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Last of the Salmon Men

Shore StoriesSeries 1

Mark Patterson meets the last of the Carrick a Rede salmon men, Aki Colgan, who recalls a time when the now world-famous rope bridge was his means of getting to work.

Mark Patterson meets the last of the Carrick a Rede salmon men, Aki Colgan. As the National Trust seeks to restore his old fisherman's cottage, Aki recalls a time when the now world-famous rope bridge was his means of getting to work. Aki also finds himself back inside the Ballintoy Ice House, where fish were stored in the days before modern refrigeration.

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Thu 21 Jul 201619:30
BBC Radio Ulster

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