He died a week later, by Betty Morrison (story details)
Story Title: He died a week later
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.
Betty Morrison gives an account of a bomb explosion that killed a work colleague in 1972.
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Title |
He died a week later, by Betty Morrison (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: Paul McFadden |
Story Title |
He died a week later |
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 |
Morrison |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Betty |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Age |
62 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Betty Morrison gives an account of a bomb explosion that killed a work colleague in 1972. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Killing; Bombing |
Dates Mentioned |
5 February 1972 |
Places Mentioned |
Castle Lane [Belfast, Northern Ireland] |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Paul McFadden (5 February 1972) |
Additonal related information on the CAIN Web site ShowHide
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Paul McFadden
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). He died a week later. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 24 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2666>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 24 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2666>