It tore my heart out, by Alan Quail (story details)
Story Title: It tore my heart out
Collection: EPIC (Ex-Prisoners Interpretative Centre)
Organisation: Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC]
An oral history recorded by EPIC, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.
Alan Quail gives an account of the killing of his brother Mark Quail in a loyalist feud on 1 November 2001.
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Title |
It tore my heart out, by Alan Quail (story details) |
Description |
An oral history recorded by EPIC, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project. |
Creator |
EPIC, and Dúchas |
Publisher |
Dúchas oral history archive |
Date |
2014 |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
CAIN Links |
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Mark Quail |
Story Title |
It tore my heart out |
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 |
Quail |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Alan |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
60 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Marital Status |
Married |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Victim 1 |
Mark Quail |
Relationship Victim 1 |
Brother |
Status |
Former member Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), Former loyalist paramilitary |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Alan Quail gives an account of the killing of his brother Mark Quail in a loyalist feud on 1 November 2001. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Killing |
Dates Mentioned |
1 November 2001 |
Places Mentioned |
Ballyronan Park [Rathcoole, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland]; Mount Vernon [north Belfast, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
Ulster Defence Association (UDA); Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Mark Quail (1 November 2001) |
Additonal related information on the CAIN Web site ShowHide
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Mark Quail
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
EPIC (Ex-Prisoners Interpretative 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
EPIC, and Dúchas. (2014). It tore my heart out. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 20 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2679>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 20 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2679>