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2023-11-18

  Storm Debi Wrecks Garrison Tree

The strong winds of Storm Debi have destroyed a beautiful tree at Garrison on the shores of Lough Melvin. The artist, Michelle Duffy, has been painting the tree for as long as she can remember. She spoke to Anne Marie McAleese about the loss of the pic... 		  BBC Radio Ulster author
2023-11-11

  The Highwayman of Macosquin and Limavady, and Derrylin's Resistance Fighter

Monica Massey Beresford, who grew up in Derrylin in Fermanagh, became a resistance leader in Denmark. She died in Waldheim concentration camp in 1945 but her courage and incredible life have been honoured by the Ulster History Circle with the unveiling... 		  BBC Radio Ulster author
2023-11-04

  Tyrone Glass and Innova Dance

A new digital timeline telling the history of glass-making and a decade of Innova Dance. 		  BBC Radio Ulster author
2023-10-28

  The Passage Tomb at Slieve Gullion, and the Derry Man at the Court of Versaille.

Slieve Gullion welcomes visitors for its Footsteps in the Forest Halloween experience. Anne Marie McAleese also hears about the huge burial cairn at the summit of Slieve Gullion, known as The Calliagh Berra's House, which is the highest surviving passa... 		  BBC Radio Ulster author
2023-10-21

  Omagh's Showbands, and the Human Computer from Armagh.

Omagh's many musicians and showbands feature in a new exhibition called "Sights and Sounds of the Showband Era at the Strule Arts Centre in the town. Anne Marie McAleese called in to have a look around with the Heritage Officer for Fermanagh and Omagh ... 		  BBC Radio Ulster author
2023-10-14

  Fishing on the Faughan and Celebrating the Silent Valley

One hundred years ago the first sod was cut at the Silent Valley in County Down, to create the huge reservoir that eventually suppled water to the city of Belfast. It was a mammoth undertaking, which stretched the technology of the time. Gary Presho, N... 		  BBC Radio Ulster author
2023-10-07

  Brent Geese calling at Strangford Lough, and saving Green Lane Museum in the Roe Valley

Thousands of Brent geese arrive at Castle Espie on the shores of Strangford Lough in one of the biggest natural spectacles of the year. Anna Ashdown, the warden there, explains how to recognise their calls, and how to tell them from other geese. And ... 		  BBC Radio Ulster author
2023-09-30

  Loving Lurgan

The town of Lurgan in County Armagh is a place which boasts Northern Ireland's biggest park, and its only "calendar house". In this special podcast, Anne Marie McAleese investigates a few of Lurgan's many stories, from the magnificent Brownlow House wi... 		  BBC Radio Ulster author
2023-09-23

  A pipe maker from Strabane, and the tale of a Tyrone emigrant.

Martin Gallen, known locally as Banba, has become the first ever uilleann pipe maker to join the Guild of Master Craftsmen. It's the highest qualification that professional crafters can attain. Brian Kernohan met him at the workshop where the musical m... 		  BBC Radio Ulster author
2023-09-16

  Stained Glass of Derry, and a Statue for Tom Dunn in Rostrevor

David Caron, editor of the Gazetteer of Irish Stained glass windows, has been exploring the stained glass heritage of places of worship in Derry, including St Columb's Cathedral, St Eugene's Cathedral, and others. When Colum Arbuckle met him at St Euge... 		  BBC Radio Ulster author