This volume reveals the seminal role of material culture in understanding the Long Kesh / Maze prison during the course of the Troubles in Northern Ireland continuing into the peace process. Using a multitude of sources, it provides an interpretation of the Troubles and the continuing destabilizing role of material remnants of the conflict.

• Acknowledgements


• List of Figures


• List of Maps


• List of Tables


• List of Acronym and Abbreviation


• List of Oral Testimonies


• Introduction


• 1: 'The lights of Long Kesh': situating Long Kesh / Maze within the Northern Irish Troubles


• 2: Dissecting Long Kesh / Maze: archaeological and multi-scalar approaches


• 3: Documents


• 4: Artefacts


• 5: Standing Buildings


• 6: Landscapes


• 7: Dark Heritage


• Conclusions


• Bobby Sands's bed and the ghosts of place


• Bibliography


• Index

Laura McAtackney is an Irish Research Council postdoctoral research fellow at the School of Social Justice, University College Dublin. An historical archaeologist, she has an interest in materialisations of Irish institutions, identity, and heritage on the island and in the historic Irish diaspora. She has previously published on the continuing materiality of the Troubles into the Northern Irish peace process.