Brian talks about being dragged from his home on August 09th and brought to interrogation centre where he got severe beatings before being interned firstly in Crumlin Road Prison and then Long Kesh.
Declan talks about his mother’s family history being steeped in Irish republicanism.
His uncle Joe McElhaw spent time working in England and the USA, where he joined the Marines before returning home in the1960s to run the family pub on Camlough.
Sean talks about being interned whilst a student and completed first year exams in Long Kesh.
Recalls routine of internment and the brutality of British army raids.
Jane Nelson, the first Staff Tutor for the OU in Belfast. Referring to the diary she kept form that time she describes the efforts to get education facilities into the newly opened Long Kesh in 1971.
Deirdre and James describe their lives growing up in Belfast, meeting and marrying in 1972.
They talk about how the conflict impacted their lives.
Fintan talks about his two periods of internment. The burning of Long Kesh and the escape in October 1974.
Geard’s father was interned in the 1940s,1950s and 1970s. His brother, Danny was shot dead while his father was interned in Long Kesh. His aunt Bridie was the only woman to be interned in the 1950s.
Carmel recalls the morning of internment and being evacuated from Ballymurphy. Seeing her brother, John Laverty, for the last time before he was murdered
Norman talks about his time as a young teacher from England who happened arrive as a volunteer in Corrymeela the day after internment was introduced.
Joe tells us about his family’s involvement in struggle and internment going back decades. He recounts the events in Ballymurphy on August 09th 1971. Taken to Girdwood Barracks with others and being severely beaten. Wasn’t…