Two days after the introduction of internment, by Sean Simpson (story details)
Story Title: Two days after the introduction of internment
Collection: Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC]
Organisation: Falls Community Council (organisation) [NC]
An oral history recorded by Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.
Sean Simpson gives an account of the killing of his brother by the British Army.
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Title |
Two days after the introduction of internment, by Sean Simpson (story details) |
Description |
An oral history recorded by Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project. |
Creator |
Dúchas |
Publisher |
Dúchas oral history archive |
Date |
2014 |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
CAIN Links |
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Seamus Simpson |
Story Title |
Two days after the introduction of internment |
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 |
Simpson |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Sean |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
55 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Victim 1 |
Seamus Simpson |
Relationship Victim 1 |
Brother |
Status |
Former member of Fianna na hÉireann |
Story Abstract |
Sean Simpson gives an account of the killing of his brother by the British Army. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Killing |
Dates Mentioned |
11 August 1971; 31 July 1972 [1970s] |
Events Mentioned |
Internment; Operation Motorman |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Seamus Simpson (11 August 1971) |
Additonal related information on the CAIN Web site ShowHide
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Seamus Simpson
Collection 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) |
Organisation InformationShowHide
Title |
Falls Community Council (organisation) [NC] |
Description |
"Falls Community Council is a community development organisation set up in 1974 to work for economic justice and social inclusion for the community in West Belfast." (Kelly, 2005; p.54) The Falls Community Council is responsible for the Dúchas oral history archive which was established in 1999 to record the experience of the conflict. |
Date |
1974 |
Citation
Dúchas. (2014). Two days after the introduction of internment. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 21 November 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2683/>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 21 November 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2683/>