Audio interview with Angela McCrystal, an evicted resident of Caledon, by Proinsias O Conluain for RTE News in August 1969. In June 1968 Austin Currie and others protested against perceived discrimination in housing allocation by ‘squatting’ in a house in Caledon, Dungannon. In August of that year the Northern Ireland Civil Rights movement began public marches in support of its objectives, among them the fair allocation of housing, causing community tensions between Catholics and Protestants. McCrystal discusses her family’s difficulties in obtaining housing.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 27 August 1969
Name of First Interviewee: Angela McCrystal
Role at time of Interview: Evicted resident of Caledon
Interviewer: Proinsias O Conluain
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: © RTÉ 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE News
Time Period covered: 1968-1969
Key Individuals: Angela McCrystal
Key Words: Civil rights, housing, religion, Homeless Citizens League