The City Of Armagh
Anne Marie McAleese celebrates St Patrick's Day in the historic city of Armagh.
Anne Marie McAleese celebrates St Patrick's Day in the historic city of Armagh. There's a visit to the crypt under the Church of Ireland Cathedral, music from the Armagh Pipers Club, the story of the 18th-century library founded by Archbishop Richard Robinson, the world-famous observatory and the Cardinal Tomas O'Fiach archive.
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The oldest telescope in the world
Duration: 04:47
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Armagh Pipers Club
Duration: 02:54
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'He filled it with his own books'
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'The burial place of the High King of Ireland'
Duration: 01:35
Armagh's Cultural Heritage
Anne Marie meets Sara McGeary, Tourism Development Officer with Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council to talk about the importance the European Year of Cultural Heritage has had in bringing commercial and residential buildings back into use.
A City of Two Cathedrals
St Patrick is reputed to have built his church on the hill in the year 445 andΒ Dean Gregory Dunstan knows the history of the place all too well. Anne Marie joins him forΒ a tour of the Cathedral grounds and the ancient Crypt.Β
Armagh Robinson Library
Anne Marie joins Carol Conlin, curator of the Armagh Robinson Library about the history of the building, a most recent exhibition on medical books and the treasures the library holds, including Jonathan Swift's personal copy of Gulliver's Travels that contained notes in his own handwriting.
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- Sat 17 Mar 2018 08:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Ulster & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Foyle
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