Noel tells us about the history of internment within the family going back to his grandfather in the 1920s and his father, uncles and cousin in the 1940s, 1950s/60s.
He describes the impact of the conflict and internment in the Lurgan area.
Audio transcript
0:00:00.0 00:01:30.8 Noel begins by giving the background to his grandfather who was interned in 1920 in Ballykinlar.
00:01:30.8 00:03:15.4 In 1942 his father and 2 uncles interned at the same time. Their mother died while they were interned, they were refused leave to attend the funeral.
00:03:15.4 00:06:51.5 At one point his grandfather, father and 2 uncles all interned at same time. Uncles in Derry Gaol missed out on escape.
00:06:51.5 00:08:26.6 After internment his father and uncle had to go to England to get work and remained there.
00:08:26.6 00:10:27.2 Many republicans from the local area were interned in the 1950s/60s including his cousin.
00:10:27.2 00:12:33.9 History of republicanism within the family.
00:12:33.9 00:16:42.3 Growing up in England where his father owned a pub. In 1960s his father would buy guns from British ex servicemen and bring them over to Ireland.
00:16:42.3 00:21:19.4 In late 1960s as the Civil Rights campaign was growing Noel decided he wasn’t returning to England.
00:21:19.4 00:23:57.0 Memories of internment and some of those interned in the early 1970s.
00:23:57.0 00:26:39.0 In Crumlin Road Prison during riot after Long Kesh was burnt in October 1974.
00:26:39.0 00:28:40.7 Impact on families, need for fundraising.
00:28:40.7 00:30:17.3 Generations of imprisonment and republican activism.
