The Rhyming Weavers - a View of Society
Helen Mark finds out about the writings of the rhyming weaver poets of Ulster which reflect the liberal tendencies of the dissenter and radical of the end of the 18th century.
These bards immortalised a way of life drawn from their own rural experiences as Dr Ivan Herbison explains - and their writing was much influenced by Scots poetry. (Broadcast: 29/05/1999)
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