Visit the area of Cushendun in County Antrim and explore the history and people.

Presenter Joe Mahon visits the village of Cushendun on the County Antrim coast. He gives a brief outline of the history of the area and its links to Scotland before talking to Randal McDonnell, a local historian, who presently owns the hotel which was founded by his grandmother in the 1920s. Joe walks along the nearby glen and under a viaduct designed by the famous architect, Charles Lanyon.

Eileen MCauley talks to Joe about the confusion regarding the name of a local valley and also of a terrible landslide in 1963 in Glendun which left behind an enormous boulder. Joe shows scenes from the village, including architectural designs by the famous Clough Williams-Ellis. He then speaks to local painter Joe McFadden, who tells him of some of the famous artists who have been drawn to the area in the past. Joe walks past Rockport Lodge and mentions its long associations with poets, shows the nearby village of Knocknacarry and then meets the wife of Joe McFadden, Mary, who is also a painter. She tells him of her family history and of an eloped marriage between two warring families from opposite sides of the glen.

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.