Unititled Story, by Peter Conlon (story transcript) Deposited
Story Title: Untitled Story, by Peter Conlon
Collection: The Memory Project (collection)
Organisation: Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. (organisation)
Peter Conlon gives an account of his time policing the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
Story Details ShowHide
Title |
Untitled Story, by Peter Conlon (story details) |
Description |
The video interview with Peter Conlon was carried out by Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. as part of The Memory Project. It is one of 12 video interviews. The film interview was recorded at Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon, Republic of Ireland on 6 October 2013. At the time of the interview Peter Conlon was a former member of An Garda Síochána, Republic of Ireland. |
Creator |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Publisher |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Date |
2013 |
Format |
Video |
Language |
English |
CAIN Links |
CAIN Chronology: Loyalist bomb, Ballyshannon (19 October 1969) CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Thomas McDowell |
Story Title |
Untitled Story, by Peter Conlon |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Video |
Story Source |
The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. Film interview NOT yet available at The Memory Project website. Interview transcript is available: http://www.smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Interview-with-Peter-Conlon-Transcript-The-Memory-Project-Smashing-Times-Theatre-Company1.pdf |
Interviewee Surname |
Conlon |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Peter |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Republic of Ireland |
Nationality |
Irish |
Occupation during conflict |
Member of An Garda Síochána |
Status |
Former member of An Garda Síochána (Irish police) |
Story Abstract |
Peter Conlon gives an account of his time policing the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland during the Troubles. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Policing; Border roads; Concession roads; |
Dates Mentioned |
1969 [1960s]; December 1971 [1970s] |
Events Mentioned |
Loyalist bomb, Ballyshannon (19 October 1969); Armed robbery; |
Places Mentioned |
Clones [County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland]; Ballyshannon [County Donegal, Republic of Ireland]; Belleek [County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland]; |
Organisations Mentioned |
Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Thomas McDowell (19 October 1969) |
Additonal related information on the CAIN Web site ShowHide
CAIN Chronology: Loyalist bomb, Ballyshannon (19 October 1969)
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Thomas McDowell
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Thomas McDowell
Publication InformationShowHide
Title |
Unititled Story, by Peter Conlon (story transcript) |
Creator |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Publisher |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Date |
6 October 2013 |
Format |
PDF version of transcript |
Language |
English |
Author |
Peter Conlon |
Publication Title |
Transcript of interview with Peter Conlon |
Publisher Location |
Dublin |
Publisher |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Publication Type |
Transcript |
Publication Status |
Published on-line |
Number of Pages |
8 |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
The Memory Project (collection) |
Description |
"The Memory Project is an exciting, innovative arts programme that uses drama and theatre to deal with the past and build pathways for the future and to promote peace, reconciliation and mutual understanding in Northern Ireland and the southern border counties. The project is run by Smashing Times Theatre Company in collaboration with Corrymeela Community / Irish Peace Centres and is funded through the EU’s European Regional Development fund through the PEACE III Programme for Peace and Reconciliation managed by the Special EU Programmes Body. The project consists of a series of creative storytelling happenings, workshops and dramatic performances, along with a television documentary which will be made to record the process." (from the Smashing Times Theatre Company website) In addition to the 12 filmed interviews (involving 15 interviewees), the project also produced an hour-long documentary entitled 'The Memory Project: Stories from the Shadows' which documented the work of the theatre company, over the course of two years, as it carried out the project. Two theatre productions were also presented as part of The Memory Project. |
Creator |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Publisher |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Date |
2015 |
Stories Collected |
12 |
Stories Deposited |
11 |
Organisation InformationShowHide
Title |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. (organisation) |
Description |
"Smashing Times is a professional theatre and film company involved in performance, training and participation. The work is underpinned by a rights-based approach and a commitment to artistic excellence and social engagement. The company has four high profile patrons – Sabina Higgins, Áras an Uachtaráin First Lady; Joan Freeman, CEO, Pieta House; Ger Ryan, Actor; and Tim Pat Coogan, Author and Historian. The company was established in 1991 by a group of women actors, who met at the Focus Theatre, Dublin. These women were interested in challenging the elitist position that theatre sometimes holds in Irish society. Today the work takes place at local, national and transnational levels and is presented in a range of settings from the professional theatre space to on tour in schools and communities where we are invited to work with people collaboratively." (from the Smashing Times Theatre website) Smashing Times has undertaken a number of projects and The Memory Project (2012-2015) involved story-telling related to the Northern Ireland conflict. |
Date Formed |
1991 |
Status |
In operation (checked February 2015) |
Address |
Coleraine House Coleraine Street Dublin 7 Ireland |
Telephone |
+ 353 (0) 1 8656613 |
|
freda@smashingtimes.ie |
Citation
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd.. (6 October 2013). Unititled Story, by Peter Conlon (story transcript). Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd..
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 10 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/3492/>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 10 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/3492/>