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Shore Stories

Series 1

Episode 1: Last of the Salmon Men

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio UlsterLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Ulster

Mark Patterson meets the last of the Carrick a Rede salmon men, Aki Colgan. As the National Trust seeks to restore his old fisherman's cottage, Aki recalls a time when the now world-famous rope bridge was his means of getting to work. Aki also finds himself back inside the Ballintoy Ice House, where fish were stored in the days before modern refrigeration. Show less

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