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Bangor, Lisburn and the Coppin Ghost

Author Brian Meharg on 'The Legend of Jenny Watt' his new children’s book based on the infamous Bangor smuggler, Anthea McWilliams skips down memory lane with a special exhibition at The R-Space Gallery in Lisburn and Ken McCormack on the Derry Ghost story that has an arctic connection.

55 minutes

Last on

Sat 12 Jan 2019 08:05

The Legend of Jenny Watt

The Legend of Jenny Watt
Brian Meharg talks to Anne Marie about a children's story book he has written called 'The Legend of Jenny Watt'. It's based on 18th century Bangor woman, Jenny Watt who became infamous on the Bangor coastline for smuggling. 

A Life In Dance

A Life In Dance

Anne Marie talks to Anthea McWilliams at R-Space Gallery in Lisburn, who for her 50th birthday danced over 500 kilometers from Malin Head to Mizen Head. And now to celebrate another significant birthday, she's decided to publish her memoirs of that incredible journey. 

A Ghostly Tale

A Ghostly Tale

Local historian Ken McCormack talks to Deirdre Donnelly at the ancient graveyard of St Augustine's Church on Derry's Walls, where there's a ghostly connection with a mystery that goes back 170 years to when explorer Sir John Franklin and his ships were lost in the arctic.



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  • Sat 12 Jan 2019 08:05

Your Places

Your Places

The people, places and stories that make Northern Ireland unique.