Visit the area of Killeeshil in County Tyrone and explore the history and people.

Lesser Spotted Ulster is an ongoing series exploring the stories, people and geography of less-visited areas of Ulster, presented by Joe Mahon. This episode visits Killeeshil in Co Tyrone. Just outside Dungannon, Killeeshil is one of a number of townlands Joe visits in this episode. Townlands are a peculiarly Irish phenomenon; a division of land dating back before Norman times and usually named after geographic points or local families. There are over 61,000 townlands in Ireland.

Joe meets various people. First, Brendan Holland talks about his experiences with giantism, a genetic condition peculiar to this area. At an old cornmill, Harold Bennett shows Joe how it works. Jimmy Lamont talks to Joe about old-fashioned farming. Vet Francis Scullion tells Joe about looking after the medical needs of racing pigeons; still a very popular pastime in the area. Joe visits teacher Mark Deacon about wood-making and learns some carpentry skills.

At St Mary's Primary School in Cabragh, Joe meets the schoolchildren who recreate a hiring fair - the old tradition of hiring workers. At the recreation, the children show how poor people were actually bought and sold into work, and Joe gets to sample some traditional fare with chef Emmett McCourt; pigs' trotters and smoked fish are on the menu. Emmett is researching foods of the past for a book. Finally Raymond McCorry gives an overall history of the townlands.

Lesser Spotted Ulster is a long-running and popular programme that visits the places many of us have heard of but never been to. Presenter Joe Mahon gently explores what makes a place what it is.