Myths of Belfast Interview 1 - The Decline of Sailortown

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Interview 1 of 7 conducted for my PhD research looking at the development of 20th Century Belfast and the formation of Urban Identity. This one concerns the Sailortown area of Belfast, a thriving civic quarter which was decimated by the motorway plans of the 1960s. Community activists and former Sailortown residents George eagleson and Paul McLaughlin discuss what happened to the area.
This film includes excerpts from the following documentaries -
-'Tomorrow's Road' (BBC 1972)
- 'Goodbye Divis' (1987)
- 'The Lost City of Craigavon' (BBC 2007)
- 'The High Life' (BBC 2011)

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1 июл 2014

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@Sameoldfitup 3 года назад

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.

@TomMcClean 8 лет назад

Well done Andrew for capturing this important piece of local history before it was lost.

@stephensmith4480 3 года назад

Thanks Lads. Watching this reminds me of my home city of Liverpool. It was very similar there too. I grew up just off the Dock Road and we also had sailors from all countries in our area, my own family were merchant seamen and then they worked on the Docks when they gave up the sea. My own Father served in the North Atlantic Convoys up to Murmansk and Archangel in Russia. Belfast has a very proud sailor history, just like us. Belfast has also been like a second home to me, over the years. A Lovely city full of Lovely people.😎👍

@colleenthompson2622 4 года назад

Lovely review guys. My Dads hometown. Up the Shankles down the Falls he would say❤️🍀🙏

@tstuart7333 2 года назад

Grandparents lived in New Andrew Street, I lived in New Dock Street. Alice Grogan, Thomas Stewart, Jim Breen, Carol Breen, Gerard Grogan, Brian O Neill. Breens Hall❤

@joehiggs100 6 лет назад

Many thanks for this, proper local history.

@garyb5998 3 года назад

Baptised in St Joseph's July 1970.. Mother and Father lived in New Andrews St ❤️

@garydavid1788 2 года назад

Great bit of local history ....Interesting video. I remember Dock Street well, before the troubles started. Haven't been back to Belfast in 40 years and probably won't be going. Likely I wouldn't recognize the place anyway and people, being a product of their environment, might be a little changed. Knock the character out of a town and you'll knock a little of the character out of the people!

@binflynn1 Год назад

Another great interesting video I throughly enjoyed and learnt a great deal from this , maybe another update in the future would be good too , anyway thanks again 👍

@RMCD1 7 лет назад

enjoyed that cheers!

@joemcgrath4433 3 года назад

Fantastic remember it well 😎

@johndillinger8424 7 месяцев назад

Used to get my hair cut in Pilot Street

@GetUpbeat 7 лет назад

Is there a public contact for any of these 2 men featured in the film?

@janetmcgowan1181 Год назад

My mum's family Gordon lived generations in this area. They were all married and children christened in sinclair seaman. My parents were married there I was christened there but once the troubles broke out we moved to a local church. Does anyone know if the church retains old records as I was looking into family history?

@AndrewMolloy Год назад

Hi Janet, thanks for the comment. Unfortunately, St.Joe's would not have any records, it was a derelict shell for a number of years before being redeveloped as a community centre recently. You could try St Patricks on Donegal Street as I'm sure parish records would have been kept by the catholic church.

@janetmcgowan1181 Год назад

Sorry meant to say its sinclair seaman Presbyterian church my family belonged to. Thanks for your response my dad also loves your videos brings back memories 😊

@AndrewMolloy Год назад

@@janetmcgowan1181 Apologies, I thought you were asking about St Joe's. Certainly worthwhile contacting Sinclair Seamen's. I would think that if they don't have records they could certainly point you in the right direction. Glad you and your dad enjoyed the video!