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Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I used to think, "There's no way that a soldier setout to blind me." When I found out his...

I used to think, "There's no way that a soldier set
out to blind me." When I found out his name I wrote to him, said, "I would love to meet you
sometime."

Full Transcript

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I used to think,
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"There's no way that a soldier set out to blind me."
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When I found out his name
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I wrote to him,
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said, "I would love to meet you sometime."
Duration
16 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:43
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary, history, war

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Movie Summary

Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.
S01 • E03 He's missed watching me and Joseph grow up. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
He's missed watching me and Joseph grow up.
S01 • E04 There's children who could never see their parents again. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:05
There's children who could never see their parents agai...
S01 • E02 Just really a lot of people did not like what was going on. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:07
Just really a lot of people did not like what was going on.
S01 • E04 I never told my dad that I loved him. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
I never told my dad that I loved him.
S01 • E01 Next thing, somebody came round the corner and said, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:08
Next thing, somebody came round the corner and said,
S01 • E03 I still get people that come to me and say he was a hero. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
I still get people that come to me and say he was a hero.
S01 • E02 Cos we were bringing the kids together and they didn't like it. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:05
Cos we were bringing the kids together and they didn't ...
S01 • E04 ...when he came in drunk one night, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:07
...when he came in drunk one night,
S01 • E04 I think it was a Sunday or something. Here's me, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:19
I think it was a Sunday or something. Here's me,
S01 • E02 [ARCHIVE]: In a derelict side street between Roman Catholic - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:08
[ARCHIVE]: In a derelict side street between Roman Catholic
S01 • E01 I can remember one of our neighbours coming up - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:09
I can remember one of our neighbours coming up
S01 • E05 When me and Charles got talking I said to him... - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:05
When me and Charles got talking I said to him...
S01 • E03 Every life that was lost during the Troubles was sad. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:05
Every life that was lost during the Troubles was sad.
S01 • E02 Face down on the floor, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
Face down on the floor,
S01 • E05 "Look, Charles, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
"Look, Charles,
S01 • E03 Whether you were a police officer or a soldier, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:08
Whether you were a police officer or a soldier,
S01 • E01 But I actually thought the tears maybe were from tear gas - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:13
But I actually thought the tears maybe were from tear gas
S01 • E05 "I'm here to let you know that I forgive you." - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:09
"I'm here to let you know that I forgive you."...
S01 • E02 The only reason that I know why - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:10
The only reason that I know why
S01 • E03 And yet life here meant nothing. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:05
And yet life here meant nothing.