Magilligan Point, Cleenish Island and Dunmurry
Anne Marie McAleese with the people, places and stories, including the extraodinary life of writer and traveller Beatrice Ethel Grimshaw and the tradition of being a piper.
Anne Marie McAleese with the people, places and stories that make Northern Ireland unique, including a book written about the extraordinary life of the late writer and traveller Beatrice Ethel Grimshaw. Plus father and son talk about the tradition of being a piper and winning the All Ireland and British Championships while pipers up and down the country play the pipes to ring out the old year and welcome in the new and Dot Blakey is at Magilligan Point, a favourite spot to see all sorts of birds.
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Beatrice Ethel Grimshaw
Beatrice was a writer and traveller born in Dunmurry in Country Antrim in the late 19th Century. She lead an amazing life and Diana Gleadhill has been researching and writing all about her life. Anne Marie talks to Diana about her book soon to be released.
Traditional Piper
Comber man, Alan Carr is a senior pipe major in The Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band and they've been World, All Ireland and British Championships many times over. Today Helen Mark talks to Alan and his son about the family tradition of being a piper and keeping the tradition going.
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- Sat 30 Dec 201708:05BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle
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