retired
Occupation during conflict
Teacher
Status
Civilian
Published Format
Document
Story Abstract
Máire Mhic Sheáin describes helping to establish an Irish-medium school in west Belfast.
Themes/Topics Mentioned
Education

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Title
Forbairt Feirste

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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

Forbairt Feirste, and Dúchas. (2014). ... that it would be of help to the children. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 29 March 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2663>

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