Interview with Colin Quigley

• Reference:GB 249 SOHC 33/2
• Dates of Creation:30 October 2016
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  1 digital audio file (duration 52 minutes 39 seconds), 1 transcript

• Scope and Content

  Recording and transcript of Colin Quigley, a shipbuilding worker from Govan, in conversation with Rory Stride in October 2016.
  [00:00:01] Introductions
  [00:00:15] Talks about childhood and Govan during the 1970s
  [00:02:51] Talks about time at Govan’s training centre and periods of unemployment
  [00:05:59] Talks about interview process at Fairfields
  [00:06:47] Describes different generations of a family working at one site and his father’s career
  [00:12:09] Talks about trade unions
  [00:15:01] Discussion about 1980s politics, community activism, campaign against closure of St Gerard’s School in the early 2000s, political alliances
  [00:25:53] Describes working conditions, public perceptions of shipbuilding men, masculinity and redundancy
  [0:29:54] Describes women’s working patterns and attitudes towards women from the 1980s to 2010s
  [00:35:35] Talks about Govan’s social activities
  [00:38:39] Describes alcohol and drug use in Govan
  [00:42:06] Talks about opportunities for young people in 2016
  [00:41:04] Compares Govan from 1960 to 2016, employment and social activities
  [00:45:06] Discussion about the closure of shipbuilding in Govan and the impact on the area
  [00:52:12] Interview concludes

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  Copyright: Scottish Oral History Centre, University of Strathclyde

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