Barbara Hart, from the USA studied for her PHD in Trinity College. She researched the life of Elizabeht Kennedy, a Probation Officer who suddenly found herself working in the newly opened internment camp
Fra talks about his life as a republican living on the Falls Road. He recalls the escalating conflict in the early 1970s, internment and Bloody Sunday.
Danny tells us how his interest in politics developed during the1960s .He recalls internment morning in August 1971 and the week of British army raids and gunbattles that followed it.
Anthony tells us how he was interned just after turning 17 years old.
He describes the deteriorating conditions in Long Kesh that led to the burning in October 1974.
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.
Oliver tells us about life growing up in County Tyrone. His father had been interned in the 1920s and a brother was interned in the 1950s. The family faced harassment, particularly from the B Specials.
Robert Spotty McKeown describes his experience of being interned twice, the first time he was 17 years old.
Seamus recounts his experiences as a ‘schoolboy internee’ when he was interned at just 16 years old.
Pat talks about the life of Art McAlinden, a veteran republican from south Armagh. He had already spent over 20 years in prisons as a republican prisoner before being interned in August 1971 for two years.
Listen to Gearoid MacDomhnall recall his arrest and internment without trial, and his life incarcanated in British prisons
Joe talks about being arrested the day after his 17th birthday and being interned on the Maidstone Prison ship and then Long Kesh internment camp.
Liam talks about his family background steeped in the GAA and of his own success as a county footballer in the 1960s.
Listen to audio recording with Internee and former blanketman and hunger striker Raymond McCartney
Francis recalls the changing attitudes to the British army after internment was introduced and particularly after Bloody Sunday.
Phil talks about how as a British army paratrooper in the 1960s he was imprisoned for supplying explosives to the IRA. After his release from prison in 1967 he joined the civil rights campaign.
Recalling morning of internment August 09th.
Remembering period in 1969 when they had to flee their home.
Talking about visiting Long Kesh.
Jim recalls his first impressions arriving in Long Kesh on a rainy winter’s night when he was 18 years old.
Ciaran recalls the period he, along with many other children, were evacuated to safe surroundings during the early 1970s.
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.
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…
Jim talks about being at one stage the youngest loyalist interned. Describes routine for internees.
Tells us about the impact on his family, his wife was pregnant when he was interned.