The people's taxis, by Jim Neeson (story details)
Story Title: The people's taxis
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.
Jim Neeson describes some experiences as a black taxi driver in Belfast during the conflict.
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Title |
The people's taxis, by Jim Neeson (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 |
CAIN Links |
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Padraig O Cleirigh |
Story Title |
The people's taxis |
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 |
Neeson |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Jim |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
74 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Scotland |
Victim 1 |
Padraig Ó Cleirigh |
Relationship Victim 1 |
Friend |
Current Occupation |
Retired |
Occupation during conflict |
Taxi driver |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Jim Neeson describes some experiences as a black taxi driver in Belfast during the conflict. |
Places Mentioned |
Castle Street [Belfast, Northern Ireland] |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Padraig Ó Cleirigh (2 February 1992) ['Paddy Clarke'] |
Additonal related information on the CAIN Web site ShowHide
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Padraig O Cleirigh
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). The people's taxis. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 21 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2669/>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 21 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2669/>