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Gerard Murray attended St Mary’s Grammar School Belfast. He left in 1972 at age fourteen started an apprenticeship and attended the Technical College. He was imprisoned in Crumlin Road Gaol in 1979 where he studied O level English. He was transferred to Long Kesh (the H Blocks of the Maze and Long Kesh prison) in 1981. He enrolled for a course in Social Sciences with The Open University in 1982 but was not able to complete it due to being moved to Magilligan Prison which had no educational facilities at that time. At the time of interview in 2012 Gerard was involved in voluntary work with the Republican Socialist Movement in Belfast
Gerard Murray attended St Mary’s Grammar School Belfast. He left in 1972 at age fourteen started an apprenticeship and attended the Technical College. He was imprisoned in Crumlin Road Gaol in 1979 where he studied O level English. He was transferred to Long Kesh (the H Blocks of the Maze and Long Kesh prison) in 1981. He enrolled for a course in Social Sciences with The Open University in 1982 but was not able to complete it due to being moved to Magilligan Prison which had no educational facilities at that time. At the time of interview in 2012 Gerard was involved in voluntary work with the Republican Socialist Movement in Belfast
| Title: | Obstacles to Study in the H Blocks 1981 |
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| Description: | Gerard Murray describes the difficulties of studying in the H Blocks in 1981 and the impact on his Open University studies of having to share a cell and then being moved without warning to Magilligan Prison. | Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | Contact the OU Archive prior to any re-use. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Contributor: | Gerard Murray |
| Duration: | 00:02:09 |
| Master programe code and title: | Gerard Murray Interview |
| Master programme start time: | 00:31:34 |
| Master programme end time: | 00:33:40 |
| Master programme production number: | 103_S_01 |
| Available to public: | yes |
