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On the trail of history and heritage in Killinchy, Ballyholme and Cullybackey and with poems from a mum for Mother鈥檚 Day

Exploring the heritage of Killinchy, an Ulster-Scots guide as you head out for a dander, studying two centuries of local history, and a mum鈥檚 poems for Mother鈥檚 Day.

Helen Mark meets the Rev Stanley Gamble at Killinchy Parish and learns more about the rich Ulster-Scots heritage that led to the building of the Church鈥檚 new Livingstone Centre.
Willie Hill also heads to County Down to find out how to add an Ulster-Scots dimension to a good walk in the company of Graham Little 鈥 the guide for the 鈥淒anders Aroon鈥 series of online videos.
If you鈥檙e a bit vague on local history, William Roulston鈥檚 offering a free, five-part course covering key events from 1600 to 1800 鈥 Helen had a chat with him to hear more of what鈥檚 planned.
And for Mother鈥檚 Day, two short poems in English and Scots from Angeline King 鈥 written from the perspective of a mum.
The Kintra team love to hear from listeners with their comments about the programme, a yarn, song or poem to share or an Ulster-Scots event to promote. You can contact them at kintra@bbc.co.uk.

27 minutes

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Sun 27 Mar 2022 18:03

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  • Sun 27 Mar 2022 18:03