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.
Story DetailsShowHide
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 Links |
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) |
Additonal related information on the CAIN Web site ShowHide
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 |
|
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: 25 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2588/>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 25 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2588/>