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Radio 3,22 Jun 2023,14 mins

SeriesAnother Northern Ireland

4. Darran Anderson: Map Making

The Essay

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Through hidden histories, untold stories and intimate perspectives, five more essayists reveal aspects of a Northern Ireland outsiders rarely get to hear about, but which each of these writers inhabits and intuitively understands. As a boy, non-fiction writer Darran Anderson became captivated with map making as a means of escaping the claustrophobia of the troubles in his hometown of Derry. Now Darran is drawing an alternative map of Ulster for his young son, showing an archipelago of human experience in legend, folklore and myth. Producer: Conor Garrett

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