An Oral History of the Provisional IRA. Out of the Ashes An Oral History of the Provisional IRA is a complete history of the Provisional IRA, from their formation at the outset of The Troubles up to and after their official disarmament in 2005. Bob White, a prolific observer of the IRAs activities, has amassed an incomparable body of interviews with key members of the group from over a thirty-year period. In this defining title, their perspectives provide unprecedented insight, not only into the inner workings of the paramilitary group, but the complex motivations that provoked their violent actions. Bob Whites interviewees stem from