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Story Title: Untitled Story, by Patrick Finn
Collection: The Green and Blue Across the Thin Line (collection) [NC]
Organisation: Diversity Challenges (organisation)
Audio recording of interview with Patrick Finn which was recorded as part of the Green and Blue – Across the Thin Line project.
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Title |
Untitled Story, by Patrick Finn (story details) |
Description |
A personal account from a collection of 39 interviews recorded as part of the Green and Blue Across the Thin Line project. The interviews were conducted with former police officers who served in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Extracts from the interviews were published in a book of the same title in 2014. (This account is one of 19 for which the audio file and full transcript were made available at the project's Web site. This particular story was also deposited with the Accounts archive.) |
Creator |
Green and Blue – Across the Thin Line project |
Subject |
The experiences of former police officers from the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC; Northern Ireland) and the Garda Síochána (GS; Republic of Ireland), especially in relation to the border between the two jurisdictions. |
Publisher |
Diversity Challenges Board |
Date |
2014 |
Relation |
See also the Green and Blue website: http://www.green-and-blue.org/ |
Format |
Audio; Transcript; and Text |
Language |
English |
Coverage |
Police Services; Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland; 1920s to 2001 |
Story Title |
Untitled Story, by Patrick Finn |
Story Available |
Yes; deposited. Audio file and full transcript also on project website. Story extract available in published book. Audio interview available at website: http://www.green-and-blue.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Pat-Finn-Interview.mp3 Interview transcript also available: http://www.green-and-blue.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Pat-Finn-Interview-Transcript.pdf |
Story Format |
Text (Page 10 in the book) |
Story Source |
Story contained in: Moloney, Michelle. (2014). Green and Blue Across the Thin Line - Policing the border: The voices of those who policed the border and their families. Diversity Challenges Board. |
Interviewee Surname |
Finn |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Patrick |
Interviewee Nickname |
Pat |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Birth Country |
Ireland |
Nationality |
Irish |
Occupation during conflict |
Police officer, Member of Garda Síochána (GS) |
Status |
Former member of Garda Síochána (GS), Former member of Irish Security Forces |
Published Format |
Document; Audio |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Policing |
Dates Mentioned |
1970 [1970s] |
Places Mentioned |
Ballyconnell [County Cavan, Republic of Ireland]; Kinlough [County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland] |
People Mentioned |
Lord Mountbatten |
Organisations Mentioned |
Garda Siochana (GS); Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) |
Sound InformationShowHide
Title |
Untitled Story, by Patrick Finn (story audio) |
Description |
Audio recording of interview with Patrick Finn which was recorded as part of the Green and Blue – Across the Thin Line project. |
Creator |
Green and Blue – Across the Thin Line project |
Publisher |
Diversity Challenges Board |
Date |
2014 |
Relation |
See also the Green and Blue website: http://www.green-and-blue.org/ |
Format |
Audio (MP3) |
Language |
English |
Transcription |
Transcription also available |
Original Format |
Digital Audio File: MPEG-2 Audio Layer III (MP3) |
Duration |
25 minutes 06 seconds |
Bit Rate/Frequency |
192 kbps |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
The Green and Blue Across the Thin Line (collection) [NC] |
Description |
A collection of 39 stories that were compiled as part of a project with the aim: "To develop a storytelling project reflecting the cooperation and interaction between former members of Royal Ulster Constabulary and former members of An Garda Síochána along the border from the establishment of the two Police Forces to 2001." (From the Green and Blue website.) Extracts from the 39 recorded interviews were published in book format in 2014. The associated Green and Blue website contains full transcripts for 24 of the interviews. The website also contains 18 interview audio files (as of 22 January 2016). |
Publisher |
Diversity Challenges Board |
Date |
2014 |
Format |
Published book; and Web site |
Language |
English |
Coverage |
Police Services; Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland; 1920s to 2001 |
Stories Collected |
39 |
Stories Deposited |
18 |
Organisation InformationShowHide
Title |
Diversity Challenges (organisation) |
Description |
"Diversity Challenges is a company limited by guarantee (NI50064) and is recognised by the Inland Revenue as a charity Ref NoXR74395. It was founded in 2001 to facilitate change in a number of Cultural groups in Ireland. Diversity Challenges is a member of the International Coalition of the Sites of Conscience." (From Diversity Challenges website) Diversity Challenges has run two recent story-telling projects: Aftermath; and The Green and Blue Across the Thin Line (details of these two projects are contained in the Accounts archive). |
Creator |
"Diversity Challenges carries out its work through a Coordinator Will Glendinning." (From Diversity Challenges website) |
Format |
Website |
Language |
English |
Date Formed |
2001 |
Status |
Active (last checked 2014) |
Address |
31 Bessbrook Road Markethill Armagh BT60 1RJ |
Telephone |
0044 (0)2837507219 0044 (0)7710174754 |
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w.o.m.glen@btinternet.com |
Funder |
"It has received funding from a number of bodies, trusts and agencies. Diversity Challenges is currently supported from: PEACE III County Louth Peace and Reconciliation Partnership for support under the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation 2007-2013 AFTERMATH PEACE III - Green & Blue Across the thin line." (From Diversity Challenges website) |
Work |
"To assist culturally specific groups in integrating community relations principles and considerations within all aspects of their work." (From Diversity Challenges website) |
Organisation Abstract |
Diversity Challenges has worked on a number of projects. Diversity Challenges has run two recent story-telling projects: Aftermath which resulted in 30 recorded interviews; and The Green and Blue Across the Thin Line which resulted in a collection of 39 stories. |
Citation
Green and Blue – Across the Thin Line project. (2014). Untitled Story, by Patrick Finn (story audio). Diversity Challenges Board.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 15 April 2025 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/3401/>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 15 April 2025 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/3401/>
Related Item(s)
Green and Blue Across the Thin Line (book details)