Podcasts about Ballycastle

Just off the Antrim coast, in a town called Ballycastle, lies Broughgammon Farm, 50 acres of carefully managed meadow, pastureland, gardens, and forest. It's such an idyllic spot and an equally inspiring operation, so you might be surprised to learn that neither Charlie nor Becky Cole imagined that they'd be running their own regenerative farm one day. Motivated in part by the desire to find a market for male kid goats who are commonly disregarded as by-products of the dairy industry, the Coles have exceeded their original vision for their farm and now also raise pigs and rose veal; grow vegetables; and run a farm shop where they hold classes and host pop-up dinners. In an era where family farms are going under all the time, the Coles have managed to envision and create something beautiful and thriving. On this episode, we talk to Becky and Charlie about bringing their vision of regenerative farming to life; how to make a living in line with your ethics; and the challenges of introducing customers to new tastes and flavors. We also discuss Becky's book, the Garden Apothecary; developing specialty products; and the benefits of collaborating with other local small businesses. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit katemccabe.substack.com

We talk to Kinnfolk about their new album Star Above the Mountain on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #699. Subscribe now! Kinnfolk, The Byrne Brothers, Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall, Rover's Way, Ed Yother, Hounds of Finn, Charlie O'Brien, Misty Posey, Brendan Monaghan, Ockham's Razor, The Langer's Ball GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:08 - The Byrne Brothers "Wendy's Waltz" from The Boys of Doorin 2:38 - WELCOME 3:54 - Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall "Callaghan's / The Boys of Ballycastle" from Copley Street 2 7:41 - Rover's Way "River Driver" from The Journey 13:11 - Ed Yother "Where I Told her Loved Her and Sprained Her Ankle / Coffee on the Bricks / The Persistence of Noel Reid" from First Figure 16:37 - Hounds of Finn "Golden Ticket" from Gravity Pulls 19:14 - FEEDBACK 25:57 - KINNFOLK INTERVIEW PART 1 30:58 - Kinnfolk "The Water's Rising / Gwendal" from Star Above The Mountain 36:39 - KINNFOLK INTERVIEW PART 2 42:31 - Kinnfolk "Roanoke Puirt à Beul" from Star Above The Mountain 45:36 - KINNFOLK INTERVIEW PART 3 58:51 - Kinnfolk "Ghost of Old Crozet" from Star Above The Mountain 1:02:06 - THANKS 1:03:50 - Charlie O'Brien "Bleak is the Pampa" from The Trackless Wild, Irish Song of the Pampa 1:07:06 - Misty Posey "Come Along to the Enchanted Forest" from Misty Posey 1:11:52 - Brendan Monaghan "No More Words" from Lovers Always Win 1:15:44 - Ockham's Razor "Madame I'm a Darling" from Garnet 1:20:58 - CLOSING 1:21:56 - The Langer's Ball "The Wild Rover" from Drinking Song Sing - A - Long 1:24:46 - CREDITS The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. 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That's less than a cup of coffee, yet it keeps the music alive. It keeps this community thriving. And it keeps you at the center of it all. Join us today. Let's make this music last forever. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Thomas Cochran, Akronczyk HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every month, $3, $12, $25. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. In 2025, we're going to the Celtic nation of Galicia in Spain. We're gonna learn about the history and legends behind the Celts there and experience some amazing Galician Celtic music. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? I'd love to see a  picture of what you're doing while listening. Is there a new Celtic CD or Celtic band that you heard of or saw? Send a picture. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Brad Welton of Sierra Vista, AZ emailed to ask about upcoming trips. initially. I told him about my Celtic Invasion of Galicia, but of course, that is moved back until 2026. We're going to Wexford, Ireland this summer. He followed up and wrote: "Ah Ha, thanks for the web address for the Celtic Invasions. I will check it out. Thanks Marc!  I still have a number of iPod's that I keep working, My favorite is the Shuffle. I use it to play your podcasts whilst out bicycling. The tunes really pump me up; especially needed for longer distance, more strenuous rides. Thank you for all of your hard work over the years. I have recently been listening to some of your early recordings and hear you rejoicing at reaching #60 or the like, and think, 'man, you wouldn't believe what you have accomplished by now'! You have been so prolific." John Thompson emailed: "Hi Marc, Best of luck with your upcoming surgery. And thanks again for another wonderful year of music on the podcast. Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (with a quick recovery)." Elise of the band Charmas wrote: "Honestly, Marc, the times are changing. I'm watching it happen and not sure what to think going forward. The pandemic lockdown shattered peoples' long - standing traditions and now stepping right back into those shoes feels as unsatisfying as attending a previously - loved concert that now has only half attendance. Charmas' clientele for performing at Irish parties aged out and they simply aren't having parties anymore. St. Pat's is a dying holiday. Bagpiping is still going strong but the Highland Games events haven't rebounded to their former size and it's hard to get new generations excited from scratch. Bands like Tempest are still playing for their longtime followers. Bands like Altan have provided so much great instrumental music that there's enough supply in the world to last forever, without more being produced. If Celtic musicians want to get fed by playing music, they have to create something new and necessary for the next generations. I have no idea what that should be, but I think the best way to get peoples' attention is to create music that is truly innovative, relevant, and useful! It's a good challenge if we decide we are up for it :)"  

Chat with the Irish actor about his varied career on tv screens and on stage but how Ballycastle in Antrim will always be home; he is currently preparing to play the lead role as King Lear at the Gate Theatre Further details: www.gatetheatre.ie

When Ciara O hArtghaile returned home to Co Antrim, after a year living in New Zealand, she and her husband had a clear mission: to build a community around love of good food, in their home town of Ballycastle. They started to bake high quality sourdough bread in the small domestic oven of their rented apartment, just three loaves at a time.  Today, they run the highly successful Ursa Minor Bakehouse cafe, a cookery school, and a professional bakery turning out 300 loaves a day!In this episode of Food Matters, Ciara joins Mick Kelly of GIY to share the story of building their business, creating a food community around it, and her views on how to make a better food system. Check out Ciara's award-winning Substack about food and life on the North Coast – Gorse

Vincent Woods explores County Mayo. He travels to Inishturk Island, a community garden in Ballyhaunis and pets alpacas in Ballycastle.

In s3e60 of Platemark, podcast host Ann Shafer speaks with Ron Rumford, director of Dolan/Maxwell, a private gallery in Philadelphia. Dolan/Maxwell deals in 20th century art, with a particular specialty in the prints of Stanley William Hayter and the associated artists of Atelier 17, as well as Black artists of the same era, such as Bob Blackburn, Norma Morgan, Elizabeth Catlett, Ed Clark and more. While they could have spent the entire time talking about Hayter (they'll get to that in the History of Prints series), Ron wanted to highlight an exhibition focused on Dox Thrash, which is on view at the African American Museum of Philadelphia through August 4, 2024.   They talk about Thrash and his invention of the carborundum mezzotint, Bob Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop and its relationship to Atelier 17 and Hayter, the monumental importance of the WPA printmaking division, and Ballinglen, an artist residency and gallery founded by Peter Maxwell and Margo Dolan in Ballycastle, a tiny farming town in County Mayo, Ireland.   Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965). Sunday Morning, c. 1939. Etching. Sheet: 12 5/8 x 10 5/8 in.; plate: 8 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. L-R: Krishna Reddy, Stanley William Hayter, Robert Blackburn, and friend, 1980s, at Reddy's studio. Hayter at the press with lithography press behind him, Atelier 17 in New York. Photo of Pennerton West with fellow artists including Augusta Savage and Norman Lewis. Pennerton West (American, 1913–1965). Troll in the Grain, 1952. State proof; color etching and lithography. Image: 14 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. Dolan/Maxwell Gallery, Philadelphia. Pennerton West (American, 1913–1965). Troll in the Grain, 1952. State proof; color etching and lithography. Image: 14 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. Dolan/Maxwell Gallery, Philadelphia. Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965). Georgia Cotton Crop, c. 1944–45. Carborundum mezzotint. Plate: 8 7/16 x 9 7/8 in.; sheet: 11 ¼ x 11 3/4. in. Dolan/Maxwell Gallery, Philadelphia. Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965). Ebony Joe, c. 1939. Lithograph. Sheet: 10 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis. Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965). Octoroon (Study for a Lithograph), c. 1939. Brush and ink wash over graphite. Sheet: 16 7/8 x 12 ¼ in. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia. Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965). Octoroon, c. 1939. Lithograph. Sheet: 22 13/16 x 11 9/16 in. Collection of John Warren, Philadelphia. Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965). Charlot, c. 1938–39. Carborundum mezzotint. Plate: 8 15/16 x 6 15/16 in. Dolan/Maxwell, Philadelphia. Michael Gallagher (American, 1895–1965). Lackawanna Valley, 1938. Carborundum mezzotint. Plate: 7 3/8 x 12 11/16 in.; sheet: 9 3/8 x 14 in. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia.   Hugh Mesibov (American, 1916–2016). Homeless, 1938. Carborundum mezzotint. Plate: 5 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965). One Horse Farmer, c. 1944–48. Carborundum mezzotint. 9 x 6 in. National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. John Ruskin (British, 1819–1900). The Garden of San Miniato near Florence, 1845. Watercolor and pen and black ink, heightened with whie gouache, over graphite. Sheet: 13 7/16 x 19 3/8 in. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Stanley William Hayter (English, 1901–1988). Cinq personnages, 1946. Engraving, softground etching, and scorper; printed in black (intaglio). Sheet: 495 x 647 mm. (19 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.); plate: 376 x 605 mm. (14 13/16 x 23 13/16 in.). Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. Stanley William Hayter (English, 1901–1988). Cinq personnages, 1946. Engraving, softground etching, and scorper; printed in black (intaglio), and green (screen, relief). Sheet: 460 x 660 mm. (18 1/8 x 26 in.); plate: 376 x 605 mm. (14 13/16 x 23 13/16 in.). Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. Stanley William Hayter (English, 1901–1988). Cinq personnages, 1946. Engraving and softground etching; printed in black (intaglio), orange (screen, relief), and purple (screen, relief). Sheet: 510 x 666 mm. (20 1/16 x 26 1/4 in.); plate: 376 x 605 mm. (14 13/16 x 23 13/16 in.). Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. Stanley William Hayter (English, 1901–1988). Cinq personnages, 1946. Engraving, softground etching, and scorper; printed in black (intaglio), green (screen, relief), orange (screen, relief), and purple (screen, relief). Sheet: 488 x 668 mm. (19 3/16 x 26 5/16 in.); plate: 376 x 605 mm. (14 13/16 x 23 13/16 in.). Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore.       Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, County Mayo, Ireland. USEFUL LINKS Imprint: Dox Thrash, Black Life, and American Culture. African American Museum in Philadelphia, March 23–August 4, 2024. https://www.aampmuseum.org/current-exhibitions.html John Ittmann. Dox Thrash: An African American Master Printmaker Rediscovered. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2001.  https://archive.org/details/doxthrashafrican00ittm Dox Thrash House, Philadelphia: https://doxthrashhouse.wordpress.com/ Ballinglen Arts Foundation: https://www.ballinglenartsfoundation.org/fellowship/ Dolan/Maxwell's IG: @dolan.maxwell Ron's IG account: @ron.rumford Ron's artist website: www.ronrumford.com  

In today's Sloppy Seconds, Danny, Billy and Lillie-Mae are joined again by Cara Kinney who spills all the gossip from the first series of ‘I Kissed a Girl'… from her fallout with Priya to whether she would ever get back together with Georgia. Plus what her plans are now post IKAG…Want to be a Gossip Goddess or a Question Queen?Get involved…Send us your crazy and dirty confessions! They could be your own saucy tales or the goss you have on your friends! Send them in here: https://forms.gle/5uwNGBb9QAkgXKKz5 or you can even get in touch via Whatsapp! Texts/ voice notes, go wild! If you wish to remain anon, just say. We will never out you and can even disguise your voice. Whatsapp the show: https://wa.me/message/NJKXUPHEB7AAI1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keeley Moss, from Dublin, sings and plays guitar in KEELEY. The band released their debut album, Floating Above Everything Else, last year. The group write songs exclusively about Inga Maria Hauser, a German tourist murdered in 1988. Her body was found in Ballypatrick Forest, Ballycastle, Northern Ireland. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWntMHTuihM&t=11sShow theme by Bis.Want more? Join The James McMahon Music Podcast Patreon. Thankyou to our Patreon members! John Foley. Twitter - @jamesjammcmahon Substack - https://spoook.substack.com YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Vf_1E1Sza2GUyFNn2zFMA Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/jamesmcmahonmusicpod/

Journey the Psalms with me in 2024… ***Introducing a new series with accompanying journal***How do the Psalms speak into our lives? How can they help us get in touch with our deeper emotions, and to better understand ourselves? How can they lead us to live fuller, more honest, more authentic lives? What can they show us about who God is and who we're invited to be in the world? Starting in early January 2024, I'll be going through - in numerical order - the 44 Psalms I've arranged and recorded with my dear friends the McGraths (Celtic Psalms). Each week I will share reflections on a Psalm of the week, with accompanying journal pages (see the cover above) to enhance your personal journey. In addition, I'll be doing a weekly short-form podcast with a song and reflections.The journal pages and podcast will include an introduction to the music and theme of each Psalm; connections to other writings and wisdom; helpful links to the Psalms for the Spirit podcast; reflection questions for you to explore through journaling or other forms of expression; a prayer and an invitation. The journal eBook/PDF (180 pages!) will be included for all Psalms for the Spirit paid subscribers, or you will be able to purchase it on my website. Each week, paid subscribers will also receive a downloadable mp3 of the featured song to accompany your reflection journey. The journal will come in Full Digital Format (an ebook/interactive PDF), downloadable on iPads, phones and computers, with embedded links for your convenience and text boxes for your own writing. There will also be a simplified printable version for you to write on by hand, or you can choose a notebook of your own to accompany this process. The journey will begin in early January and will continue through to November. That's 44 weeks!I know that sounds like a long time - who knows what life will bring between now and November. Feel free to dip in and out of it, or to return later to Psalms you might miss. Other than me showing up each week with a Psalm and some reflections, this will be a free-flowing, spacious, gracious space with plenty of room for flexibility. These are resources I'll be providing that you can take advantage of if it's helpful to you - or, you can save it for a time when you need it. I will arrange periodic Zoom gatherings so that we can share parts of this journey together. I believe this is going to be a rich and transformative journey. If you've been wondering whether to become a paid subscriber, now might be a great time to hop aboard. Or if there's a reflective soul in your life, consider inviting them along. If you'd like to support someone who can't pay at the moment, there's the option of donating a subscription. [This episode first aired in December 2021]Today's guest is Ruth Patterson – Presbyterian minister, writer, retreat leader - recognized internationally for her deep spiritual insight and her gently powerful work in peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland.When I first heard about Ruth Patterson, it was with a certain sense of awe, as she was the very first woman – in any denomination – to be ordained in Ireland (well, perhaps since St. Brigit in the 5th century). Not only that, but she speaks with clarity and eloquence, and shows a steady kindness towards everyone she encounters. Ruth is one of those people for whom poetry and meaningful quotations roll off the tongue effortlessly, and whose reflections are profound while also being accessible and applicable to daily life.The organisation she founded and led for 30 years, Restoration Ministries brings people together across community divides in Ireland around their shared spirituality, and draws on the image of restoration depicted in the Psalms. In this conversation, which we had in the heart of Advent,  we talk about the link between the Psalms and the history of Ireland, about the importance of hospitality – towards ourselves, God, others – in moving into a future of restoration, about the journey towards becoming our full selves, and about how awakening to our belovedness is the starting point for healing and wholeness in this world. So whatever it is that brought you here, I'm glad you're with us. More about Ruth:Ruth Patterson is a Presbyterian minister, and for the last 33 years has been Director of Restoration Ministries (https://restorationministries.co.uk), a non- denominational, Christian organisation committed to peace and reconciliation.  In 1976 she was the first woman to be ordained in Ireland.  She was the recipient of the Alumna of the Year 2000 award (Edinburgh University / Royal Bank of Scotland), in 2001 an honorary doctorate from the Presbyterian Theology Faculty of Ireland, and in 2003 was awarded an OBE for her efforts in reconciliation.  She has authored five books and numerous articles stemming from her commitment to unity and peace.  She produces annual scripture guidelines for Faith and Friendship.  She is one of four church representatives to L'Arche International and holds the post of Ecumenical Canon in St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast.  She is on the Board of Oneings, a bi-annual publication of the Centre for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. FEATURED MUSICCome, Spirit, Come (Psalm 144) - intro/outro by Celtic PsalmsYou Have Searched Me (Psalm 139)Love and Mercy (Psalm 85 - Forthcoming Album)From the Depths (Psalm 130)You can find our published scores, CDs and mp3s through GIA MusicWe're also on YouTube, Spotify, and AmazonThere's a really wonderful opportunity coming up in April 2024 – the Resilient Spirit Pilgrimage to Ireland.Consider taking 11 days to come to Ireland to explore what brings us joy, strength, hope – resilience – to our lives. We'll begin with six days at the beautiful Corrymeela residential centre in Ballycastle, on the north coast, which alone will take your breath away, but on top of that we have a program throughout our stay that's geared toward helping you find resilience within yourself and to develop practices and wisdom that you can take back home with you.Resilience expert Sara Cook will be our first guest facilitator, followed by the brilliant reflective practitioner Paul Hutchinson. I'll be leading a retreat day with Celtic Psalms music and space for silence and sharing, and then we'll have a session on Zoom with the one and only poet/theologian/ Poetry Unbound creator/member and former leader of the Corrymeela community Pádraig Ó Tuama.Pilgrimage participants will then head a few hours south to the stunning hills and ancient monastery of Glendalough, where we'll spend a few days connecting with the beauty of nature and the wisdom of Celtic Spirituality, before spending a day exploring the vibrant city of Dublin.This is going to be a transformative, uplifting, joyful and inspiring experience… Come join us on the beautiful north coast of Ireland at the Corrymeela Centre for the Resilient Spirit Pilgrimage in April 2024. If you're interested, you can find more information in the episode notes.See Progressive Pilgrimage's webpage for more details at https://progressivepilgrimage.com/corrymeela24/ Get full access to Psalms for the Spirit at psalmsforthespirit.substack.com/subscribe

Today's guest is Pádraig Ó Tuama, poet, theologian, host of On Being's Poetry Unbound, and member and former leader of the Corrymeela Community. Pádraig doesn't need much of an introduction, as his gifts for writing, and reading, and reading into poems have become widely known and admired. With his keen sense for the meaning behind a poem, his interest in language, violence, power, and religion, and his background in conflict mediation and peacebuilding, Pádraig has a way of seeing deeply into the soul of a poem, and into the people who created them, and into how those poems can help us find grounding in difficult times. I know Pádraig from when we overlapped at Corrymeela, and when I wanted to talk with someone about the poetry of the Psalms, who better to ask? And I'm delighted that next year, Pádraig will be a virtual guest facilitator on the Resilient Spirit Pilgrimage to Ireland in April 2024, helping us explore the connections between poetry and resilience in our lives. In this conversation we talk about the language of the Psalms - Psalms in translation, Psalms in Irish; about how the beauty of words put together in a certain way can move us and heal us; and about how even when we might feel all alone, a poem - and a prayer, and a Psalm - is a way for us to imagine what it might be like to be listened to, for our deepest selves to be heard. So whatever it is that brought you here, I'm so glad you're with us. Transcription available by clicking the link above. Find out more about Pádraig Ó Tuama at www.padraigotuama.com Featured Celtic Psalms Music:Come, Spirit, Come (Psalm 144)How Good It Is (Psalm 133)I Lift My Eyes Up to the Hills (Psalm 121)I Am Weary (Psalm 102)My God, My God (Psalm 22)By the Waters (Psalm 137)Find out more about Celtic Psalms - downloads, GIA scores, videos, and concerts - at www.celticpsalms.comThere's a really wonderful opportunity coming up in April 2024 – the Resilient Spirit Pilgrimage to Ireland. Consider taking 11 days to come to Ireland to explore what brings us joy, strength, hope – resilience – to our lives. We'll begin with six days at the beautiful Corrymeela residential centre in Ballycastle, on the north coast, which alone will take your breath away, but on top of that we have a program throughout our stay that's geared toward helping you find resilience within yourself and to develop practices and wisdom that you can take back home with you. Resilience expert Sara Cook will be our first guest facilitator, followed by the brilliant reflective practitioner Paul Hutchinson. I'll be leading a retreat day with Celtic Psalms music and space for silence and sharing, and then we'll have a session on Zoom with the one and only poet/theologian/ Poetry Unbound creator/member and former leader of the Corrymeela community Pádraig Ó Tuama. Pilgrimage participants will then head a few hours south to the stunning hills and ancient monastery of Glendalough, where we'll spend a few days connecting with the beauty of nature and the wisdom of Celtic Spirituality, before spending a day exploring the vibrant city of Dublin. This is going to be a transformative, uplifting, joyful and inspiring experience… Come join us on the beautiful north coast of Ireland at the Corrymeela Centre for the Resilient Spirit Pilgrimage in April 2024. If you're interested, you can find more information in the episode notes.See Progressive Pilgrimage's webpage for more details at https://progressivepilgrimage.com/corrymeela24/Psalms for the Spirit is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Find out more about Kiran's spirituality work at www.kiranyoungwimberly.com Get full access to Psalms for the Spirit at psalmsforthespirit.substack.com/subscribe

The Official Coleraine Podcast was pleased to welcome summer recruit Jake Wallace on this week's show... The defender speaks about his time at The Showgrounds so far, his injury setbacks across the water at Fleetwood Town and how it was frustrating waiting for international clearance after putting pen-to-paper in the summer. Jake also opens up on playing full-time football, representing Northern Ireland at youth level and how he was made to feel more than welcome when he first entered the Coleraine changing room. The 19-year-old praised his family for their support, revealing how living in Fleetwood was quite like his native Portrush and how he would love to see his friend Patrick Kelly play for his favourite team West Ham United. As always, we would like to thank our sponsors The Lodge Hotel.

[This podcast first aired in February 2021]Today's conversation is with Sara Cook – a social worker who has worked in conflict response, peacebuilding and mediation in Northern Ireland and internationally for the past two decades. Sara and I are both Americans living in Northern Ireland and have become friends through being members of the Corrymeela community. Just before Covid in 2020, I had the good fortune of taking a training from her in the Community Resiliency Model, through the Trauma Resource Institute, and it had a huge impact on me as I entered, along with the rest of the world, the collective trauma of coronavirus. It was so transformative for me that a few years later, I became trained to teach these resilience skills too, and now weave resilience tools into my spirituality work. In this conversation, which first aired in 2021, I wanted to mine Sara's wealth of knowledge on how we, as human beings, can come through difficult experiences.So whatever it is that brought you here, I'm glad you're with us.More about SaraTo find out more about Sara, visit her website: https://www.cook-consultancy.comToday I want to highlight a really wonderful opportunity coming up in April 2024 – the Resilient Spirit Pilgrimage to Ireland. Consider taking 11 days to come to Ireland to explore what brings us joy, strength, hope – resilience – to our lives. We'll begin with six days at the beautiful Corrymeela residential centre in Ballycastle, on the north coast, which alone will take your breath away, but on top of that we have a program throughout our stay that's geared toward helping you find resilience within yourself and to develop practices and wisdom that you can take back home with you. Resilience expert Sara Cook will be our first guest facilitator, followed by the brilliant reflective practitioner Paul Hutchinson from Episode 11. I'll be leading a retreat day, and at the end of our time there will be we'll have a session on Zoom with the one and only poet/theologian/Poetry Unbound creator/community member and former leader of the Corrymeela community Pádraig Ó Tuama. Pilgrimage participants will then head a few hours south to the stunning hills and ancient monastery of Glendalough, where we'll spend a few days connecting with the beauty of nature and the wisdom of Celtic Spirituality, before spending a day exploring the vibrant city of Dublin. This is going to be a transformative, uplifting, joyful and inspiring experience… Come join us on the beautiful north coast of Ireland at the Corrymeela Centre for the Resilient Spirit Pilgrimage in April 2024. Get full access to Psalms for the Spirit at psalmsforthespirit.substack.com/subscribe

Passing through Ballycastle, a charming seaside town on the Causeway Coast in Ireland's northeast corner, one wouldn't necessarily expect to find a world-class bakery serving sourdough breads and creative, beautiful pastries. But after spending time learning and traveling abroad, this is exactly what Ciara O'hArtlaighle and her husband, Dara, created when they opened Ursa Minor. Not only does Ursa Minor have fantastic breads and pastries, but it's also a cafe, serving a really important role as a gathering space around food in a small town without many options. Inspired by sourdough and their travels around the world—New Zealand in particular—they returned home, started baking, and haven't stopped since. We spoke to Ciara about bringing sourdough to Ballycastle; the importance of community cafés; the difference between the food culture in the north versus the south; sourcing Irish flour and grains; and what it's like to be a mother and small business owner.Dyed Green is a project of Bog & Thunder, whose mission is to highlight the best of Irish food and culture, through food tours, events, and media. Find out more at www.bogandthunder.com.Dyed Green is Powered by Simplecast.

In our ninth episode we'll hear all about Charlie Cole's small family run farm - Broughgammon - outside Ballycastle, County Antrim. Charlie's family have turned fifty acres into a thriving multigenerational business. Find out more about Broughgammon Farm: www.broughgammon.com This episode is hosted by Catherine Cleary - www.pocketforests.ie This podcast has been produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum in association with GrowIn. It is funded by the Woodland Support Scheme provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Presenters: Aaron Burchael & Chris Byrne Record Date: 29/06/2022 Welcome to The Camping Crew podcast with Aaron Burchael & Chris Byrne This is meant to be a fun podcast, we are just enthusiasts and what we discuss on the podcast are just our own personal views. If you would like to support the podcast and you can afford it you can buy us a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/thecampingcrew Shout from Charlie to .. Hello to Fionn and Cathal and "Sparkles Unicorn Rainbow" News: NEC show in October 2022 Online Chatter: Top tips and handy hacks to make your caravan & camping holiday easy – PART 1 - Camping Ireland 1st Annual Padraic`s Place Camptastic Campstival Vanstravaganza and Tent Fest - Padraic`s Place, Ballycastle, County Mayo - Campsites or stop overs: Chris discusses his recent visit to Eagle Point & The Apple Farm What's on Charlie and Me this week? This Friday's Charlie & Me video is a review of Wolohans Caravan Park in the beautiful county of Wicklow. Tips & Camping hacks: Tips for drying Towels on a rainy day Eugene sent us a news article as a warning to listeners to be careful under a jacked up Motorhome Camp life: Some sad posts recently about some campsites and Aires closing due to risings costs. Hope it's not a sign of things to come. ---oOo--- We love getting your messages, ideas, campsite suggestions/reviews, products, news items to discuss on the podcast. If you would like a sticker for your Motorhome, Campervan, Caravan or Car just send us your address and we will pop it in the post to you. To get in touch with us: Web: thecampingcrew.ie Email: CampingCrewPodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TheCampingCrew Instagram: @TheCampingCrewPodcast Facebook: All the good motorhome and camping groups Forum: MotorhomeCraic.com or Boards.ie We wrap up this podcast with a quick shout out for Aaron's Vlog on YouTube called: Charlie and me our Camping Vlog and his website http://www.campsitereview.com We hope that you like our podcast. If you did please subscribe and tell your camping friends about us.

In 1988, a Ballycastle farmer was tending his flock of sheep in Ballypatrick Forest. The popular picnic spot, full of wildlife and scenic views toward the Causeway Coast, is the perfect place for families to discover nature. But on this day, April 20, as the farmer strolled to a remote clearing in the western corner of the forest, he unwittingly made an alarming discovery — the lifeless body of a partially naked young woman lying face down…*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson.Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna FittonNarration, editing, and production direction by Benjamin FittonListen to our companion podcast ‘They Walk Among America' here: https://play.acast.com/s/they-walk-among-americaBecome a ‘Patreon Producer' and get exclusive access to Season 1, early ad-free access to episodes, and your name in the podcast credits. Find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUsMore information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.comMUSIC: Hidden Beneath by Michael Briguglio Crooked Man by Wicked Cinema Stopped Time by Moments Wilderness by Wild Wonder Sleep by Stephen Keech Things Gone Wrong by Moments Vanished by Wicked Cinema Illuminate by Moments They Walk Among Us is part of the Acast Creator Network - https://www.acast.com/theywalkamongusSOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TWAU_PodcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/theywalkamonguspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/theywalkamonguspodcastSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can weeds be useful? This week David Maxwell meets Becky Cole at Broughgammon Farm near Ballycastle. She considers some weeds free food and uses others for their useful herbal properties. Down in Slane, County Meath, Rosie Maye has a selection of attractive plants that can give those problem weeds a run for the money - Lamium, Lady's Mantle, Euphorbia robbiae are top of the list. Also on the programme, Helen Mark visits the historic Drenagh Estate in Limavady where the gardens are being tamed after decades as a jungle and the Chelsea designer who is creating a ‘high maintenance' garden for spinal patients in Belfast. Contact the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk

Für viele gilt das County Mayo als das Herz des Wild Atlantic Way, nicht umsonst hat sich auch Heinrich Böll hier niedergelassen.  Gemütliche Dörfer, spektakuläre Strände und dazu ganz viel Geschichte. Kurz gesagt: Postkartenidylle pur.  In dieser Folge geht es um einen schwer zu bezwingenden Berg, eine Piratenkönigin und einen verschwundenen Strand. Unmittelbar neben Mayo folgt mit dem County Sligo das nächste Prunkstück an Irlands Küstenstraße: Etwas weiter nördlich und etwas weniger bekannt, aber ebenso reizvoll. Wer die Abgeschiedenheit und Ruhe liebt, wird sich im County des berühmten Schriftstellers W.B. Yeats wohlfühlen. County Mayohttps://www.ireland.com/de-de/destinations/county/mayo/county-mayo/https://www.mayo.ie/https://www.ireland.com/de-de/plan-your-trip/trip-ideas/great-western-greenway/https://www.wildnephinnationalpark.ie/https://www.mayodarkskypark.ie/https://www.mayodarkskyfestival.ie/https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Country-Lifehttps://www.ireland.com/de-de/destinations/county/mayo/downpatrick-head/http://www.loveachill.com/en/achill-island/coming-to-achill/achill-island-activities/the-top-three/414-slievemore-achill-islandhttp://www.loveachill.com/de/besucher/inselleben/kunst/546-heinrich-boell-schriftstellerhttps://www.thelostvalley.ie/http://visitbelmullet.ie/https://www.ireland.com/de-de/magazine/walking/pilgrimage-walks-in-ireland/http://heinrichboellcottage.com/https://www.thewildatlanticway.com/listing-region/achill-island-clew-bay-mayo-ireland/https://killaryfjord.com/https://achilltourism.com/https://www.mayo.ie/attractions/ceide-fields County Sligohttps://www.ireland.com/de-de/destinations/county/sligo/county-sligo/https://www.ireland.com/de-de/magazine/literature/william-butler-yeats/https://www.ireland.com/en-gb/destinations/county/sligo/mullaghmore/https://www.ireland.com/de-de/destinations/county/sligo/sligo-town/https://www.ireland.com/de-de/qafolder/shan/test-trip-idea/https://www.discoverireland.ie/sligo/things-to-do-in-sligohttps://www.discoverireland.ie/sligo/benbulben-loophttp://www.megalithicireland.com/Ballymote%20Castle.htmlhttps://www.yeatssociety.com/https://sligofoodtrail.ie/

John William Burke (12) hit the headlines last week, shooting an incredible round of 59 at the Irish Junior Golf Tour at Ballycastle, Co Antrim. Needless to say, the score was enough to win the tournament; not only that, he finished -12, nine shots better than second-placed Ollie McEvoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nurses of the Ulster Hospital, poetry from Ballycastle and sci-fi from Carrickfergus.

Travelled along the North Coast to Derry London Derry just in time for the football

It's just the start of a trip and I don't know what the trip is yet

In this episode, the storyteller, Kathy Shimpock, will explore the power of story. What is it?  How can a simple tale impact our lives so deeply?   The story I will tell (as the wise crone) provides one answer. “The Story that Grew in My Heart” was crafted from a book written by Walter Hackett entitled The Swans of BalleyCastle. It contains clear references to Irish mythology and folklore. Finally, we'll examine the role of the storyteller in sharing these stories.Stories:The Swans of Ballycastle  by Walter Hackett. (NewYork: Ariel Books, 1954)."The Children of Lir," (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Lir)."Oisin and Niamh in Tir no nOg," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niamh_(mythology).  More on Peg Sayers (https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/sayers-peig-1873-1958).Cover illustration:   Photograph by Pixabay.Music:  The Snow Queen Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  Copyright 2021 Kathy Shimpock.    All rights reserved. 

Dan describes his epiphany of near drowning in the Ballycastle rock pool as Jimmy and American Elle play a sad guessing game around the details of the fraught and tragic relationship with her fiancé.  Rebecca gives Jimmy a potential way out of Belfast and the deafening sound of an army helicopter forces Dan (as Donal) to relive his watery trauma: the secret and potential danger of his double identity is revealed to all.Episode 3 of 4

On Slice 17 I have the craic with 2 stars of Loughgiel and Antrim camogie in Eimear Boyle and Christine Laverty. We chat everything from winning 7 in a row, Christines red card against Ballycastle, , the toughest opponents they've faced and answering the ultimate question – how good can Roisin McCormack play after eating curry chips the night before a game? This and much more with these 2 legends! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason-keelan/message

Off to Antrim for a music festival final day-out, the “fab four” divert to Ballycastle by the sea amid disagreements about the future of the community centre, openness between group members…and then a fatal collision with a dog. Against a backdrop of serious and deadly events in the province, more of their letters reveal Jimmy's inner conflict about his sexuality, Dan (or is it Donal?) and his plans for the future, and American Elle's personal Belfast tragedy. At the beach, Dan goes swimming – perhaps for the last time?Episode 2 of 4

A history of steamboats from the 1800s and setting sail from Ballycastle to Portstewart.

Colloquialisms in Lurgan, steamboats in the 1800s and a boat trip in Ballycastle

Author, journalist and broadcaster, Malachi O'Doherty was born in the village of Muff, Co. Donegal in March 1951. Did you know that Malachi is a twin? And it was suspected that he and his brother may not survive. Soon after the family moved to Ballycastle while his father worked hard in a Belfast bar to feed an ever-increasing brood of children.Packed full of interesting childhood anecdotes, this episode touches on Malachi's relationship with his Dad and also discusses the similarities between being a freelance journalist and a barman!This episode is sponsored by Property Insurance Centre.See the transcription with images over at Travel Inspires - From Muff to Ballycastle and Belfast with Malachi O’DohertyPodcast website:https://creativeplacesandfaces.com/Credits:Host: Jackie De BurcaSound engineer: Newton SamadderMusic: No.4 Piano Journey by Esther AbramiVoice over: Mike PayneSponsor Series 1:Property Insurance Centre

As all look to green mobility as part of the solution to decarbonise transport we must look to green solutions across the entire transport spectrum including marine transport. As such, Hydrogen could well be the fuel of the future for ferries that operate off two of the most scenic Irish islands. Both the Rathlin Island ferry, the Rathlin Express in Co Antrim, and the Valentia Island car ferry in Co Kerry are ready to develop their services in a green economical journey together. As 2020 draws to a close there are plans afoot in both locations to learn from green energy research and to develop as a consequence. The aim is to address the carbon footprint of the vessels and explore opportunities around hydrogen fuel cells. Rathlin community: taking elements close to zero Michael Cecil, Rathlin Development and Community Association Chairman, is both excited and realistic about the plans saying: “We aim to explore all opportunities to reduce the Islands carbon footprint, taking each element as close to zero as possible. Retrofitting the current fast ferry with hydrogen tanks, fuel cells and electric drives may well be possible but questions remain unanswered for the operator. These include running costs as compared to traditional diesel, guarantees of hydrogen supply, and reliability of relatively new technology. A consortium of local businesses have secured funding to scope out options around ferry transport to and from the Island and hope to go to tender for a feasibility in the next few weeks. “ Renewable and hydrogen options are being explored in a belief that this is the direction to go in for the next decade and onwards. Michael is aware that the island offers the perfect opportunity for stakeholders with a maritime interest arguing: “Rathlin and its ferries are very much on the radar of Artemis Technologies in Belfast. Artemis has won a £33 million UK Government innovation grant to develop zero-emission ferries in the city, which will revolutionise the future of maritime transport. With further investment from consortium partners, the total project investment will reach close to £60m over the next four years, creating an initial 125 research and development jobs, and leading to more than 1,000 in the region over the next 10 years. “Representatives from Belfast based zero-emission ferry project Artemis have visited Rathlin to evaluate the route and existing ferries. “, The green direction being taken hopes to achieve the total elimination of fossil fuel usage on Rathlin. The government is giving a lead too with Diane Dodds, the Northern Ireland Economy Minister saying in September 2020, “I see great potential for offshore wind and marine renewables. Not just in bringing forward projects that deliver renewable generation for Northern Ireland but in local supply chain opportunities for projects that will be delivered in UK and Irish waters”. The Rathlin Express is a 30T, passenger-only ferry and can carry 97 passengers during summer months and 38 passengers in winter months. In summer months there is uncovered seating on the upper deck and covered with side opening and indoor seating on the lower deck. Departing from Ballycastle the ferry is an all year round experience and a new greenway of doing things shouldn’t create any limits in for example the amount of energy supply. Michael states: “Supply and security of supply is critical to the success of the ferry service. Studies will investigate expected demand and in turn, explore how much hydrogen can be produced and retailed locally. With the correct government support schemes linking green hydrogen to transport Rathlin may well be able to satisfy any expected demand. Rathlin is rich in renewable resources and it is only right that local communities take responsibility and ownership of not only their energy usage but the production of that energy in the first place.” Low emission vehicles will now set an example, building on an exi...

Anne Marie hears from author Andrew Sneddon about a story from Antrim's past, when eight women were accused of witchcraft in 1710. There's also Madeline McCully's tale of the Black Nun Of Bonamargy Friary, near Ballycastle.

Northern Ireland is the first country in the UK to confirm it will reopen its hotels.July 20 is set to be the day guests are welcomed back for a night or an extended stay away from home. So how will social distancing work and can hotels really ensure there will be no spread of the virus as people stay from one night to the next?UTV's Gareth Wilkinson spoke to Claire Hunter of the Marine Hotel in Ballycastle as she prepared to pioneer the new normal in her industry.The interview was recorded prior to the Republic confirming it is opening hotels at the end of June rather than be in sync with Northern Ireland.

On accordions, melodeons, the push draw and The Pure Drop; Portrush sessions at the Harbour Bar, Ballycastle sessions at The House of McDonnell. The snug. Athlone. The borderlands of Fermanagh, Coleraine and Ceili House. And Coronation Street even gets a mention. As in - and I'm paraphrasing - 'Now and again something might have been taped over with an episode of Coronation Street.' Ciaran's archive, which he shares on a daily basis, is astonishing. A seemingly endless treasure trove of clips featuring startling hair from the 1980s, large spectacles, fancy shirts and amazing players. Here's a typical example. Give it a whirl - but don't expect to get any work done. This is the original internet rabbit hole: https://www.facebook.com/100010917466155/videos/1092797731094132 Ciaran, thanks again for a really thoughtful conversation, and a great set of tunes: The Four Courts and Paddy Taylor Polkas Sport Jig (Peadar O'Riada) The Bucks of Oranmore The Showman's Fancy and The Galway Hornpipe. To follow Ciaran on Facebook go here:https://www.facebook.com/ciarank1 To follow Ciaran on Instagram go here: https://www.instagram.com/ciaranckp/ Or look for @ciaranckp Darren mentions 'Disintegration Loops' by William Basinski. Completely hypnotic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjnAE5go9dI This episode is our 50th - and like the 49 before it, it's free to download or stream from everywhere you get podcasts: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/50 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/36t2q2d Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2TrpEQL We'd also like to say a huge thank you to today's episode sponsor, Ceol.fm. This is a bloody brilliant service. So do yourself a favour and head over there and check it out. www.ceol.fm Until next week, Darren & Dom ... We know it's a tough time so we hope you can hang in there with us. If you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast

‘The Session is about what's created during The Session.' So I'm (me, Dom) sitting in The Last Jar on a Wednesday night, and the session is slowly coming to life. I've hidden myself away in a corner so I can listen, tentatively join in here and there, and hopefully not make an arse of myself. But mainly, I'm listening. And something happens…how can I describe this without it sounding over the top? Like, there are these simultaneous impressions washing around me. I've only been in Australia a few months, don't feel like I know many people, I'm shy, introverted. And I'm hearing this music that's familiar, yet distant because of how long it's been since I played in any dedicated way. And there's the smell of the beer and the rhythms of the chat and while I know rationally that I'm in Melbourne in 2018, in my blood – seriously, I don't really talk about ‘blood' type stuff but that's what it felt like – in my blood I have these fleeting moments when feel like I'm in Ballycastle, in the Boyd Arms on a Friday night and it's 1985. I mean, it's so intense, and so momentary, I'm here, I'm there, I'm lost, I'm back again. And really, it's totally brilliant. I mean, it's so hard to walk back out into the everyday world after such that experience. Catching the train home seems so mundane after you've been set alight by this music all around you, and yet, that echoing music in your head is what you carry with you. And that's why this stuff matters in the first place – because we it carry out into the world and hopefully that makes the world infinitesimally better somehow, even if you can't put it into words, even if politics is shit and fascism's on the march. Playing music, listening to music - it's not quite manning the barricades but you have to hope and believe in your heart that it's at least one tiny, tiny act of resistance. One tiny, tiny way of making a stand. Thank you to Chris Fitzgerald and all the musicians at The Last Jar for their generosity and for… the tunes. ‘The Session is about what's created during The Session.' And thanks too to everybody who's gone to patreon.com/blarneypilgrims and subscribed – we're so grateful for your help in keeping this podcast rolling. I'm tempted to try out some oul' public radio pledge drive lines from my past life in Seattle like, ‘You listen differently when you're a subscriber.' But I won't. If you can subscribe, great, and if you can't that's OK too. Thank you for listening. ... If you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge $2 over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. Of course, you don't have to become a patron to listen, but we guarantee you'll enjoy each episode more because you'll be safe in the knowledge that you're a deadset legend. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. Till next time. Darren & Dom www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.blarneypilgrims.com facebook.com/BlarneyPilgrimsPodcast @blarneyPilgrimsPodcast

From a teen growing up in Crumlin in the 90s, to touring the world as a multi-award winning solo artist, Daoirí Farrell shares his incredible journey with us and treats us to a few tunes along the way. To follow Daoirí, and more importantly, to buy his CDs, you can find him here: http://daoiri.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DaoiriFarrell/ ... Where do you start? Maybe the obvious place, the place I first came across his music thanks to a tip from my good mate from Ballycastle, Alex Campbell: his version of The Creggan White Hare. This is the song me and Darren refer to in our intro, a song which at the time of writing has a meagre 1,287,874 views on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPI_tHNjS78 I first heard The Creggan White Hare on the Dick Gaughan / Andy Irvine album 'Parallel Lines.' Which, to be honest, is an album I've never loved. I mean, what's not to love about a collaboration like that? I love Andy Irvine's music, I love Dick Gaughan's music. It should be my all time favourite. And yet, somehow it doesn't quite work for me. Though it does have a very stately version of Dylan's 'My Back Pages.' There's something about Daoirí's version of 'The Creggan White Hare' that I prefer. It's more robust, or something. I mean, it's unstoppable. That's what it is. It has a sense of fate about it. It's existential, man. As for The Pursuit of Farmer Michael Hayes...you can find it on the Planxty album After The Break.There's some interesting info here about possible origins: https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/songs/thepursuitoffarmermichaelhayes.html We also chat at the end of our interview about 'Christy Moore, Donal Lunny, Jimmy Faulkner, Live In Dublin' - an album I first heard thanks, also, to my pal Alex Campbell. I can remember the cover of that album so clearly, and trying to decipher the newsprint while sitting on Alex's bed. We'd listen over and over again, trying to learn the chords of 'Hey Sandy,' until his mum took pity on us and arrived up with a plate of ham sandwiches and mugs of tea. God love her, she had the patience of a saint. Anyway, it's another album that's worth hunting down if you've not heard it already. https://www.discogs.com/Christy-Moore-Donal-Lunny-Jimmy-Faulkner-Live-In-Dublin/release/2219545 Thanks again Daoirí.

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Today’s Guest Conn Osborne For the first episode, I’m honoured to welcome long time mountain biker Conn Osborne to the show for a great chat on how mountain biking looked in Northern Ireland over 25 years ago. Conn sat down with me after a great ride round Davagh to discuss bikes, trails, motivation and how things have changed over the years. Right click here and ‘Save as’ to download to your computer.   You'll Find Out How Conn got into mountain biking What his first bike was Who he was riding with when he got started Where he was riding Where he has biked in England Stories of meeting pro’s How he bought an Orange for £50 What he rides now What bike he would buy if money was no option His favourite trails Why I Ride! Conn is from Ballycastle but now lives in Coleraine. He is a self employed Surfboard Shaper (and his boards are awesome, I should know as I own two!). He is a all round great guy and is really the person responsible for getting me back into mountain biking and helping relight my passions for the sport. In this first episode, I ask Conn what motivates him, what lit his spark with mountain biking, what local riders he looked up to, why he stopped biking for a while, how many bikes he has owned, how he bought a Orange for £50, and where he rides now (among other things). You’ll also hear some incredible stories from his early days and how the scene looked around that time. It’s very interesting to how the sport, trails and everything has progressed sense then. Join me as I pick the brain of this local mountain biker on the first episode of the MTB TRIBE Podcast and WHY I RIDE - you’ll love what he has to say. To Connect with Conn Facebook: facebook.com/OsborneSurf/ Instagram: instagram.com/osborne_surfboards/   To share your thoughts: Share this show on, Instagram of Facebook   To help out the show Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes Special thanks to Conn for joining me this week. Thanks for Listening! Until next time!

Bernie Magill in Ballycastle, ancient clans in Tyrone and a trip to Devenish island.

In this week's Gardeners' Corner Helen Mark visits a new garden in Ballycastle where Conrad McCormick is replanting his collection of exotic plants. Also in the programme, spring bulbs and winter clematis continue to provide lots of colour, and Averil Milligan tells Helen about Rowallane's early flowering camellias and how to grow them well.

This week Cherrie takes the roadshow to Ballycastle where Reg Maxwell and Jim Bradley answer questions from members of Ballycastle and District Gardening Club.

"Devlins' Yellowman - A Taste of Childhood" explores the history of a homemade toffee synonymous with the annual Lammas Fair in Ballycastle, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland and the dilemma faced by the family member entrusted to safeguard its secret recipe. Produced by Sharon Noonan and supported by the BAI.

In August 1916, the British executed a very unusual rebel figure: a knight-cum-Irish rebel who honed his nationalism in ‘Belgian’ Congo in Africa - Sir Roger Casement. From Dublin and Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, he was captured in Kerry. Then, imprisoned in the Tower of London, he was, as the saying goes, “hanged on a comma”.(Broadcast 2016)

See http://www.president.ie/diary/details/president-gives-an-address-at-the-living-well-together-beyond-2016-conferen On 4 June, President Michael D. Higgins visited Ballycastle, where he gave the gave the keynote address at a conference entitled "Living Well Together Beyond 2016". He spoke of 'ethical remembering' and 'narrative hospitality' and drew on his knowledge of the Irish language and classical learning to illustrate his thoughts.

A quiet cemetery at Bonamargy Friary near Ballycastle holds the graves of some of those who perished at sea while serving on HMS Viknor.

A trip with noted historian Dr. Bob Curran to Ballycastle inevitably lead us to the local friary and its most famous resident, known as the Black Nun, where he eloquently tells us more about her activities. Julia McQuillan was the reclusive mystic known as "the Black Nun"who is supposed to have lived in Bunamarghy Friary. The Black Nun lived and died at this spot during the 1600's. Her last wish was to be buried near the entrance to the church so that all who entered the friary would tread on her grave as a token of her humility. Legend has it that she is buried under the noteworthy holestone cross of which Bob tells us more about. The friary was built in the early 1500's and was occupied by the Third Order of Franciscans until roughly the mid-17th century. It is now a ruin in State care under the wing of the Environment and Heritage Department of the DoE. The Friary lies south of Ballycastle on the Cushendall Road. Apologies for the sound quality at times on the recording. #Ballycastle, #BlackNun #BobCurran, #Antrim

Speaker: Sean McMahon RIP The Auld Lammas Fair has been held in Ballycastle since the 17th Century. It takes place on the last Monday and Tuesday of August and traditionally marks the end of the summer and beginning of the harvest. Its exact origin is uncertain, but one theory is that it began as a result of the occupation of the area around Ballycastle by the MacDonnell's of the Isles in the early part of the 16th century. Dulse or dillisk or dilsk (from Irish/Scottish Gaelic duileasc/duileasg) red dulse, sea lettuce flakes or creathnach, is a red alga (Rhodophyta) previously referred to as Rhodymenia palmata (Linnaeus) Greville. Its a perennial favourite for some which grows on the northern coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is a well-known snack food first harvested by Colmcille and his monks 1400 years ago. Yellowman is a chewy toffee-textured honeycomb sold in non-standard blocks and chips and is associated with the Auld Lammas Fair in Ballycastle, County Antrim, where it is sold along with other confectionery and often dulse. Yellowman, or Yellaman, is similar to Honeycomb toffee, except that the more solid 'rind' usually consists of at least half the quantity. The rind is hard, having a similar consistency to rock. Yellowman needs to be heated to high temperatures to get the golden syrup and sugar mixture to reach the ‘hard-crack' (300 °C) – the temperature at which boiled sugar becomes brittle when cooled. It will also only acquire its unique bubbly and crunchy consistency when a reaction occurs between the vinegar and the baking soda, which vigorously adds carbon dioxide gas throughout the mixture.  Ingredients of Yellowman are commonly quoted as including brown sugar, golden syrup, butter, vinegar and bicarbonate of soda but there are many local variations in ingredients and recipes. Your teeth have been warned! Audio and song: Sean McMahon, 2009 Text: Wikipedia #Ballycastle #Yellowman #Antrim #Lammasfair #toffee #Ulster © 2021-2022 Racontour Productions. This clip forms part of the Celtic Calendar audio archive from Racontour Productions. Feel free to share if enjoyed, but with a credit or a social media tag to Racontour Productions please. SPOTIFY: This platform has allowed us to be creative in ensuring you can access it on your smart phone with ease. Below are the Spotify options: - Celtic Calendar playlist - no music, just audio of all four festivals. Samhain folklore - music and lore for Samhain Imbolc folklore - music and lore for Imbolc Bealtaine folklore - music and lore for Bealtaine Lughnasa folklore - music and lore for Lughnasa

In this edition host David Gordon hears about the re-opening of Ballycastle's Marine Hotel and chats to Simeon Courtie, author of "The Long and Whining Road".  Contributors Geoff Harrison and Frances Beasley report on Rome and Munich.   You can find the show page at facebook.com/travelbitesradio and on Twitter at @trvlbitesradio

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