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Countryside: Blackthorn’s journey from bog to Australia

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Blackthorn’s journey from bog to Australia

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Blackthorn stick making tradition thrives in West Belfast.

Blackthorn stick making in West Belfast, wee buns in County Galway and first lambing for ten-year-old farmer.

Presenter, Nicola Weir, heads to the foot of Divis to find out more about the art of blackthorn stick making from postman Aiden Bradley while reporter, Barbara Collins, pops into a traditional bakery in County Galway to find out more about the skill of bread making and how sourcing local is the best way to buy. Ten-year-old Claudy farmer, John Monteith, marks a first in his agriculture career with his flock of sheep and we are all buzz to hear more about the 110 species of bee in Ireland.

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