People cam out from every house, by Jim Watson (story details)

Story Title: People cam out from every house

Collection: Shankill Area Social History
Organisation: Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC]

An oral history recorded by Shankill Area Social History, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.

Jim Watson describes the importance of his local community to him.

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Title
People cam out from every house, by Jim Watson (story details)
Description
An oral history recorded by Shankill Area Social History, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.
Creator
Shankill Area Social History, and Dúchas
Publisher
Dúchas oral history archive
Date
2014
Format
Text
Language
English
Story Title
People cam out from every house
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
Watson
Interviewee Forename(s)
Jim
Interviewee Gender
Male
Age
72 (in 2014)
Religion
Protestant
Birth Country
Northern Ireland
Status
Civilian
Published Format
Document
Story Abstract
Jim Watson describes the importance of his local community to him.
Themes/Topics Mentioned
Community
Dates Mentioned
1963 [1960s]
Places Mentioned
Shankill Road [west Belfast, Northern Ireland]; Bangor [County Down, Northern Ireland]; Newtownards [County Down, Northern Ireland]
Organisations Mentioned
Free Presbyterian Church

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Title
Shankill Area Social History

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

Shankill Area Social History, and Dúchas. (2014). People cam out from every house. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 11 October 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2693>

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