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: 28 March 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2539>

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