Untitled Story, by Gregory McGovern (story details) Delayed Access
Story Title: Untitled Story, by Gregory McGovern
Collection: Border Roads (collection)
Organisation: Latton Social Services and Development Ltd. (organisation)
One of the interviews recorded as part of the Border Roads to Memories and Reconciliation project. The project focused on the border road closures during the period of the conflict. (The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict but with a 'delayed access' date. However, the story is available to view at the Border Roads website.)
Story DetailsShowHide
Title |
Untitled Story, by Gregory McGovern (story details) |
Description |
One of the interviews recorded as part of the Border Roads to Memories and Reconciliation project. The project focused on the border road closures during the period of the conflict. (The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict but with a 'delayed access' date. However, the story is available to view at the Border Roads website.) |
Creator |
Latton Social Services and Development Ltd. |
Subject |
Border road closures during the Northern Ireland conflict |
Source |
http://www.borderroadmemories.com/search-border-crossings/individual-crossing/?id=bc166 |
Publisher |
Latton Social Services and Development Ltd. |
Date |
2014 |
Format |
Video |
Language |
English |
Story Title |
Untitled Story, by Gregory McGovern |
Story Available |
Story available on the Border Roads website |
Story Format |
Video (11 minutes 0 seconds) |
Story Source |
Border Roads website |
Interviewee Surname |
McGovern |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Gregory |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Catholic |
Home Address |
Ballyconnell, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. |
Published Format |
Video |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Border road closures |
Places Mentioned |
Scotchtown, Gortineddan, Fermanagh/Cavan Unapproved Road |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
Border Roads (collection) |
Description |
The Border Roads to Memories and Reconciliation project compiled a collection of stories related to life on either side of the border when many of the unapproved border roads were closed during the conflict. The intention was to all people to "express their feelings in relation to the the closure of border roads and the impact it had on their lives" (from the project flyer). (The stories have been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict but they have a 'delayed access' date. However, the stories are available to view at the Border Roads website.) |
Creator |
Latton Social Services and Development Ltd. |
Subject |
story-telling, personal accounts |
Source |
http://www.borderroadmemories.com/ |
Publisher |
Latton Social Services and Development Ltd. |
Date |
2014 |
Format |
The collection consists of stories recorded on video, audio (only), and written. There is also a range of complementary material in the form of photographs and scanned copies of newspaper articles. |
Coverage |
The border, and border counties, between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. |
Date Formed |
Project began in 2012 and ended in 2014. |
Address |
Latton Resource Centre, Latton P.O., Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, Republic of Ireland. |
Funder |
European Union’s PEACE III Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body. |
Stories Collected |
162 (on Border Roads Web site - 16 January 2015) |
Stories Deposited |
160 (as of 16 January 2015) |
Organisation InformationShowHide
Title |
Latton Social Services and Development Ltd. (organisation) |
Description |
Latton Social Services and Development Ltd. obtained funding from the European Union’s PEACE III Programme to carry out a story-telling project on the topic of border road closures during the period of the conflict. "In September 2012 ‘Border Roads to Memories and Reconciliation’ set out to provide an opportunity and space for residents along both sides of the border to remember and express their feelings in relation to the closure of border roads and the impact that it had on their lives." (from Border Roads website) The project set out to conduct 180 interviews and was due to finish work in December 2014. |
Date Formed |
1999 |
Status |
In operation [checked 2014] |
Address |
Resource Centre Latton, Co. Monaghan Republic of Ireland |
Citation
Latton Social Services and Development Ltd.. (2014). Untitled Story, by Gregory McGovern. Latton Social Services and Development Ltd..
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 21 November 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2719/>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 21 November 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2719/>
Related Item(s)
Border Roads to Memories and Reconciliation (website details)