Time to think...

Time to Think: Open University journeys in British and Irish prisons during the years of conflict 1972-2000 is a unique oral history archive. The collection contains interviews on the educational journeys of Loyalist and Republican ex-prisoners, Open University staff who tutored in the prisons or were involved in administration of study from the Belfast Office, prison education staff and Open University students who worked in the prisons. It also includes reflective interviews with OU staff and the Time to Think team about gathering interviews and building the archive, alongside audio clips, course materials, films and other artefacts.

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First name Last name Role Summary
preview image PaddyStudied in prisonPaddy grew up in a rural community left school at sixteen with few qualifications and was...
preview image StudentAStudied in prisonStudent A is from Derry. He left school at sixteen with no qualifications and was imprisoned in the...
preview image MichaelCulbertStudied in prisonMichael Culbert attended St Thomas’ Secondary School in West Belfast left after his O Levels and...
preview image JoeDohertyStudied in prisonJoe Doherty is from Belfast. He left school at fourteen and was interned during 1972 at age...
preview image HarryDonaghyStudied in prisonHarry Donaghy attended St Peter’s Secondary School in Belfast and left with no qualifications. He...
preview image StudentFStudied in prisonStudent F is from Belfast and attended St Malachy’s College where he gained O and A Levels. He...
preview image StudentHStudied in prisonStudent H left school with no qualifications. He was imprisoned aged eighteen in the Cages...
preview image StudentJStudied in prisonStudent J is from the South of Ireland. He did his secondary schooling through the medium of Irish...
preview image StudentKStudied in prisonStudent K was imprisoned in Cage 20 (the Compounds of the Maze and Long Kesh prison) in the late...
preview image PaulKavanaghStudied in prisonPaul Kavanagh went to a grammar school in Belfast but left before taking his O Levels and was...
preview image RobertKerrStudied in prisonRobert (Rab) Kerr is from Belfast. He left school at fifteen was imprisoned on a number of...
preview image StudentLStudied in prisonStudent L had a good secondary education and was considering going to University after he left...
preview image SeánLynchStudied in prisonSeán Lynch grew up in Lisnaskea County Fermanagh and left school at fifteen. He gained four O...
preview image EoghanMacCormaicStudied in prisonEoghan MacCormaic attended St Columb’s College in Derry and left in 1971 before taking his O...
preview image EamonnMacDermottStudied in prisonEamonn MacDermott attended St Columb’s College in Derry and was arrested aged nineteen in the...
preview image BrendanMackinStudied in prisonBrendan Mackin is from Belfast. He left school at fourteen and started correspondence courses with...
preview image LiamMcAnoyStudied in prisonLiam McAnoy is from West Belfast. He attended St Peter’s Secondary School left with no...
preview image RaymondMcCartneyStudied in prisonRaymond McCartney attended St Columb’s College in Derry and left in 1972 just after Bloody...
preview image RobertMcClenaghanStudied in prisonRobert McClenaghan went to St Paul’s Secondary School in West Belfast and left with one O Level...
preview image AnthonyMcIntyreStudied in prisonAnthony McIntyre attended the first three years of grammar school and was imprisoned from age...