That was our defiance, by Hugh Mornin (story details)
Story Title: That was our defiance
Collection: Charter NI
Organisation: Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC]
An oral history recorded by Charter NI, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.
Hugh Mornin describes seeing the bomb explosions in Belfast on Bloody Friday, 21st July 1972.
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Title |
That was our defiance, by Hugh Mornin (story details) |
Description |
An oral history recorded by Charter NI, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project. |
Creator |
Charter NI, and Dúchas |
Publisher |
Dúchas oral history archive |
Date |
2014 |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
Story Title |
That was our defiance |
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 |
Mornin |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Hugh |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
68 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Current Occupation |
Retired |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Hugh Mornin describes seeing the bomb explosions in Belfast on Bloody Friday, 21st July 1972. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Bombing |
Dates Mentioned |
21 July 1972 |
Events Mentioned |
Bloody Friday |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
Charter NI |
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
Charter NI, and Dúchas. (2014). That was our defiance. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 19 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2665>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 19 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2665>