Untitled Story, by Eileen Weir (story transcript) Deposited
Story Title: Untitled Story, by Eileen Weir
Collection: The Memory Project (collection)
Organisation: Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. (organisation)
Eileen Weir gives an account of growing up duing the Troubles and joining the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) for a short period of time when she was 16 years of age. She later became involved with the Trade Union movement.
Story Details ShowHide
Title |
Untitled Story, by Eileen Weir (story details) |
Description |
The video interview with Eileen Weir 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 Shankill Women’s Centre, Shankill Road, Belfast on 30 September 2013. At the time of the interview Eileen Weir worked at Shankill Women’s Centre, Belfast. |
Creator |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Publisher |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Date |
2013 |
Format |
Video |
Language |
English |
Story Title |
Untitled Story, by Eileen Weir |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Video |
Story Source |
The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. Film interview available at website: https://vimeo.com/120173490 Interview transcript also available: http://www.smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Interview-with-Eileen-Weir-Transcript-The-Memory-Project-Smashing-Times-Theatre-Company.pdf |
Interviewee Surname |
Weir |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Eileen |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Previous Address |
Shankill Road, west Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
Eileen Weir gives an account of growing up duing the Troubles and joining the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) for a short period of time when she was 16 years of age. She later became involved with the Trade Union movement. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Paramilitary Groups; Women; Identity |
Events Mentioned |
Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) Strike (May 1974) |
Places Mentioned |
Shankill Road [west Belfast, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
Ulster Defence Association (UDA) |
Publication InformationShowHide
Title |
Untitled Story, by Eileen Weir (story transcript) |
Creator |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Date |
30 September 2013 |
Format |
PDF version of transcript |
Language |
English |
Author |
Eileen Weir |
Publication Title |
Transcript of interview with Eileen Weir |
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.. (30 September 2013). Untitled Story, by Eileen Weir (story transcript).
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 21 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/3499/>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 21 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/3499/>