Untitled Story, by Marcas Mac Ruairí (story details)

Story Title: Marcas Mac Ruairí > 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.

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Title
 Untitled Story, by Marcas Mac Ruairí (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
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: 25 April 1987
Story Title
 Marcas Mac Ruairí > County Down
Story Available
 In book (not on-line)
Story Format
 Text (page 315 in the book)
Interviewee Surname
 Mac Ruairí
Interviewee Forename(s)
 Marcas
Interviewee Gender
 Male
Current Occupation
 Retired
Occupation during conflict
 Bus driver
Status
 Civilian
Published Format
 Document
Themes/Topics Mentioned
 Borders (Frontiers); Borders Region; Boundaries
Events Mentioned
 Dublin Bombing (1 December 1972);
Dundalk Bombing (19 December 1975)
Specific Deaths Mentioned
 Maurice Gibson (25 April 1987);
Cecily Gibson (25 April 1987)

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CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: 25 April 1987

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). Marcas Mac Ruairí > County Down. Gallery of Photography.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 24 November 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2588/>

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Borderlines (book details)

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