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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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Kist O Wurds: Series 39

A Kist o Wurds: Series 39: Episode 47

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A Kist o Wurds, presented by Helen Mark, celebrates all things Ulster-Scots.

Digging up the roots of Wyatt Earp and Doc Halliday, remembering the grim annual visit of the pig killer, and hearing why a submarine was painted on a drum in Raloo.

A Kist o Wurds, presented by Helen Mark, celebrates all things Ulster-Scots. This week, Alister McReynold's digs up the local family connections of Wyatt Earp and Doc Halliday and others who fought in the Gunfight at the OK Corral, the friends at Arthur Cottage remember the grim annual visits of the pig killer, John Watt looks forward to the Lammas Fair and joins in with a song at the harbour, and we hear the story of love and bravery behind the painting of a submarine on a lambeg drum in Raloo.

A Kist o Wurds: Series 39

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