"bodhran bangers, fruity tenors, riverdance, the lot....."
And thereby hangs the centuries old problem Al - the British sense of superiority - bring back Bernard Manning, I say!
"Oral History"
Yes - it is relevant to this - quite apart from giving a voice to those who no-one bothers to ask.
Much of the work done by the 'Truth and Reconciliation Commission' in South Africa centered around allowing 'ordinary people' (if there are such beings) to have their say and voice their grievances under Apartheid.
'Oral testimony' helped prevent a vengeful bloodletting.
The McConville murder was a horrendous crime, as was the 'Trick-or-Treat massacre in Greysteel, (8 killed, 13 injured) or the Dublin and Monaghan bombings (33 killed and 300 injured), or the Shankill Road bomb.... and so ad infinitum.
The crocodile tears shed for the McConvilles, from the usual suspects - who would like things to stay the same so that the "nice days out" on the 'Glorious Twelfth' can continue, are little more than cries for revenge.
This has to stop somewhere and now seems as good an opportunity as any to take advantage of the work that has been done so far.
It is humbling to remember that the father of one of the victims of the Omagh bombing, Gordon Wilson, dedicated the rest of his life to campaigning for peace, and not seeking revenge for his beautiful daughter.
Would that some of his spirit (Christian - I'm led to understand) managed to touch some of our resident blood-letters.   
Jim Carroll