Untitled Story, by Dougie (story details)
Story Title: Dougie > County Down
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.
Story DetailsShowHide
Title |
Untitled Story, by Dougie (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 |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
Coverage |
Border Counties of Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland; 1968-2006 |
Story Title |
Dougie > County Down |
Story Available |
In book (not on-line) |
Story Format |
Text (pages 286-288 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 |
Identity Provided? |
No; forename only |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Dougie |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
48 (in 2006) |
Birth Country |
England |
Nationality |
English / British |
Physical Injury |
Injured in bombing (7 October 1976) |
Occupation during conflict |
British Army (BA) soldier |
Status |
Former member of British Army (BA), Security Forces |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Borders (Frontiers); Borders Region; Boundaries |
Dates Mentioned |
1976 [1970s] |
Events Mentioned |
IRA bombing of British Army Headquarters, Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (7 October 1996) |
Places Mentioned |
County Down, Northern Ireland; Ballymurphy [west Belfast, Northern Ireland] |
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 |
|
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). Dougie > County Down. Gallery of Photography.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 23 November 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2581/>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 23 November 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2581/>