Brian Robinson, by William Smith (story details)
Story Title: Brian Robinson
Collection: Unfinished Business: State Killings (collection)
Organisation: Rolston, Bill. (individual compiler)
One account from a collection of personal accounts compiled by Bill Rolston, with Mairead Gilmartin. The accounts were given by relatives and friends of people who were killed by state forces in Northern Ireland.
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Title |
Brian Robinson, by William Smith (story details) |
Description |
One account from a collection of personal accounts compiled by Bill Rolston, with Mairead Gilmartin. The accounts were given by relatives and friends of people who were killed by state forces in Northern Ireland. |
Creator |
Bill Rolston, with Mairead Gilmartin |
Publisher |
Beyond the Pale Publications |
Date |
2000 |
Relation |
Extracts from the book are available on the CAIN Web site: Rolston, Bill., with Gilmartin, Mairead. (2000). Unfinished Business: State Killings and the Quest for Truth. Belfast: Beyond the Pale Publications. http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/issues/violence/docs/rolston00.htm |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
Story Title |
Brian Robinson |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book. |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Chapter 16, in: Rolston, Bill., with Gilmartin, Mairead. (2000). Unfinished Business: State Killings and the Quest for Truth. Belfast: Beyond the Pale Publications. |
Interviewee Surname |
Smith |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
William |
Interviewee Nickname |
Plum |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
46 (in 2000) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Former member of Red Hand Commando (RHC), Former loyalist paramilitary; Member of Progressive Unionist Party (PUP), political activist |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Killing; State Killing |
Dates Mentioned |
2 September 1989 |
Organisations Mentioned |
Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF); British Army (BA) |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Brian Robinson (2 September 1989) |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
Unfinished Business: State Killings (collection) |
Description |
Unfinished Business is a book containing a collection of stories that was compiled and published by Bill Rolston with Mairead Gilmartin. |
Creator |
Bill Rolston, with Mairead Gilmartin |
Subject |
Personal accounts related to killings by the state in Northern Ireland during the period of the conflict. |
Publisher |
Beyond the Pale Publications. |
Date |
2000 |
Relation |
The collection of stories is contained in the book: Rolston, Bill., with Gilmartin, Mairead. (2000). Unfinished Business: State Killings and the Quest for Truth. Belfast: Beyond the Pale Publications. |
Format |
Book |
Language |
English |
Identifier |
ISBN 1 900960 09 5 |
Organisation InformationShowHide
Title |
Rolston, Bill. (individual compiler) |
Description |
Bill Rolston is an Emeritus Professor Of Sociology at Ulster University. He has written extensively about various aspects of the Northern Ireland conflict, including victims, and story-telling. He has also published books containing collections of personal accounts. |
Creator |
Bill Rolston |
Subject |
Personal accounts / stories related to the Northern Ireland conflict. |
Date |
2014 |
Relation |
The CAIN Bibliography contains a list of most of Bill Rolston's publications. His books which contain personal accounts are: Rolston, Bill., with Gilmartin, Mairead. (2000). Unfinished Business: State Killings and the Quest for Truth. Belfast: Beyond the Pale Publications. Rolston, Bill. (2011). Children of the Revolution: The lives of sons and daughters of activists in Northern Ireland. Derry: Guildhall Press. |
Citation
Bill Rolston, with Mairead Gilmartin. (2000). Brian Robinson. Beyond the Pale Publications.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 18 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2909>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 18 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2909>