Her first prison visit, by Donna Spence (story details)
Story Title: Her first prison visit
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.
Donna Spence explains the impact on her family when her husband was remanded in jail.
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Title |
Her first prison visit, by Donna Spence (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 |
Her first prison visit |
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 |
Spence |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Donna |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Religion |
Protestant |
Marital Status |
Married |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Donna Spence explains the impact on her family when her husband was remanded in jail. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Prison |
Events Mentioned |
Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) strike (May 1974) |
Places Mentioned |
Crumlin Road Gaol |
Organisations Mentioned |
Ulster Defence Association (UDA) |
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). Her first prison visit. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 22 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2685/>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 22 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2685/>