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Kintra: Groomsport’s Ulster-Scots delights, judging sheep Scottish-style in Aghanloo and songs from the boat for a fisherman’s family

Groomsport’s Ulster-Scots delights, judging sheep Scottish-style in Aghanloo and songs from the boat for a fisherman’s family

BBC Radio Ulster - Kintra, Groomsport’s Ulster-Scots delights, judging sheep Scottish-style in Aghanloo and songs from the boat for a fisherman’s family

Helen Mark and the team bring stories, news and music with an Ulster-Scots flavour.

Helen Mark and the Kintra team bring stories, news and music from Ulster-Scots communities at home and abroad.

We’ve yarns and laughter from around the country in this week’s Kintra. Rab Lennox confessed to mainly visiting places where the pipes and drums have led, so if there hasn’t been a competition, he’s probably never been.  After months of teasing, the Kintra team have decided to get ‘Rab on the Road’. For his first outing, Sylvia Burnside introduces him to Groomsport  - with its wealth of Ulster-Scots connections and, as far as she’s concerned, the place to find a husband.

Willie Hill catches up with volunteer Moore Blair to hear how he got on driving the players and caddies around at Royal Portrush during The Open.  

Helen Mark visits her local agricultural show at Aghanloo, Limavady, where the sheep judges are traditionally from Scotland.  

Carole Gilmore remembers sitting at home in Portavogie as a wee girl, listening to the fishermen singing over the Trawler Band Radio. Her daddy’s favourite hymn brings back many memories and is still the song closest to her heart.

The team would love to hear from anyone with an Ulster-Scots yarn or an event to promote.  You can contact them anytime – Kintra@bbc.co.uk  or say hello if you see them out and about!


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