Untitled Story, by Jim Dixon (story details)

Story Title: Jim Dixon > County Fermanagh

Collection: Borderlines (collection) [NC]
Organisation: Gallery of Photography, Ireland (organisation) [NC]

One of 100 edited versions of oral interviews compiled as part of the Borderlines Project. The project was carried out by the Borderlines Team which also produced a collection of photographs that formed part of the overall archive. The project produced a travelling exhibition and a book also entitled 'Borderlines'. The personal accounts reproduced in the book record peoples' experiences of life along the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Borderlines was a Gallery of Photography (Dublin) project, organised in collaboration with Dara Training and Consultancy.

Jim Dixon gives an account of running a family business during the worst years of the conflict. Jim also relates how he was severely injured in the Enniskillen bomb on 8 November 1987.

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Title
 Untitled Story, by Jim Dixon (story details)
Description
 One of 100 edited versions of oral interviews compiled as part of the Borderlines Project. The project was carried out by the Borderlines Team which also produced a collection of photographs that formed part of the overall archive. The project produced a travelling exhibition and a book also entitled 'Borderlines'. The personal accounts reproduced in the book record peoples' experiences of life along the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Borderlines was a Gallery of Photography (Dublin) project, organised in collaboration with Dara Training and Consultancy.
Creator
 Borderlines Project
Subject
 Personal accounts / stories related to the Northern Ireland conflict.
Publisher
 Gallery of Photography
Date
 2006
Relation
 An interview with Jim Dixon is available on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcCmGqSzY7o
Format
 Text
Language
 English
Coverage
 Border Counties of Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland; 1968-2006
Story Title
 Jim Dixon > County Fermanagh
Story Available
 In book (not on-line)
Story Format
 Text (pages 122-125 in the book)
Story Source
 Story contained in the book:
Borderlines Team. (2006). Borderlines: personal stories and experiences from the border counties. Dublin: Gallery of Photography.
ISBN: 978-0-9552388-1-9
Interviewee Surname
 Dixon
Interviewee Forename(s)
 Jim
Interviewee Gender
 Male
Religion
 Protestant
Marital Status
 Married
Birth Country
 Republic of Ireland
Conflict Victim
 Victim / survivor
Physical Injury
 Jim Dixon was severely injured in the Enniskillen bomb on 8 November 1987.
Published Format
 Document
Story Abstract
 Jim Dixon gives an account of running a family business during the worst years of the conflict. Jim also relates how he was severely injured in the Enniskillen bomb on 8 November 1987.
Themes/Topics Mentioned
 Borders (Frontiers); Borders Region; Boundaries; Bombing
Dates Mentioned
 8 November 1987
Events Mentioned
 Enniskillen Bomb
Places Mentioned
 Clones [County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland]; Newtownbutler [County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland];
Organisations Mentioned
 Irish Republican Army (IRA)

Collection InformationShowHide

Title
 Borderlines (collection) [NC]
Description
 The Borderlines project was "an oral and photographic archive project recording peoples' experiences of life along the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland." (From page 6 of the Borderlines book.)
Creator
 Gallery of Photography, in collaboration with Dara Training and Consultancy
Publisher
 Borderlines Project
Date
 2006
Contributor
 Research, photography and interviews by the Borderlines Team: Tom Brady; Aine Duffy; Kevin Duffy; Liz Groves; Anthony Haughey; Andrew Kernaghan; Trish Lambe; Colm Laighneach; Mary McAnulty; Peter McKee; Wesley Mitchell; Martin Snoddon; Michael Walsh.
Coverage
 Northern Ireland; 1968-2006

Organisation InformationShowHide

Title
 Gallery of Photography, Ireland (organisation) [NC]
Status
 Active (last checked December 2014)
Address
 Meeting House Square
Sycamore Street
Temple Bar
Dublin 2
Ireland
Telephone
 +353 1 671 4654
Email
 info@galleryofphotography.ie
Organisation Abstract
 "Established in 1978 by John Osman, the Gallery of Photography is Ireland’s premier venue for photography. Gallery of Photography is a not-for-profit organisation, supported by the Arts Council and Dublin City Council." (from Gallery of Photography website)
The Gallery of Photography, in collaboration with Dara Training and Consultancy, was involved in the Borderlines Project which led to an archive of stories, an exhibition and a book.

Citation

Borderlines Project. (2006). Jim Dixon > County Fermanagh. Gallery of Photography.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 27 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/2539>
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