- 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.
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.
Education: Séanna Walsh
Maze and Long Kesh
Séanna talks about the value of educating himself in prison.
Prison Library: Daphne Scroggie
Armagh Gaol
Daphne talks about her experience working in the Library while a Prison Officer at Armagh Gaol.
Architecture: Fr. Oliver Crilly
Maze and Long Kesh
Oliver comments on the link between the architecture of the H-Blocks and the wider conflict.
Support: Ronnie White and Donna McCulloch
Maze and Long Kesh
Ronnie talks about the lack of support for prison officers following traumatic events.
Military Structure: Peter Taylor
Maze and Long Kesh
Peter talks about how a military regime and structure operated in the cages.
H-Blocks: Séanna Walsh
Maze and Long Kesh
Séanna talks about the different periods of time in the H-Blocks.
Visits: Laurence McKeown
Maze and Long Kesh
Laurence recounts the first time his father visited him in prison, whilst Laurence was in the prison hospital on hunger strike.
Entering the Prison: Amanda Dunsmore
Maze and Long Kesh
Amanda talks about the process of entering the prison.
Prisoner Artwork: Brian Maguire
Maze and Long Kesh
Brian looks through artwork produced in art classes in the H-Blocks.
Prison work: John Knocker
Maze and Long Kesh
John talks about working in metal fabrications.
Lock up: Seamus Holmes
Maze and Long Kesh
Seamus talks about the effect of ‘lock up’ on prisoners.
H-Blocks: Michael Smith
Maze and Long Kesh
Michael talks about conditions in the H-Blocks, when prisoners were ‘doubled up’ in the cells.
Prank: Angela Nelson
Armagh Gaol
Angela describes a prank played on new prisoners.
H-Blocks: Kenneth Simpson
Maze and Long Kesh
Kenneth talks about the organisation of the H-Blocks.
Ideology: Alexander Gowrie
Maze and Long Kesh
Alexander comments on the ideological differences between Provisional IRA and Official IRA prisoners.
1981 Hunger Strike: Laurence McKeown
Maze and Long Kesh
Laurence describes the impact of his hunger strike on his eyesight and sense of smell.
Handicrafts: David and William Stitt
Maze and Long Kesh
William points out a H-Block cell used for doing handicrafts.