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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.)

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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: 15 October 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2719>

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