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Andy Mattison asks local historian Dr Mitchell about Hanna's Close in Kilkeel. Stephen Hall talks about the coming of the Scots; and Anne Morrison Smyth hears from North Antrim comedian Thomas Smyth.
Charlie Gillen meets the crowd at the Horse Drawn Vehicle Day at Cultra. The Thompson Brothers, Mark and Graeme, introduce their new album, Soda Farls and Redemption Songs.
Lord Erne and Noel Johnston tell Helen Mark about Scottish heritage in Crom, Fermanagh. Wilson Burgess considers the Summer Solstice. Plus music from children of the Ards peninsula.
The legacy of the battle of Glenmaquin; two American youngsters research Donaghadee Ulster Scots; New England fiddler Frank Ferrel; and Ballycarry children study local history.
Charlie Gillen and Charlie Reynolds are on the trail of Ulster-Scots writer John McFall and Alister McReynolds meets Maine's Scotch Irish. Plus a tribute to the late George Holmes.
Historian Belinda Mehaffey tells Helen Mark about Rev James Porter's role in the '98 Rising; John Craig recalls the remarkable life of Ballymoney's Sam Mary-Ann; and 'The Reiver and the Gael'.
Join Kist on a bus journey round the Plantation sites of County Londonderry, with tour guide Nick Brannon - stopping off at various sites with a link to our 'Planter' past.
Crack at the annual horse ploughing match near Ballycastle; music from Emily Smith and Jim Reid; poetry from Bab M’Keen; a visit to the Kirk at Ballycarry; and Charlie rolls an egg for Easter.
Genealogist Boyd Gray tells Helen Mark about tracing family trees; a music lesson in two Monaghan primary schools; and cooking 'sparbled fadge' with Paula McIntyre. Presented by Anne Morrison-Smyth.
Wilson Burgess takes part in a schools workshop in Bready; news of a Scotch-Irish poet; and the Blitz in Meadow Bridge Primary School.
George Patton discusses Scarva's links to Hampton Court Palace, WW2 and salt mines. Wilson Burgess has a spring poem - and news of a little-known fiddle-maker.
At Anne Morrison-Smyth's house, Ulster-Scots talk about holidays, past and present. How has our perception of what a holiday should be changed over the years?
Charlie Gillen finds out about the Garryduff Ulster-Scots Community Festival. Bill Kennedy discusses the Armoy Road Races. History in Ballycarry - and Cairncastle prepares for its 10th Folk Festival.
Folk in Stranorlar get ready to celebrate 400 years of history; and the Balmoral Show has an Ulster-Scots input. The Twa Wulls and David Hume pay tribute to the late Samuel Young and Ernie Scott.