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County Donegal - from Plantation to the Origins of an Enduring Hymn

Hidden HistorySeries 2
Episode 4 of 6

Dr Éamon Phoenix journeys through the history of Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula. For any queries, contact series producer Laura Spence, [email protected].

Dr Éamon Phoenix is in County Donegal exploring the Laggan Valley and the romantic Inishowen Peninsula. This fascinating landscape has had a conflicted history and was heavily planted with Lowland Scots settlers during the Plantation of Ulster. Éamon explores some of the forts, castles, planter towns and historic sites of this northern realm of Ulster.

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26 minutes

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Wed 8 Aug 201219:30
BBC Radio Foyle & BBC Radio Ulster

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  • Sun 5 Aug 201216:03
    BBC Radio Ulster
  • Wed 8 Aug 201219:30
    BBC Radio Foyle & BBC Radio Ulster