- Films
- Extracts
A selection of extracts from PMA recordings at Armagh Gaol and Maze and Long Kesh. Hear from former prisoners, prison officers, journalists, teachers and more.
Education: Margaret Gray
Maze and Long Kesh
Margaret reflects on her experience as a teacher in the H-Blocks.
Exercise Yard: Amanda Dunsmore
Maze and Long Kesh
Amanda visits a H-Block exercise yard and reflects on the changes there over the years.
Control Room: John Hetherington
Maze and Long Kesh
John talks about the prison Control Room at the Maze and Long Kesh.
Long Kesh: Peter Taylor
Maze and Long Kesh
Peter talks about the significance of the Long Kesh site during both the conflict and the development of the peace process.
Military structure: Angela Nelson
Armagh Gaol
Angela describes the military structure adopted by republican women in Armagh Gaol.
Quaker Visitor Centre: Vincent Bent
Maze and Long Kesh
Vincent describes the lack of conflict between visitors to the Quaker Visitor Centre, located just outside the Maze and Long Kesh site.
Chapel: Josie Dowds
Armagh Gaol
Josie talks about visiting the chapel of Armagh Gaol at the time of the no wash protest.
Education: Harry Donaghy and Sean O’Hare
Maze and Long Kesh
Harry (left) and Sean (right) talk about education during internment and the library in their cage.
Canteen: Pat Sheehan
Maze and Long Kesh
Pat recounts visiting the canteen during the blanket protest.
‘Cage 5’: John Knocker
Maze and Long Kesh
John visits the site of ‘cage 5’ and reflects back on daily life there.
Privacy: Margaret and Pat Shannon
Maze and Long Kesh
Margaret and Pat talk about the lack of privacy in the Nissen huts of the compounds/ cages.
Canteen: Raymond McCartney
Maze and Long Kesh
Raymond describes visiting the canteen during the blanket protest.
Yard: Seamus Holmes
Maze and Long Kesh
Seamus talks about the importance of the H-Block exercise yard.
Inspections: Evelyn Brady and Cate Mackie
Armagh Gaol
Cate describes inspections and drilling carried out by political prisoners in Armagh Gaol.
Compounds: William Plum Smith
Maze and Long Kesh
William talks about the basic design of the compounds/cages at Long Kesh.
Communication: Michael Culbert
Maze and Long Kesh
Michael recounts how prisoners used to communicate across the H-Blocks.
Pressure: Andy Killen
Maze and Long Kesh
Andy talks about the impact of the pressures faced by prison officers.
Prison Library: Daphne Scroggie
Armagh Gaol
Daphne talks about her experience working in the Library while a Prison Officer at Armagh Gaol.
