Rostrevor, Co Down
From the collection of
Newtownstewart, Co Tyrone
- Omagh
- 2007-09-11
Rostrevor, Co Down
Visit the area of Rostrevor in County Down and explore the history and people.
Joe visits the village of Rostrevor in County Down and talks of the various different theories as to how it got its name. He recounts that there are local legends of a type of faerie known as broonies. He walks into the foothills of the Mournes to stand beside the giant boulder that known as the Cloughmore Stone and shares the legend of how it got there involving the giant, Finn McCool.
Joe talks with historian John McCavitt underneath the imposing stone monument to Robert Ross, a renowned British military figure of the early 19th Century who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and invaded Washington DC, burning down the White House. Joe visits the grave of Patrick Murphy who, in the 19th Century, was recorded as being the tallest man in the world at 8 foot 1 inch.
Joe walks with Mark Parker through Kilbroney Park and they discuss the Forest Service's various conflicts in trying to conserve and restore woodland. Siubhan O'Dubhain plays piano and tells Joe about the Tom Dunne Society celebrating the United Irshman while he is dressed in period costume.
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.
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Lesser Spotted Ulster
Exploring the townlands and hinterlands of Ulster through landscape, history and local traditions as a torch is shone upon the roads less travelled.
Joe Mahon is an engaging host as he catalogues his journeys around towns and villages rarely mentioned in the news but rich in their own stories, legends, and tales of past industries and events. Using local people as his guides, Joe delves into the heritage and customs from yesteryear, documenting many before they pass from human memory.
Starting in 1995, Lesser Spotted Ulster chronicled the regional variances of life around the six counties of Northern Ireland which, together with Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan, make up the historic boundaries of Ulster. With gentle panoramas of beautiful Irish countryside, played out under a lilting soundtrack, the series was a staple of the Ulster Television schedules for nearly 20 years.
This selection of programmes from the series serves as a testimony to the rural culture of Ulster and a resource for anyone with an interest in the past and disappearing traditions.
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