Belfast Executions tells the story of the seventeen men who were executed at HMP Belfast from 1845 until Christmas week 1961. Their crimes are explored in fine detail. Read about the seventeen... More > year-old soldier executed by the hangman who was serving time at the prison for ABH or the story of the thirteenth person executed on Friday the thirteenth for the murder of a turkish giant. These and many others are presented by two of Belfast's best known local historians, Michael Liggett and Joe Baker.< Less
Belfast Executions tells the story of the seventeen men who were executed at HMP Belfast from 1845 until Christmas week 1961. Their crimes are explored in fine detail. Read about the seventeen... More > year-old soldier executed by the hangman who was serving time at the prison for ABH or the story of the thirteenth person executed on Friday the thirteenth for the murder of a turkish giant. These and many others are presented by two of Belfast's best known local historians, Michael Liggett and Joe Baker.< Less
Set in pre-troubles Belfast, a boy leads a carefree life as he and his friends experience the thrill of growing up in the warm Irish Society that preceded the onslaught of murder and mayhem
Told... More > from the perspective of a working class protestant who escaped from the trap of sectarian violence, these stories provide a view of life in earlier, more humane times, when dreams and desires could still be pursued without the pall of fear that spread over Ireland in later years.
Spanning fifteen years from schoolboy to man, his life in Ulster describes the lighter side of Irish life than that portrayed in the media during the years of violent clashes in the late sixties and seventies.< Less
Set in pre-troubles Belfast, a boy leads a carefree life as he and his friends experience the thrill of growing up in the warm Irish society that preceded the onslaught of murder and mayhem. Told... More > from the perspective of a working class protestant who escaped the trap of sectarian violence, these stories provide a view of life in earlier, more humane times, when dreams and desires could still be pursued without the pall of fear that spread over Ireland in later years.Spanning fifteen years from schoolboy to man, these stories provide an insight to the lighter side of Irish life in Belfast. A contrast to the harsh media portrayal of Ulster during the years of violent clashes in the late sixties and seventies.< Less
