| Description | Interview with a group of men and women in the Royal Bar, Londonderry. One of the men discusses learning about the persecution of Protestants during the Spanish Inquisition and his belief that Catholic people would use the same methods today if given the opportunity and that there would be a police state. They fear this happening in Northern Ireland if Ireland were to be united. They explain the symbolism of the Red Hand of Ulster and talk about some of the stories from the old province of Ulster. They feel that people living in Ulster in prehistoric times were more advanced than the people living in the south of Ireland and explain how much of this knowledge they were taught at school. One of the men talks about his employment history, including a period working in a grocery shop in England, returning home for health reasons, and being unemployed. He talks about arbitrary discrimination in employment, and states that his Protestant religion has not helped him to get a job. He goes on to express his disgust at people who throw petrol bombs and attacked his brother, who is a member of the RUC. Others join the conversation to talk about the role of the security forces and the support of the Protestant community for Britain (tracks 1-7)
Men talk outside to Charles Parker about the symbolism of the city walls of Derry and some of the historic landmarks of the city. They emphasise their feeling for some of the places of Derry and introduce a mural painter, Bob Jackson, to Charles Parker (tracks 8-9).
Interview with Bob Jackson, a mural painter. He discusses painting murals for the 12th August celebrations and talks about the family history of painting murals. He explains the religious symbolism of some of the murals, including one depicting the relief of Derry following the 1688-1689 siege, and emphasises that they are religious rather than political murals. He talks about the Catholic population being besieged and members of the Catholic community historically joining in some of the celebrations. He describes Derry as a 'maiden' city because it has never been conquered and talks about the events of the siege and the battle of the Boyne in 1690 and some of the significant figures in the history of the city. He explains the history of marches and parades being banned in the twentieth century, and the bans being broken (tracks 10-14).
Total: 32.54 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF571E0552280 |