Description
It was at 17 years of age that Norah first glimpsed Robert with a less than flattering impression. It took all his charm and wit when almost a year later she agreed to date him, and it was years later before she walked down the aisle with him.
Robert became a Methodist Minister and Norah a SRN in the renowned Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast. A few years later they adopted their daughter.
Nothing was normal at this time in Northern Ireland. For years terrorists inflicted death and turmoil on the people and whether you were Catholic or Protestant they would strike at families not caring if it was a mother or child or whoever got in the way of their quest for a united Ireland.
As the violence escalated Robert felt compelled to stand for Parliament election, winning a seat and became a Westminster MP. This brought about more personal security as the threats now intensified.
Living behind bulletproof glass and doors, checking the car for boobytraps, even a picnic had to be well thought out, holidays to Republic of Ireland, could the Garda be trusted?
Then came that fateful day – in a community hall in Belfast, children were having a birthday party and Robert was in a room next door helping his constituents with advice as terrorists burst through the children and their parents executing him because he stood against them.
Like so many innocent people in Northern Ireland whose families had a loved one taken unlawfully, no one was ever charged or brought to court. Blood is on the hands of not just those who killed Robert but the governments who were in collusion with terrorists and hid evidence securely out of public view.
This is Norah’s story of their life together and her fight against deception, treachery and the odds just to keep living when the one she loved had been removed in When Time is Taken.
About the author
Norah Bradford has a passion to see people recover from the destruction that comes when a love one is taken. In her years married to Robert they reached across the communities of Northern Ireland and further afield of which she still does to this day
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