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A Kist o Wurds is our weekly Ulster-Scots magazine show.

A Kist o Wurds brings you Ulster-Scots music, poetry, stories and history from round the country.

Since A Kist o Wurds began in 2002, it has been BBC Northern Ireland's longest-running Ulster-Scots radio programme.  Each week we bring you a selection of music, poetry and news from all over the country. Find out more about the language, culture, literary traditions and history of Ulster-Scots.

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Charlie Gillen is in Benvarden for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Messines.

Charlie Gillen is in Benvarden, north Antrim, for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Messines and the part played in it by local hero Private John Meeke.

Charlie Gillen is in Benvarden, north Antrim, where the community has gathered to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Messines and the part played in it by local hero Private John Meeke MM. He courageously tended Major Willie Redmond and other casualties during the battle in June 1917. 

There is a new drama production about this important event from World War I, and Charlie meets some of those involved with the commemoration.

A Kist o Wurds: Series 39

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