Maura tells about her experience of her husband, Frank, being interned in the 1970s and what impact this had on her and their young family.
She talks about Frank’s experiences after his release.
Frank had also been interned in the 1950s, aged 16 years, and his father had been interned in the 1940s. He had a brother who was also interned in the 1970s.
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00:00:00.0 00:02:31.6 Eldest in a family of 11. Met her husband in the early 1960s, he had been interned a few years earlier. Married in 1966 had 5 children.
00:02:31.6 00:05:45.5 Frank was interned again in 1971, released in 1973. Maura felt fortunate to have a large family to help with the children.
00:05:45.5 00:08:21.0 After release it took awhile to get employment. One son later imprisoned.
00:08:21.0 00:09:52.9 Frank’s father had been interned on the Al Rawdah in the 1940s. Frank had been interned in the 1950s and both he and his brother interned in the 1970s.
Frank Dougan interned 1958 and 1971