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Series 2

Episode 2: County Antrim - from the Rock of Fergus to the Glen of the Army

Duration: 26 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio UlsterLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Foyle

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Dr Éamon Phoenix is in County Antrim, journeying from Carrickfergus along the Coast Road through Ballygally to Glenarm. Along the way he discusses the impact of the Plantation of Ulster on east Antrim, visits Gallows Green where William Orr was executed, hears a fascinating ghost story and, in Glenarm Castle, discusses the history of the MacDonnells of Antrim. Show less

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