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A podcast celebrating the people, places and stories that make Northern Ireland unique, presented by Eve Blair.... more
FAQs about Series 1:How many episodes does Series 1 have?The podcast currently has 137 episodes available.
April 01, 2023Fishing along the River Mourne and St Bronagh's Bell of RostrevorBarney Winters on fishing in his home river and Lorraine Mulholland on the ancient bell....more14minPlay
March 25, 2023"They left a stone, and had one last look at home."Nodlaig Brolly visits Carntogher in County Derry 500 metres high on the hills above the Glenshane Pass, to pay tribute to the emigrants who once left stones as they made their way on foot from mid Ulster to the ships in Derry that would take them to the New World, and she performs her song, the Emigrants' Carn.And Dr Esther Skelly-Smith from Katesbridge in County Down has just become the new President of the Northern Ireland Branch of the British Veterinary Association and the President of the North Of Ireland Veterinary Association.Presented by Anne Marie McAleese....more14minPlay
March 18, 2023Mullylusty Cottage, Margaret Gallagher's traditional thatched home.About 20 minutes or so from Enniskillen on the way to Belcoo there's a bend in the road near the village that reveals a whitewashed thatched cottage that's hard to miss. It's Mullylusty, where Margaret Gallagher was born and has always lived, without running water, electricity or gas. Anne Marie McAleese visited her a number of years ago in Margaret's 200 year old home.And Mary McArthy explains that Glenravel, in County Antrim has several names, and why it is the unofficial tenth glen.Photograph copyright Eric Jones and licensed for reuse under Geograph Creative Commons Licence....more11minPlay
March 11, 2023"You could hear the children laughing all around on a still calm day!"Back in 2018 the Moneydarragh Primary School was closed after nearly 200 years of service to the local families. Many of the last pupils had great-great grandparents schooled there so it was a sad loss to this rural community. But over the past couple of years the old school building has undergone a transformation thanks to the sheer determination of the local community...people like Margaret Rodgers a former pupil and then a teacher at the school, and local man, Hugh Cox, both from the Moneydarragh Hub.And Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust bring stories to light from the North Coast that were in danger of being forgotten. It's part of the 'Uncharted Histories Interactive Digital Map'. Helen visited The Heritage Trust's main office in Armoy where project co-ordinator Rachael Garrett had invited one Portrush resident, John Logan, to share some of his stories....more19minPlay
March 04, 2023"There were the girls' parts and the boys' parts."A special podcast to mark International Women's Day.Sandra Biddle from Derry's Foyle School of Speech and Drama tells Anne Marie McAleese how gender equality has changed for her and her daughters: "In Irish dancing there were the girls' parts and the boys' parts. There seems to be an idea that this was what men will teach and what women will teach. Thankfully that is starting to be diluted."And Noelle McAlinden, the artist and recently appointed High Sheriff of County Fermanagh from Enniskillen, says she's on a mission to "make creativity contagious as an antidote to Covid".Presented by Anne Marie McAleese....more17minPlay
February 25, 2023"It doesn't matter how old you are, how healthy, or who you love."Anne Marie McAleese hears from Janet Schofield and Clint Langley at CAN, the Compass Advocacy network, based at Lislagan Road outside Ballymoney. The group has developed a social farm for vulnerable adults and young people that creates a safe space for green therapy, animal assisted therapy, nature schools, and much more. And Robin Masefield tells the story of Ireland's first Lacrosse Club, at Ards in County Down, which was established in 1872. The sport was first played in Canada by First Nation people, but thrived in Ireland until the 1930s, and was known as "the fastest sport on two feet"....more12minPlay
February 18, 2023Garron Plateau Blanket Bog and Downpatrick's Dark Past.Anne Marie McAleese visits Garron Plateau in County Antrim, a blanket bog and special area of conservation, to find out why this vast landscape is so important. And Linda McKenna explains to her the dark past of Downpatrick's Gallows Hill, and why it is known locally as "The Three Sisters".Photograph by Alasdair MacDonald on Geograph and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence....more14minPlay
February 11, 2023"At the top of the tower you can see carvings of the four saints!"Anne-Marie McAleese visits Devenish Island in Lough Erne, Fermanagh with boatman, Barry Flanagan. At the top of its hundred foot round tower tower carvings of four saints look towards north, south, east, and west. And soprano, Mary McCabe from Downpatrick, and pianist, David Quigley from Camlough, discuss their performance of La Voix Humaine - Poulenc's one act Opera, which is to be performed in six unusual places across Northern Ireland as part of Opera Northern Ireland's Salon Series, starting in the Throne Room in Hillsborough Castle.Photograph of Devenish Island by Rossography, on Geophraph....more13minPlay
February 04, 2023"Tell the story of what might have happened!"Colum Sands tells Anne Marie McAleese about his new book, These Quiet Times, which seeks to "tell the story of what might have happened", taking a step back and appreciating the beauty around us. And Katrina McCaughey from the parish of Aughentaine just outside Fivemiletown explains a social history project on the folklore of the area, including the blacksmiths, a ghost story, and the late Hughie McMahon....more10minPlay
January 28, 2023GeoWood NI, Lime Kilns, and Keith & Kristyn GettyFilming the Causeway Coast, the lime kilns of Slieve Gallion, and Keith & Kristyn Getty....more27minPlay
FAQs about Series 1:How many episodes does Series 1 have?The podcast currently has 137 episodes available.