Boolavogue, by Susie Vallely (story details)
Story Title: Boolavogue
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.
Sussie Vallely gives an account of her arrest and imprisonment
Story DetailsShowHide
Title |
Boolavogue, by Susie Vallely (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 |
Story Title |
Boolavogue |
Interviewee Surname |
Vallely |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Susie |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Age |
59 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Former member of Irish Republican Army (IRA), Former republican paramilitary |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
Sussie Vallely gives an account of her arrest and imprisonment |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Paramilitary Groups; Prison |
Dates Mentioned |
1975 [1970s] |
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). Boolavogue. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 25 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2692>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 25 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2692>