Podcasts about county fermanagh

The episode begins with a host setting the atmosphere for a spine-chilling story, highlighting the cold weather outside and inviting listeners to prepare for a tale titled "Devilstone." This narrative unfolds in Dublin, where the protagonist, Timothy Martin, leads a comfortable life thanks to a substantial inheritance. However, his tranquil existence is disrupted when he inherits an abandoned property in County Fermanagh, known as Devilstone, from a forgotten uncle.Timothy's initial reaction is nonchalant; he considers renting the property out but is met with a skeptical response from his solicitor, Ian Carney. Carney strangely advises against renting it to prospective tenants, raising curiosity and concern. Shortly after, a visitor named Mr. Stoker arrives, furious about having visited Devilstone with his wife. Stoker claims that the house is haunted, which Timothy dismisses as absurd, thinking it's merely an excuse to avoid the rental.Despite Everts, Timothy's loyal manservant, suggesting the hauntings might have a foundation, Timothy is determined to investigate Devilstone for himself. They travel to the estate, encountering an imposing, gloomy mansion that unsettles both of them and their dog, Kim. As they explore the property, strange occurrences and eerie sounds begin to surface, raising the tension.The narrative escalates with Timothy feeling someone's presence, witnessing strange footprints appearing in the mud, and experiencing physical manifestations of terror. Undeterred, he pushes forward, wanting to investigate further despite the creeping fear. However, they soon find themselves trapped in a room as doors mysteriously close, and a chilling voice ominously warns them of impending danger. The ghostly figure of Jason O'Flynn, Timothy's ancestor who had died tragically on the very grounds, appears, confirming that the house is indeed haunted.The suspense builds as Timothy learns about the tragic backstory of Jason O'Flynn, who cursed the place after the demise of his wife. This curse has seemingly trapped his spirit within the house, and the connection to the recent events becomes clear. Timothy resolves to uncover more about the mystery shrouding the estate. The investigation moves forward, but the discoveries lead to a climactic moment when Timothy and Everts uncover a trapdoor concealing the preserved body of Jason O'Flynn himself. This revelation ultimately leads to the lifting of the curse, allowing the ghost to finally rest in peace. The episode closes with a sense of foreboding yet comfort, as the host reflects on the themes of fear and gratitude, urging listeners to find solace in their lives as they drift off to sleep.Overall, the episode is a rich blend of suspense, historical intrigue, and supernatural elements, examining themes of legacy, fear, and confronting the unknown. With careful narrative pacing and intriguing character development, it culminates in a resolved mystery that lingers in the mind of the audience.

Step into the enchanting world of Belleek Pottery, nestled in the picturesque County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Belleek Pottery is synonymous with Irish craftsmanship. Whether it's a beautiful white vase decorated with shamrocks or one of the delicate woven baskets, Belleek is instantly recognizable. This article is based on a podcast episode featuring Patricia McCauley, Manager... The post Visit Belleek Pottery in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland appeared first on Ireland Family Vacations.

Wer in Enniskillen zum Frisör geht, kann den Besuch mit einem Ausflug in die Geschichte des nordirischen County Fermanagh verbinden und sich dabei noch einmal wie ein Kind fühlen. Denn unmittelbar angeschlossen wartet ein Eisenbahnmuseum, eine weltweit einzigartige Kombination. Zu sehen ist eine der größten Sammlungen kleiner Eisenbahngegenstände der drei Eisenbahngesellschaften, die bis zu ihrer Schließung im Jahr 1957 in der Grafschaft Fermanagh tätig waren. Der Headhunters Barber Shop wurde 1981 von den Brüdern Gordon und Nigel Johnston gegründet. Uns führt Alan Devers durch das Museum, das als gemeinnützige Einrichtung freien Eintritt gewährt. Und seine Besucher in Staunen und in vergangene Zeiten versetzt. Die Freiwilligen des Museums wurden bereits mit dem Queens Award for Voluntary Service und den Heritage Railway Association Awards ausgezeichnet.   Links:https://www.ireland.com/de-de/destinations/county/fermanagh/enniskillen/https://www.headhuntersmuseum.com/ Video:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaxwmcdTCNlY9DTSir-99Vg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wptRHnHFkq8 

Did you know oak supports over 2,300 species of wildlife? Discover this and more fascinating facts in our episode dedicated to the nation's favourite tree. We join Trust experts, Jules and Kate, at Londonthorpe Woods, near Grantham, to find some fascinating growths on oak trees, known as galls, and learn why hunks of deadwood are so important.  We then visit the star of the show and 'Lincolnshire's best kept secret' - the astonishing 1,000-year-old Bowthorpe Oak. It's one of 12 amazing oaks in the running for 2024 Tree of the Year. Which one will you vote for? Don't forget to rate us and subscribe! Learn more about the Woodland Trust at woodlandtrust.org.uk Transcript You are listening to Woodland Walks, a podcast for the Woodland Trust presented by Adam Shaw. We protect and plant trees for people to enjoy, to fight climate change and to help wildlife thrive.  Adam: Well, in this podcast, we're looking at the Woodland Trust's Tree of the Year competition, which is all about oaks and is on a quest to find the nation's favourite one. And there are lots to choose from. There is the Elephant Oak in the New Forest, the Queen Elizabeth Oak in West Sussex, the Darwin Oak in Shropshire, the Capon Oak on the Scottish Borders and plenty of others to choose from across Wales, Somerset, County Fermanagh, Cheshire and well, lots of other places as well. And you can vote for your favourite oak by going to the shortlist of them at the voting site woodlandtrust.org.uk/vote, so that is woodlandtrust.org.uk/vote and we'll repeat that again at the end of this podcast.   Well, today I'm going to see one of the oaks in contention for the Tree of the Year, the Bowthorpe Oak in Bourne, in Lincolnshire, a tree which has a hollow interior and had previously, that interior had been fitted with seats and had been used as a dining room for 20 people in the past, 20 people! It must have been an enormous oak and that's not a practice I think that's recommended these days. Well, certainly not. But nonetheless it's a great oak which has played a great big part in the local landscape and is much loved, not just in the UK but attracts plenty of visitors from abroad as well. Now, oaks have an amazingly important part in our culture and in days gone by were, I think, central in Druid folklore, for instance, in fact one amazing fact I have learnt making this podcast is that the name Druid comes from druer, the Celtic for oak for the word oak and wid means to know, so Druid means oak-knower, so there's a good fact for you. Anyway, enough of me. I'm off to meet some people who know all about oaks and unusually I am not starting by a tree. So, unusually, we're starting in a car and I'm joined by two women from the Woodland Trust. So first of all, introduce yourselves.  Kate: I'm Kate Lewthwaite. I am citizen science manager at the Woodland Trust.  Adam: Wonderful. And our driver for the day is...  Jules: Hi, I'm Jules Acton. I'm a fundraiser with the Woodland Trust.  Adam: So we're going to look at a few oaks today, one of which is actually in the running to be the Tree of the Year, and you can vote on that still and I'll give you details a little later on on how to do that. But first of all, you were telling me that you have a little present for me. I always like to start the day with a little present.  Jules: It's always good to start the day with a little present, I think and here's a little one for you.   Adam: Oh, and it's wrapped up in tissue paper. It's an early Christmas present. How very good. So what is that? OK so do you want to describe it?   Jules: OK so it's a little, it looks like a little woody marble really, doesn't it? And it's got a little tiny hole you can see just there and some extra other little tiny holes. That is an oak marble gall.  Adam: An oak marble...ghoul?  Jules: Gall.  Adam: And how do you spell that?  Jules: G A double L.  Adam: G A double L and what what is it?  Jules: So this is this is incredibly special, so this has in many ways changed human culture, this little tiny thing. Certainly amplified human culture. So this is a gall, which is made by, and it's made by a little tiny wasp. And the wasp lays a an egg in the in the bud of the tree of the oak tree. And it makes the oak change and it sort of changes chemically. It's really strange. And it makes the the oak form this little marble shaped thing on the end of a twig. And that becomes home for the gall wasps' larvae, and so that the little larva grows up inside it and it has this its own special home, but it's also full of lovely food. So that's interesting itself and that it's it's it's it's got this sort of little little home but it what's particularly interesting human, from the human perspective is that these kind of galls were used to make ink for about 1,000 years and the the kind of ink that they made, it was used, I think, until the middle of the 20th century. So kind of until quite recently. So Shakespeare's plays were written on oak gall ink, Newton's theories, the American Declaration of Independence, huge amounts of historic documents.  Adam: So just trying to understand that, Shakespeare's plays were written on ink created by this thing?  Jules: By a gall like, yeah, this kind of thing by by a gall. Yeah. But you can you can still now you can make gall gall ink from these little little things here. So it in many ways it it amplified, this little tiny thing we've got here, amplified the whole course of human history, culture, etcetera in our part of the world.  Adam: Quite an extraordinary place to start our journey today. Wonderful. So, OK, so we're, yes, we'll put that away nice and safe and we'll start our journey. Kate, do you just want to start by telling me what we're going to do when we get out of the car?  Kate: We're going to have a walk round Londonthorpe Wood, which is one of the Woodland Trust sites, one of our thousand woods that we own and we're going to see an oak tree that Jules has found for us to go and talk about.  Adam: Fantastic. All right, well, let's go.  Jules: Well, well so we've just seen some amazing galls on what looks like quite a young tree, it's probably about 30-years-old, would you say, Kate, this one?   Kate: Maybe, yes.  Jules: And, yeah, they're they're bright red and they're on the underside of the oak leaves and they look a bit like cherries and   Adam: I was going to say, the one you showed me was all grey, you gave me an old rubbish one, didn't you? This is what they look like when they're on the tree. It's red, it does look like a cherry.  Jules: Yeah, this is a particularly stunning one, isn't it? And they they are literally called cherry galls. And they again  Adam: They're called cherry balls?  Jules: Cherry galls.   Adam: Galls, cherry galls.  Jules: And they're about the same size as the marble gall that we saw earlier. And I believe they are also caused by a gall wasp. And but what is good about these kind of galls is that they're relatively easy to spot. So once you get your eye in, you start seeing them everywhere, so it's a really lovely thing to start doing, you know, with children or just looking yourself when you're out on a on a walk, you know.  Adam: Wow. So that shows that a wasp has formed that?  Jules: Yeah  Adam: And these are non-stinging wasps, aren't they?  Jules: These are non-stinging wasps. They're teeny, teeny, tiny wasps. They don't look like your your black, you know the big black and and and yellow stripey things that come at your ice cream, not that there's anything wrong with those wasps, they're lovely too.  Adam: Inside that gall is baby wasps? Is that?  Jules: There will be a little larvae inside there.  Adam: And that's what they're using as as food, or is it?  Jules: Yes, that's their home but it's also their food source. And I'm not at some point in the year the the the little tiny wasp, once it's developed, will will kind of drill its way out and then be set free to the to the wider world. But I think we'll find some other kinds of galls, actually. So it might be worth us moving on a little bit and just see if we can.  Adam: OK. Moving on, yeah, that's politely telling me to be quiet and start walking.  Jules: Oh sorry *laughs*  Adam: Sorry, there's a, oh it's a tractor going up and down the field next to us. So that's what the noise is in the background. But the fact that we we sort of just held a branch here and and Kate was already, you know, lots of wildlife, jumped onto her jumper, does raise the issue about how many, how much wildlife an oak supports. And I was hear some fantastic number. Just tell me a little bit about that.  Jules: We know that the oak supports more than 2,300 species and that they could be species that that feed off the oak, that live inside it, that live on, on, on or or around it, that you know they perch in it. So species using the the oak tree in all different ways and they are, they they they're birds and mammals, they're lichen, fungi, invertebrates. All sorts of different kinds of species, but what's important, I think, is that they're only the species we've countered, and I think there are a huge number more that we just haven't got around to counting would, would you agree, Kate? You probably know more about this than me.  Kate: Yes, definitely. And some of those species can live on other types of tree, and some are only found on oak trees, so they're particularly important. And of course, we haven't started talking about the value of deadwood and all those wonderful rare beetles whose larvae live in the wood. So there's lots to be said about that as well.  Adam: I'll tell you what, let's just walk all further away from this tractor, which sounds closer than it is, and you can tell me about the importance of the deadwood.  Jules: Well we might see some spectacular deadwood.  Adam: Oh well, we might see some, OK. OK, so we have stopped by some deadwood and you're going to explain why, is that right? Right. OK. Kate is going to explain. Well, why have we stopped here, Kate?  Kate: Because deadwood is absolutely fantastic and we have a history of a nation of being a little bit too tidy and taking it away and using it for firewood and other things, when actually it's an amazing habitat in its own right. I'm just looking at the variety of rot holes, of larval galleries where the insect larvae have fed, and then the adults emerged. And it is like a whole habitat in its own right. And actually deadwood is really rare. Much of the woodland in the UK is not felt to be in good ecological condition and one of the reasons for that is a lack of deadwood. So it's incredibly important habitat and we don't have enough of it.  Jules: One of the things I didn't understand until recently and Kate, you might know more about this than me, but there's there's different kinds of deadwood. So if you have, it's important to have deadwood in different formats, so standing deadwood so when the old tree is still standing upright, and and deadwood that's lying down on the ground.  Adam: Right. What what why, so it matters if it's vertical or horizontal?  Jules: It it it matters that you have both kinds.  Adam: And why?  Jules: Because, I feel like I'm at the edge of my knowledge, so it's because about it's about different habitats, isn't it Kate, is that right?  Kate: Yeah, I think so. And the the wood will rot at a different rate. It's quite ironic because the one we're standing at now is actually at a 45° angle. So it's neither vertical nor nor horizontal. And of course, oak trees are absolutely full of of tannins, which I think are the same compound you find in the oak galls that enable the writing. But they also mean, you know this huge, great piece of deadwood here could be around for hundreds of years because it won't, it will rot very, very slowly.  Jules: And and one of the great things is when you have deadwood right next to living wood as well, because that creates all these different conditions which will suit different kinds of invertebrates and fungi as well, so that that's really important to have this collection of of different kinds of wood in in you know in a similar area.   Adam: Excellent. OK, we've, we've stopped. We've stopped Kate, and you've got very excited.  Kate: It happens quite easily when I'm out in nature. And there's a whole pile of knopper galls on the floor here, and they're black. You know, they've dropped off the tree. They've done their job. The the wasp has flown off. But I wondered if we could, I've no idea if this is gonna work, I wondered if we could actually try writing with them because they are oozing black.  Adam: Oh my, right, this is so exciting. OK, so this is like this is a modern day Shakespeare. Have you got? OK. The line is to be or not to be. I see. Hold on a second. So you've picked it up, right, I I think you might do something to it.   Kate: Well, I might have to. Shall we see, shall we see if it just?  Adam: Right, but you're not, you're just gonna?  Jules: Ohh there we go.  Kate: There is a brown ooze and it's I think it's not just from the path.  Adam: I was going to say, it's not just mud.  Kate: It's not. It's this kind of coffee colour.  Adam: Wow, OK. And you are writing to be or not to not be.  Kate: I am writing to be or not to be, I I don't know if I break it open a bit more if you might get. Ohh. This is gonna stain my nails, isn't it?  Adam: OK. Ohh dear, don't worry I'll I'll pay for the the visit to to the nail parlour.  Kate: *laughs* I shouldn't worry. Yes, we are actually getting some.  Adam: To be or not to be. Well, I'm sure that would have actually been mixed with water or something.  Kate: Most likely  Adam: Or some alcohol and put into a quill, but that does what hold on, let me just rub it, see. Well, I can confirm that is not just what we have now created ink. Proper exciting.  Kate: Absolutely.  Adam: Thank you very much. Well, we're heading away from our ink gall-bearing oaks to see the main attraction of the day, which is a short drive from here. It is the Bowthorpe Oak, one of the contenders for Tree of the Year. It is rooted in a grass paddock behind the 17th century farmhouse nearby. In 2002, the Tree Council, in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, designated the Bowthorpe Oak one of 50 great British trees. One of the 50 greatest British trees in recognition of its place in our national heritage. And I'm meeting the current custodian of the oak who runs the farm in which it lives.  George: My name is George Blanchard and I am one of the family members here that farm at Bowthorpe Park Farm.  Adam: Right. And you have, we're standing by this famous tree. People come here to see this tree?  George: They do, yeah, we get them from all over the world. A lot of lot of UK, obviously, Europe and America, we get a lot of interest from America.  Adam: Well, tell me a bit about this tree.  George: So this tree, the Bowthorpe Oak, is the UK's largest girthed oak tree. It's absolutely stunning as you can, as you can see, fully in leaf at the moment it looks amazing and yeah, that's it's claim to fame.  Adam: Right it's wide the widest I think it was the second widest tree in the UK. Is that right?  George: We know it's the largest largest oak tree in in terms of it's it's the most complete, you know. So I think there could be wider ones, but not quite as complete.  Adam: Not quite as good as your tree!  George: Yeah, exactly. This is yeah *laughs*  Adam: No, I agree. And and is is this a family farm? Is this?  George: It is yeah.  Adam: Right so you've grown up, you've you played under the boughs of this tree.  George: I have. Yeah, yeah and and inside it as well. Remember it is hollow so.  Adam: Right. Yeah. So tell me a bit about the sort of the folklore and the stories around the tree.  George: Yeah so oak trees naturally start to hollow at around 500 years old, but this one was hollowed even further, back in the 1700s by a chap called George Pauncefort and  Adam: It was, it was, it wasn't naturally hollow, he hollowed it out?  George: They they do, they do naturally hollow, but he hollowed it even further. And you can tell this when you're looking inside it, because the the sides are quite flat. It's very unnatural. You can see so the hollowing has been done by by tools. And so he also put benches around the inside of it and a and a doorway on on the west side and even even sort of paved the flooring but and and put a pigeon loft in the crown, which I think, I think back in the day in the 1700s, if you had a pigeon loft in your tree, you were somebody *laughs*.  Adam: Ohh really that's like Lamborghini time, right? OK, forget your Lamborghinis, I've got a pigeon loft in my tree.   George: Exactly. Yeah, yeah. And he would have parties in there as as you would, wouldn't you?  Adam: Well, yeah, of course. I mean, you've gone to all that trouble. Was he a member of the family? Was this being passed down?   George: No, no, there's no there's no relation, no relation. We've we've only been farming here since the sort of late 40s.  Adam: Right. OK, amazing. Amazing stuff. And I mean, and it looks in fairly, I mean as you say, it's in good leaf, it's in also just it looks to the untutored eye in good nick as well, generally healthy.  George: It is yeah. Really good really good condition currently. We lost a a limb off the back and that was that was quite concerning because it's it's quite dramatic when they shed a shed a limb, but it is what they they naturally do. We have an inspection done on the tree annually, but at the time of losing the limb, we were, we were quite concerned. So we upped the type of inspection we had done. And they were quite, quite invasive, I say invasive it was, you know, using really small drills, to see if there's any adverse rotting in any places. But no, they were really happy with the condition of the tree and and how healthy it is so other than any sort of man-made issue, I don't see why it shouldn't carry on growing as it is.  Adam: And it's amazing because, I mean, you know, it's taken us quite a while to get here and people come here all this way just to see this tree.  George: They do, yes, yes, seek it out, we call it Lincolnshire's best kept secret.  Adam: Right. Amazing. From all over the world?  George: They do yeah yeah. From all over the world. Like I say, a lot of a lot of Europe people come from Europe and a lot of people come from America. We find that the two two types of people from America, those that really appreciate it and those that just can't get their head around it because it's nowhere near as big as their redwoods *laughs*  Adam: Right? Call this big. Call this big, you should see...  George: Exactly. Yeah, call this big, we've got bigger.  Adam: Yeah OK. Brilliant well thank you very much, I will take a tour round it.  George: Thank you.  Adam: So one of the other, now I have to say, first of all, let me have a look at the front front, we've taken a book with us because Jules has published a book called Oaklore and you've brought it out here because there is a poem about this oak in your book.  Jules: There is and it was written well over 100 years ago by a poet called John Clare and but the interesting thing is when he wrote this poem this would have already been an ancient tree, so it's it's quite an interesting record that he was standing in awe, looking at this tree, just like we are now really.  Adam: Right, right. So when did he write this?  Jules: I don't have the exact date in front of me, but I know it's over well over 100 years ago.  Adam: OK, well over 100 years and you're going to put on your best poetry reading voice.  Jules: *laughs* I'll have a go.  Adam: Go on, give us, I always love, I mean, we did this in the Sherwood Forest podcast where we took a book about Sherwood Forest and a book about a tree to the tree it's about. So we're now going to read a poem about the tree we're standing by. So this poem by John Clare.  Jules: And it's called Burthorp Oak. So here we go. Burthorp Oak.   Old noted oak! I saw thee in a mood  Of vague indifference; and yet with me  Thy memory, like thy fate, hath lingering stood  For years, thou hermit, in the lonely sea  Of grass that waves around thee! Solitude  Paints not a lonelier picture to the view,  Burthorp! than thy one melancholy tree  Age-rent, and shattered to a stump. Yet new  Leaves come upon each rift and broken limb  With every spring; and Poesy's visions swim  Around it, of old days and chivalry;  And desolate fancies bid the eyes grow dim  With feelings, that earth's grandeur should decay,  And all its olden memories pass away.  Adam: Brilliant. That's that's a lovely poem to read by by the tree.  Jules: I think it's quite interesting that he says age rent and shattered to a stump so it it sort of suggests that the tree is in a worse condition than now, wouldn't you say so Kate? And it looks like it might be happier now than when Clare saw it.  Kate: I was just looking at it and I mean it looks like some of those shoots have put on a good foot of growth this year. So that's the amazing thing about ancient oaks is they they so-called retrench. So all the limbs, the limbs drop off, they become shorter and and and wider and then they might all just start to sort of grow again and it sort of goes through these amazing cycles. Certainly there's a lot more vegetation on it than when I last saw it 15 years ago. It looks fabulous.  Adam: And also a lot of oaks grow very tall. This isn't so tall it it is wider, isn't it? It's a squatter tree. Is that because it's actually not had to compete, because it's actually in a field by itself isn't it? It's not competing for light with lots of other trees.  Kate: Yes, maybe. And also trees like this do, the really ancient trees they do tend to become short and squat and it's part, and hollow, and that's part of their survival strategy is that they'll shed some of these top branches and they'll, they'll shorten and and widen.  Adam: Right. I mean, oaks are really important, aren't they in the UK especially, they're part of the national identity, really, aren't they? And and a lot of that's got to do with folklore, which I know, Jules, you've written about as well.  Jules: Yeah, I mean the the oak has been part of our culture well, as far as as, as as far as we know as far as written records go back and even we we believe that the the Druids themselves were very also very interested in oak trees and they worshipped in oak groves and they particularly worshipped mistletoe, the rare mistletoe that came off off oaks. Of course, we don't have written records on the the Druids, so we don't, we know very little about them, but that's certainly what we believe. And then it's been threaded throughout our our history and our culture that the oaks right up to the present day, you know people are still writing about it and painting painting oak trees and you've got wonderful ambassadors like Luke Adam Hawker who is very inspired by oak trees and goes out drawing them.  Adam: Why do you, I mean I don't suppose there's an answer, but do you have a take on why we've landed on the oak as such a a central part of our mythology and identity?  Jules: Well, I I think I think all of our native trees will play a role in that in our folklore and our mythology and and our culture, I think the oak is is is a particularly impressive tree isn't it, especially when you're standing next to a tree like this that that is so majestic and and you know the words like majestic, kingly, queenly, grand, they they just sort of pop into your head. There is just something incredibly awe-inspiring about the oak tree. And then, as we've we've seen before it, it just has such a huge impact on our ecology as well. So I think I think it's just something it it does a lot of heavy lifting culturally and also naturally the oak tree.  Adam: And almost every pub is called the Royal Oak.  Jules: Yes, yes, I think there's at the last count there's well over 400 pubs called the Royal Oak.  Adam: And you know that personally by visiting them?   Jules: Well, I've yes, I've I've tried to count them all. I've still got some way to go *both laugh*  Adam: Yeah. OK, OK, alright. Well, it's it's a good project to be having.  Jules: So there's an interesting story behind the that name the Royal Oak. And the reason the pubs are called that relates back to a very special oak tree, the Boscobel Oak. Now we have to go back in history a few hundred years. And it takes us back to the Battle of Worcester and the son of Charles I was in in battle with the with, with, with the parliamentarians, and he took a drubbing at the Battle of Worcester, and he needed to escape. And he reached this place called Boscobel House, and he was going to hide out in, in that house and try and escape the the soldiers, the the enemy. But it was very insecure and one of his advisers suggested he, instead of hiding in the house, he hid in the oak tree. So they spent the whole night in the oak tree, which subsequently called called the Boscobel Oak, and this and and and they escaped capture and the king spent the whole night with this chap called William Careless as he as he was called   Adam: William Careless?  Jules: William Careless who turned out not to be careless at all because he actually saved the king. And apparently the king sort of curled up with his head on Careless' knee and and he, they they got away. They got away with it and because of that you know that then obviously led into a whole series of events which ultimately led to the restoration of the monarchy and said King became Charles II and and because of that there was an enormous celebration of oak trees. So they they they were raised in status even further. So we've got all the Royal Oak pubs which are effectively commemorating that occasion. But there's also a great day of celebration was declared. It was the 29 May. I think that was the King's birthday, and it was 29 May. And it became oak apple day. And that was when we would all when people across the land would would gather and and celebrate the restoration of the monarchy. And one of the things they used to do was they people would bring branches with oak apples, which is another of those amazing galls. And the more oak apples you had on your branches, the better the better you were, you know, the, the, the cooler you were at the party. And if you didn't bring oak branches with you, apparently people would be mean to you and they'd whip you with nettles.   Adam: Blimey, this story took a turn!  Jules: Yeah, these parties got these these parties got quite out of hand. I actually think we should bring these days back. Not, no nettles. But I think actually wouldn't it be great if we spent every 29 May celebrating our amazing oak trees and and and also the wider nature around us.  Adam: Yeah, we've missed it this year, but I'm putting a date in for us to meet at a Royal Oak somewhere between us on 29 May.  Jules: Yeah, let's do it. Let's party. Yeah. And maybe drink a glass of oak flavoured wine or whisky.  Adam: OK, never had that, but I'm I'm up for it. I'm up for it. Kate, this is also important because this is in the running for Tree of the Year.  Kate: Absolutely. So the Woodland Trust hosts the UK Tree of the Year competition, and this year we've focused on oak trees.   Adam: So so they're all oaks.  Kate: All of them are oak trees this year, so we've got 12 candidates from across the UK and the wonderful Bowthorpe Oak here is one of them. It's my local tree so I'm a little bit biased, but these trees all tell amazing stories. We've got one that's shaped like an elephant in the New Forest. We've got one that has survived being in the middle of pine plantation in the Highlands of Scotland and we've got one that's sadly under threat from a bypass in Shrewsbury. So we've got some amazing stories from these trees and the public can vote. So voting closes on the 21 October 2024 and you can go to the Woodland Trust website so it's woodlandtrust.org.uk/vote.  Adam: There were some cow noises just as you said that in the background! Just to prove that we're in a farm *all laugh*.  Thank you for listening to the Woodland Trust Woodland Walks. Join us next month when Adam will be taking another walk in the company of Woodland Trust staff partners and volunteers. And don't forget to subscribe to the series on iTunes or wherever you are listening. And do give us a review and a rating. If you want to find out more about our woods and those that are close to you, check out the Woodland Trust website. Just head to the visiting woods pages. Thank you. 

CONTENTThe subject of this pod is the Derryard action, a sustained IRA deliberate attack in December 1989 against an Army Permanent Check Point (PVCP) close to the border with the Republic Of Ireland a few miles north of Rosslea, County Fermanagh. The checkpoint was manned by members of the Kings Own Scottish Borderers who fought off an Active Service Unit that considerably overmatched them with weapons. On this pod we discuss the motivation of IRA volunteers, how the IRA was financed and obtained its weapons, the attack on Derryard and its aftermath. My book choice on this podcast is "The IRA" by Tim Pat Coogan.WHERE TO GET OUR DESERT ISLAND DITS BOOK CHOICESMost of our book recommendations can be bought via the Unconventional Soldier Bookshop. 10% of each purchase supports the pod and helps independent book stores on line sales. "BUY ME A COFFEE"If you want to support the podcast you can buy me a coffee here.SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram @the_unconventional_soldier_pod.Facebook @lateo82. Twitter @TheUCS473.Download these and other platforms via Link Tree.Email us: unconventionalsoldier@gmail.com. This episode brought to you in association with ISARR a veteran owned company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gardeners' Corner heads to Enniskillen as part of the BBC ‘Comes to Town' roadshows marking 100 years of broadcasting in Northern Ireland. David Maxwell hosts the programme from the Killyhevlin hotel on the banks of Lough Erne where he is joined by a live audience and garden expert Brendan Little. County Fermanagh gets its fair share of rain with about a metre a year and the first question from the audience is; what plants don't mind having their feet in water for half the year! Other questions include, favourite climbing and rambling roses, and plants you couldn't live without. Also in the programme, David visits the Aughentaine estate near Fivemiletown where he meets owner James Hamilton-Stubber and head gardener Ian Marshall and a cottage garden near Florence Court created over 40 years by a former teacher passionate about plants. Contact the programme – gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk

Tok Thompson was born and raised in rural Alaska. At the age of 17, he began attending Harvard College, where he received his bachelor's degree in Anthropology. He received a Master's degree in Folklore from the University of California, Berkeley, and three years later received a PhD in Anthropology from the same institution. After receiving his PhD, Tok engaged in a two-year postdoctoral position with the Centre for Irish-Scottish Studies at Trinity College, Dublin, where he helped launch a new M.Phil. in Translation Studies. He also researched Irish language traditions in County Fermanagh, and taught classes for the University of Ulster. In the Fall of 2006, Tok came to USC, where he has been teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in folklore and related topics. Additionally, he has taught folklore as a visiting professor at universities in Northern Ireland, Iceland, and Ethiopia. While in graduate school, he co-founded the journal Cultural Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Forum on Folklore and Popular Culture, which he co-edited for 15 years. From 2013-2017 he was the editor for Western Folklore. He has recently published two books:  one of his own research entitled Posthuman Folklore (2019) and another (co-authored with Gregory Schrempp) a textbook on World Mythology entitled The Truth of Myth (2020). He currently edits the book series Myth in Theory and Everyday Life for Oxford University Press.Please enjoy my conversation with Tok Thompson.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/next-level-soul-podcast-with-alex-ferrari--4858435/support.

Thanks for watching episode 14! Cheers to Ciaran for having us in the distillery and bringing us up to speed on the brand and mission of Joe and The Boatyard Distillery on Lough Erne in County Fermanagh! Ciaran told us the passion behind the brand, the mission to be a world class gin & vodka distillery, and how they are pushing the boundaries of what it means to be sustainable in the industry! Follow us on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/pourdecisions.pod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@pourdecisions.pod Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:39 Ciaran Shannon/Captain Saucepot 04:51 Boatyard Distillery 08:23 Boatyard Design & Hospitality 13:07 Sustainability 17:12 Vodka 21:45 Room 101 24:41 Wrap Up & Goodbye Subscribe to keep up to date with future episodes! Produced by Drink In Digital. Producer: Daniel Buckley. Camera: Agustina Parisi.

Martin spent a week over in Ireland on tour and shares some of the conversations he had with people from Northern Ireland, particularly the town of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh.  Change is slowly happening in Ireland and the day of an united Ireland is not that far-fetched or far-off.   Listen to the reasons given and you may be surprised. Support the showWe are always grateful to have you listening to STRUNG OUT. If you like what you are hearing, please reach out to Martin at www.MartinMcCormack.com. There you can see his music, his art and his writings. We deeply appreciate your financial support as well. This link will bring you to Buy Me A Coffee.

Emma Weaver is an Award winning International best selling author with her debut novel ‘The Blue Line' and her latest book ‘Mental Wealth' Whether she is stepping out in her stilettos to a mucky male construction site, or standing on stage ( 2x TEDx Speaker) Emma is using her voice to champion mental wealth world wide. Her distinctive County Fermanagh accent has been heard near and far, her message is one of passion, power, kindness and strength. Through her effortless work she is making a difference for the better in peoples lives. For more information you will find Emma on all major social media platforms. Today's Effortless Attraction Podcast was sponsored by the Mary Keogh Academy www.marykeoghacademy.co.uk If you would like to reach out to myself Evelyn McAleer please send an email evelyn@evelynmcaleer.com or make contact on instagram, facebook or LinkedIn

In this fourth episode of Series Five, host Andrew meets family historian, blogger, and Family Tree Magazine columnist Paul Chiddicks. He tells Andrew how he got into family history, about his Old Palace School Bombing project, and shares his ideas for some genealogy-themed Lego sets.The Life Story - William Wootton Paul has chosen to tell the life story of his maternal Great Grandfather William Tom Wootton, who was born in 1863 in Kentish Town, London. Paul describes him as an 'entrepreneur' although others might describe him as a 'chancer' given some of his actions.William had 7 children with his first wife Elizabeth Compton, but the final child saw Elizabeth die in childbirth. William re-married to an Emily Dodd, and they added a further 9 children to their family - and as you might expect - this came at a price! William worked as a lead glazier on some of England's most impressive architecture, but his determination to keep a roof over his family's head led him to take on a number of other jobs to make ends meet, including Punch and Judy shows, busking and there's even a family rumour about a sale of some well known East End songs.The Brick Wall - Samuel Chiddicks  It's a brick wall that's been standing for 30 years that is asking for help with, and it's one that he has tried to crack time and time again.Paul knows that Samuel Chiddicks was buried in South Fambridge in Essex, England, in 1816, with a given age of 55 years old, which in turn gives an approximate birth year of 1761.He is believed to have married a Mary Turner in 1787 in South Fambridge, but he is known to have married Ann Beard in 1794.Paul has undertaken an autosomal test with Ancestry, and a Y-DNA test with Family Tree DNA, and this has given him some Chiddicks matches in the USA and Northern Ireland, that all lead back to County Tyrone and County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland... but how?Where was Samuel Chiddicks born?Who were his parents?Is Northern Ireland in his Chiddicks ancestry? If you think that you can help Paul with his brick wall, you can contact him via his website chiddicksfamilytree.com or you can find him on Twitter @chiddickstree. Alternatively, you can send us a message via our website and we'll pass it on to him.Meanwhile, Paul is cautious of Andrew's offer of help, but maybe he has a good reason to be...- - -Episode CreditsSeries Five, Episode Four:Andrew Martin - Host and ProducerPaul Chiddicks - GuestJohn Spike - Sándor Petőfi.Thank you for listening!You can sign up to our email newsletter for the latest and behind the scenes news. You can find us on Twitter @FamilyHistPod, Facebook, or Instagram.If you liked this episode please subscribe for free, or leave a rating or review.

Series: All! Jesus has all authority, So that all nationsMight pledge all allegiance to him.Title: “Why Forgive?” (Darien Gabriel)Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35 NIVBottom line: We forgive others for their significant offenses against us because he first forgave us for our infinitely significant offenses against him. DISCUSSION QUESTIONSSERMON OUTLINE & NOTESMAIN REFERENCES USEDDISCUSSION QUESTIONSDiscussion questions for group and personal study. Reflect and Discuss1. What does it mean to become like children in verse 3? What is the difference between having childlike faith and being immature in your faith?2. How does the requirement of humility in verses 1-4 compare with our culture's view of greatness?3. Explain how a biblical view of the church goes against a culture that prizes independence?4. How should the parable of the Lost Sheep in verses 10-14 inform our view of church discipline?5. Respond to the following objection to church discipline: If our church disciplines members, then unbelievers will be turned off and discouraged from coming.6. What is the ultimate goal of church discipline?7. What does Matthew 18 have to add to our view of church membership?8. List things that should and should not be matters of church discipline.9. What is the main point of the parable of the Unforgiving Servant (wv. 23-35)?10. If you aren't showing mercy to others, how might that be an indica tion that you are not being shaped by the gospel?Final Questions (optional or in place of above)What is God saying to you right now? What are you going to do about it?Find our sermons, podcasts, discussion questions and notes at https://www.gracetoday.net/podcastWeekly questions I answer in preparation for the sermon:Q. What do I want you to know? A. God forgives a sinner's infinite offense against a holy creator God when they repent and believe in and through Jesus Christ.Q. Why? A. Because God is love, he loves his enemies this way. Because one humbly responds to God on his terms by grace through faith.Q. What do I want you to do? A. Embrace a perpetual heart attitude of forgiveness. Stop harboring un-forgiveness and forgive one another—those who've sinned against you.Q. Why? A. Because embracing this attitude reflects the love of God into a needy world.Total Forgiveness by Nicky GumbelBishop Sandy Millar speaks of a time when he was walking along the beach and he noticed how the sand had been churned up by the footprints of those who had gone before him. The next morning the footprints were all wiped away by the sea. He sensed Jesus saying to him, ‘That is a picture of forgiveness.' Or to use another analogy, forgiveness from Jesus Christ is like deleting the file of all the bad stuff in our lives. Forgiveness is never easy. We all know how hard it is to forgive others. However, we often assume that forgiveness from God is almost automatic. On her deathbed, the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia (1729–1796), said, ‘I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. The good Lord will forgive me: that's his.' OUTLINE & NOTESIntroductionBottom line: We forgive others for their significant offenses against us because he first forgave us for our infinitely significant offenses against him. Refer to “Boomerang Kindness” youtube video https://youtu.be/nwAYpLVyeFUPotato Famine in Ireland '... BUT' by Nicky Gumbel During one of the severe potato famines in Ireland, a number of families wrote letters to their landlord saying they had absolutely no money at all to pay their rent and begged to be let off all their debts. The Irish landlord was Canon Andrew Robert Fausset, born near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1821. Canon Fausset wrote back to his tenants. He said it was quite impossible to let them off their debts. It would set a bad precedent. They had to pay every single penny. ‘*But*,' he wrote, ‘I enclose something that might help you.' In contrast to so many of the other landlords at the time, he sent a cheque for a very large sum of money – which far more than covered all their debts. Their hearts must have leapt with joy when they saw the word ‘*but*'. ‘*But*' is a powerful word when facing trouble, tests and temptations.Emmanuel Nine forgiving Dillon Roof—some of them forgave him publicly.ContextMatt. 18:1–20:34 The Community of the Messiah Revealed. This is the fourth of Jesus' five major discourses in Matthew's GospelAs his earthly ministry draws to a close, Jesus has spent considerable time clarifying his identity and mission (chs. 14–17). He instructs his disciples on the nature of his covenant community, explaining the kingdom community's characteristics (18:1–35), its implications for the sanctity of marriage (19:1–12), and its value (19:13–20:34). ESV Study Bible noteWhat's important to remember about this context is that Jesus is dealing with how local believers interact with each other. They pursue wandering brothers and sisters in Christ. They lovingly confront sinful behavior. This is different than confronting someone in the world outside of the church.I. Q&A (18:21-22)A. The Question: How many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? (18:21)Peter knows rabbi's taught 3xPeter suggests 7xB. The Answer: Every time. (18:22)Jesus answers leveraging 7 into infinity.Jesus continues with another kingdom parableII. Parable of unmerciful or unforgiving servant. (18:23-34)A. First servant. (18:23-27)An insurmountable debt owed.Millions or billions. Some have said it essentially means an insurmountable amount of debt for anyone.An extravagant mercy given.NoteIt wasn't easy. It costs us. It cost Jesus the cross. It will cost us too. That's what Jesus means when he says, “If anyone come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.” Luke 9:23Gumbel wrote, “We do not earn our forgiveness; Jesus achieved that for you on the cross. But your willingness to forgive is evidence that you know God's forgiveness. Forgiven people forgive. All of us have been forgiven so much by God that we must keep on forgiving the comparatively small offences committed against us.”It wasn't natural. C.S. Lewis wrote: ‘Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until they have something to forgive.'The servant didn't deserve it.He didn't feel like it but was moved by love. He didn't all of a sudden trust the guy with more money.Yet, motivated by compassion/mercy/love, he forgave. Nicky Gumbel wrote, “Forgiveness is not easy. The cross reminds us how costly and painful it is. Forgiveness does not mean approving of what the other person did, nor excusing it, nor denying it, nor pretending that you are not hurt. Rather, you are aware of what the other person has done and yet you are called to forgive. In your personal relationships lay aside all malice, revenge and retribution and show mercy and grace to the person who has hurt you.”B. Second servant. (18:28-34)A challenging debt owed.Ten thousand dollars? Significant, yes.Insignificant in light of the millions and billions he owed and was forgiven ofAn unbelievable lack of mercy given.Revealed a lack of comprehension for the mercy he'd received.Revealed a heart unwilling to give what he'd received.NoteIt wasn't easy. He wasn't willing to pay anything. It wasn't natural. C.S. Lewis wrote: ‘Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until they have something to forgive.'The servant didn't deserve it.He didn't feel like it and was NOT moved by love.He didn't all of a sudden trust the guy as seen in imprisoning him.Not motivated by compassion/mercy/love, he DID NOT forgive. ConclusionUltimately first servant loses benefit of being forgiven forever. When we don't forgive, we show we have the same attitude of the heart.III. Final word. (18:35)A. Your mercy or lack of mercy reveals your spiritual position with the Lord. God will judge you accordingly—with justice, not mercy.Matthew 6:14-15Forgiving others is evidence you've truly been forgiven and born again.Not forgiving others is evidence you've not been forgiven and not born again.James 2:13 “…because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.”B. Solution: Humble yourself before a holy almighty God and repent of your sins and surrender your life to him today. This is THE way.ConclusionEmanuel Nine forgiving Dillon Roof for murdering their loved ones in their church motivated by racism.Our bottom line today is Bottom line: We forgive others for their significant offenses against us because he first forgave us for our infinitely significant offenses against him. Application:Remember: God forgave us for our infinitely significant offense against a holy God.In response: We appropriately forgive all others every time for their significant offenses against us.What is God saying to you right now?Let's pray.David Platt's notesWe Forgive One Another (18:21-35)The context for Matthew 18 is how we as Christians treat one another when they sin against us.Last exhortation in Matthew 18 is to forgive our brothers and sisters in Christ when they sin against us. This is a continuation from church discipline.In those days, rabbis encouraged people to forgive a brother for repeated sin up to 3 times, after which there would be no forgiveness. So Peter decides to ask if 7 times would be enough, thinking he was greatly exceeding Jesus' standard. Jesus responds with 70 X 7 times. Jesus follows this with an extreme example in the form of a parable. The parable is about a man who owes the king millions if not billions of dollars and cannot come close to paying it back. Yet the king motivated by mercy forgives the debt completely and sends the man away displaying amazing mercy and grace. A number of takeaways:In Christ, we have received extravagant grace. There is no price tag we could ever put on our sinfulness before an infinitely holy God.“When you and I think, ‘Well, I haven't sinned as much as this person or that person,,' we show that we have no clue as to the extent of our own sin. Our debt is deep—infinitely deep.” P. 246“But Christ has paid it.” Motivated by compassion the Father sent his Son Jesus to the cross to free us—from sin's penalty to be not just his servant but his son.Freed from the penalty of sin (justification).Freed from the power of sin (sanctification).Freed from the presence of sin one day (glorification).As Christians, we now extend extravagant grace.How harsh it is for a man forgiven so much to then send someone that owes him a tiny fraction as much to prison.“Yet for a Christian not to forgive is to do the exact same thing.”Not saying it's easy to forgive. Not saying it's natural to forgive.Am saying it's Christ-like to forgive. As Christians, we have no other option. “We forgive not because we have to, but because in love we are compelled to.”“Only Jesus can enable the kind of forgiving heart this passage calls for.”“This kind of forgiveness should characterize the church.”In sum: Stop harboring sin and forgive those who've sinned against you.Douglass Sean O'Donnell's notesThe Heart of Perfect ForgivenessPeter asks his question on the heals of hearing about church discipline. He wants to know how many times he must forgive the one who sins against him and he knows it must be more than what the Jewish rabbis say, which is 3x based on some verses in Amos.Jesus responds to Peter's ambitious response of more than doubling the rabbis' take with a more unrealistic number—every time.70X, 70 X 7, 77X whatever—using this number that represents perfection, Jesus is saying every time. Limitless number of times. You don't get to the 491st time and stop forgiving them because they've exceeded their allotted number of forgiveness chips.Of course, as we saw last week, the church has the authority to forgive (keep in fellowship) and not forgive (remove from the fellowship) when one is unwilling to repent of their sin. That's why the church has the authority to “bind”. God and his church are to hold the guilty accountable. Those who do not cut off sin are in turn cut off from the fellowship God calls to be holy.“What Jesus says in 18:22 is that Christians must forgive other Christians who ask for forgiveness and must forgive them (if needed) over and over.” P. 522Will we sin 490 times? It's safe to say we sin once a day (at least), I think.365 days/year x 1 sin/day x 57 years (my age) = 20,805 sins so farI mean we sin 490 times every 16 months at this rate. (And I think we sin much more than this)Through Christ, God doesn't keep count. So don't keep count.Unless you don't know Christ. Then know that he's keeping count whether you are or not. In fact, he has a book with each one written down. Every idle word you've spoken is written. Every social media post you've responded to or posted—recorded. He knows every thought you've had that never left your brain. Accountable. You're accountable for every one.This is why we need his forgiveness. Extravagant forgiveness.And as Christ has forgiven us over and over again, we're to forgive each other over and over again. It's that simple. Not easy—but clearly what we should do.The Question of Chapter 18"At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, 'Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" Matthew 18:1 The rest of the chapter is a response to that question. --God's Search and Rescue Plan: Church Discipline by David V. Edling, p. 6From John Stott wrote in "Christian Counter-culture":"The addition of the words as we also have forgiven our debtors is further emphasized in verses 14 and 15 which follow the prayer and state that our Father will forgive us if we forgive others but will not forgive us if we refuse to forgive others. This certainly does not mean that our forgiveness of others earns us the right to be forgiven. It is rather that God forgives only the penitent and that one of the chief evidences of true penitence is a forgiving spirit. Once our eyes have been opened to see the enormity of our offence against God, the injuries which others have done to us appear by comparison extremely triffling. If, on the other hand, we have an exaggerated view of the offences of others, it proves that we have minimized our own. It is the disparity between the size of debts which is the main point of the parable of the unmerciful servant. It's conclusion is: 'I forgave you all that debt (which was huge)...; should you not have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?'" pp. 149-150Matthew 18:10-35, Nicky GumbelUnderstand the relationship between human freedom and sufferingGod loves you. Love is not love if it is forced; it can only be love if there is a real choice. God gave human beings a choice and the freedom to love or not to love. So much suffering is caused by us choosing not to love God or others: ‘The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods' (Psalm 16:4).However, Jesus expressly repudiates the automatic link between sin and suffering (John 9:1–3). He also points out that natural disasters are not necessarily a form of punishment from God (Luke 13:1–5). But some suffering is a direct result either of our own sin or the sin of others. In this passage we see three examples:Wandering awayJesus speaks about a sheep that ‘wanders away' (Matthew 18:12). When we wander away from the protection of The Shepherd we become vulnerable. But God will never stop searching for us because he ‘is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost' (v.14).Sin of othersJesus says, ‘If your brother or sister sins against you' (v.15). So much suffering in the world is the result of other people's sin – both at a global and community level, and also at an individual one. In this passage, Jesus sets out a way of reconciliation.He calls his disciples to unlimited forgiveness. Jesus says that when people sin against us we are to forgive them – not just seven times, but seventy-seven times (vv.21–22). (Or 70 x 7)Forgiveness is not easy. The cross reminds us how costly and painful it is. Forgiveness does not mean approving of what the other person did, nor excusing it, nor denying it, nor pretending that you are not hurt. Rather, you are aware of what the other person has done and yet you are called to forgive. In your personal relationships lay aside all malice, revenge and retribution and show mercy and grace to the person who has hurt you.UnforgivenessSometimes forgiving can be extremely hard. As C.S. Lewis wrote: ‘Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until they have something to forgive.'In the final parable, we can see the destructive nature of unforgiveness. The first servant's unwillingness to forgive a comparatively minor debt (around three-and-a-half month's wages compared to around 160,000 years' wages for an average person) destroys his relationship with the other servants, and leads to the second servant being cast into prison. So often unforgiveness destroys relationships between people, and results in them lashing out against those they think have sinned against them. We see the results of this in marriage breakdowns, broken relationships, or in conflicts between different communities.We do not earn our forgiveness; Jesus achieved that for you on the cross. But your willingness to forgive is evidence that you know God's forgiveness. Forgiven people forgive. All of us have been forgiven so much by God that we must keep on forgiving the comparatively small offences committed against us.I'm so thankful that God does not put a limit on how often he forgives me. Yet when I look at others I am tempted to think, ‘I'm happy to forgive once, or even twice, but if they keep on doing this surely I'm not expected to keep on forgiving.'Cultivate in your heart the same attitude towards others as God has towards you.Lord, help me to use my freedom to love, to search for the lost and to have mercy. Help me not to cause suffering but rather to give my life, following the example of Jesus, for the relief of suffering.MAIN REFERENCES USED“Preaching the Word” Commentary, Douglas Sean O'Donnell, Edited by Kent Hughes“Matthew” by RC Sproul“The Bible Knowledge Commentary” by Walvoord, Zuck (BKC)“The Bible Exposition Commentary” by Warren Wiersbe (BEC)“Exalting Jesus in Matthew” by David Platt (CCE)Outline Bible, D WillmingtonNIV Study Bible (NIVSB)ESV Study Bible (ESVSB)God's Search and Rescue Plan: Church Discipline by David V. Edling

County Fermanagh. Presented by writer and broadcaster Vincent Woods who travels across Ireland exploring county identity under the themes of arts, community, culture, history, music, and sport.

Did you know that Ireland was an uninhabited, ice-covered piece of ground up to about 10,000 years ago? Since then, many waves of immigrants have arrived in Ireland and made it more of a "melting Pot" than many of us might imagine. In this episode we look at the arrival in Ireland of two of these groups - one to County Limerick in the late 1700s and the other to County Fermanagh in 1600s and 1700s. With lots of Irish music along the way. We do hope you enjoy!

Did you know that Ireland was an uninhabited, ice-covered piece of ground up to about 10,000 years ago? Since then, many waves of immigrants have arrived in Ireland and made it more of a "melting Pot" than many of us might imagine. In this episode we look at the arrival in Ireland of two of these groups - one to County Limerick in the late 1700s and the other to County Fermanagh in 1600s and 1700s. With lots of Irish music along the way. We do hope you enjoy!

Under the Government's Lump Sum Exit Scheme farmers must relinquish their land to claim the payment. They can either sell it, gift it or rent it out for a minimum of 5 years. After 5 years they can then take the land back in hand - so will the scheme really help free up land for new entrants? The Ulster Farmers Union has a new President. Livestock farmer David Brown from County Fermanagh was voted in by union members at their AGM. And we hear about the challenges of making an electric agricultural vehicle. Presented by Caz Graham Produced for BBC Audio Bristol by Heather Simons

Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is an interview with Rick Wilson. Rick joined us in Research Like a Pro Study Group 7 and is a skilled researcher and writer. In episode 198, he shared how Y-DNA and autosomal DNA pointed to John Wilson's origins being in County Fermanagh, Ireland. In this episode he shares how historical context and additional documentary evidence aided his research. Links https://myfamilypattern.wordpress.com/ - Rick's website Identifying John Wilson's Irish Origins, Part 1: Y-DNA Analysis - by Rick Wilson on Family Locket - https://familylocket.com/identifying-john-wilsons-irish-origins-part-1-y-dna-analysis/ Identifying John Wilson's Irish Origins, Part 2: Autosomal DNA Analysis - by Rick Wilson on Family Locket - https://familylocket.com/identifying-john-wilsons-irish-origins-part-2-autosomal-dna-analysis/ Identifying John Wilson's Irish Origins, Part 3: Documentary Evidence and Conclusions - by Rick Wilson on Family Locket -https://familylocket.com/identifying-john-wilsons-irish-origins-part-3-documentary-evidence-and-conclusions/ Rick's Full Report on John Wilson - https://myfamilypattern.wordpress.com/research-reports/  https://myfamilypattern.wordpress.com/2022/02/08/targeted-y-dna-testing-uniting-a-band-of-brothers-part-1/ Targeted Y-DNA Testing: Uniting a Band of Brothers, Part 1 - by Rick Wilson at My Family Pattern - https://myfamilypattern.wordpress.com/2022/02/08/targeted-y-dna-testing-uniting-a-band-of-brothers-part-1/ Griffith's Valuation: https://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch 1766 Religious Census: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/use-name-search-find-early-family-history-records Freeholders' Records: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/search-freeholders-records Tithe Applotment Records: http://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/fermanagh-genealogy.php#.YhJ9Gy-B2u7 Muster Rolls: http://www.ancestryireland.com/scotsinulster/ Ulster Historical Foundation (many good links): https://www.ancestryireland.com/help/genealogy-faq-a-guide-to-researching-ulster-ancestors/  Research Like a Pro Resources Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide book by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com - https://amzn.to/2x0ku3d Research Like a Pro eCourse - independent study course -  https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-e-course/ RLP Study Group - upcoming group and email notification list - https://familylocket.com/services/research-like-a-pro-study-group/ Research Like a Pro with DNA Resources Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist's Guide to Finding and Confirming Ancestors with DNA Evidence book by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthlin - https://amzn.to/3gn0hKx Research Like a Pro with DNA eCourse - independent study course -  https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-ecourse/ RLP with DNA Study Group - upcoming group and email notification list - https://familylocket.com/services/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-study-group/ Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Share an honest review on iTunes or Stitcher. You can easily write a review with Stitcher, without creating an account. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click "write a review." You simply provide a nickname and an email address that will not be published. We value your feedback and your ratings really help this podcast reach others. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for our newsletter to receive notifications of new episodes - https://familylocket.com/sign-up/ Check out this list of genealogy podcasts from Feedspot: Top 20 Genealogy Podcasts - https://blog.feedspot.com/genealogy_podcasts/

The story of the Belfast Blitz, and Royal connections with Ely Lodge in County Fermanagh.

In the first of a series of podcasts, we look at a Northern Irish accent. Eleanor (@english.with.eleanor) tells us about the way she speaks the English language. She tells how it has become influenced from where she lives and her surroundings. Are there any specific phrases in her area? Come and listen and find out!

Join Lorcan Collins for episode 32 of the Revolutionary Ireland Podcast as he examines the life of Seán South, the Limerick IRA Volunteer killed in action on New Years Day 1957 when he and his comrades attacked an RUC Barracks in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, Ireland as part of Operation Harvest. This is a two part episode and in part one Lorcan interviews his Father Dermot Collins about the FCA. Seán South was a member of the FCA before he joined the IRA.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/y4v3ga7j The three who abducted Lunney received a long prison sentence. Príosún fada faighte ag an triúr a d'fhuadaigh Lunney. Three men convicted of kidnapping and spying on businessman Kevin Lunney have been sentenced to long prison terms. Gearradh téarmaí fada príosúnachta ar thriúr fear a ciontaíodh as fuadach agus as spídiúlacht a thabhairt don fhear gnó Kevin Lunney. YZ, the man who led this group, is said to have been 30 years old, and that person cannot be named. 30 bliain a chuaigh ar YZ, an té a deirtear a bhí i gceannas ar an ghrúpa seo, agus ní féidir an té sin a ainmniú. He is said to have been the most injured Mr Lunney, being taken to the scene of the atrocity on September 17, 2019. Deirtear gurbh eisean ba mhó a ghortaigh an tUasal Lunney, agus é tugtha go láthair an uafáis ar an 17 Meán Fómhair 2019. Alan O'Brien (40) and Darren Redmond (27), both from the East Wall in Dublin, were also sentenced by the Special Criminal Court. Ghearr an Chúirt Choiriúil Speisialta tréimhsí freisin ar Alan O'Brien (40) agus Darren Redmond (27), ar ón mBalla Thoir i mBaile Átha Cliath iad beirt. O'Brien was 25 years old, and it was rumored that he had a close connection with YZ and also abused Kevin Lunney. 25 bliain a fuair O'Brien, agus é ráite faoisean go raibh ceangal dlúth aige le YZ agus gur thug sé drochíde freisin do Kevin Lunney. Redmond, who was told he could be under the influence of the other two, was sentenced to 15 years. 15 bliain a gearradh ar Redmond, a ndúradh faoi go bhféadfadh sé a bheith faoi dhroch-thionchar na beirte eile. Kevin Lunney was abducted on his way home from work in County Fermanagh at the time of his abduction. Ba ag filleadh abhaile óna chuid oibre i gContaeFhear Manach a bhí Kevin Lunney nuair a fuadaíodh é. He was taken across the border to County Cavan, and abused in a horse trailer. Tugadh trasna na teorann é go Contaean Chabháin, agus tugadh an drochíde dó i leantóir capall. His work as a senior executive with Quinn Industrial Holdings is said to have been linked to his experiences. Deirtear go raibh baint ag a chuid oibre mar fheidhmeannach sinsearach leis an gcomhlacht Quinn Industrial Holdings le gach ar tharla dó.

Ciara and Sean selfbuilt their beautiful home in County Fermanagh over the course of six years.....deciding to press pause in the middle of their build to move to Canada! This build is a stunning example of a traditional design finished in excellence. In this weeks episode we cover taking the long approach to building a home, and how you can still enjoy life along the way! We also talk interior design and the moment you finally ...get in! Don't forget to follow the guys on Instagram @ourweeselfbuild See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome  back to 'GP Spotlight' a brand new Podcast Series from QUB GP Society! In our second episode, we are joined by Dr Miriam Dolan - a GP Partner in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh. Our President Davog McCaffrey chats to Dr Dolan about her journey to Ireland and General Practice, her special interests including Rural Healthcare and Medical Education and where she sees the speciality in the future. 

This week’s guest on the podcast is David Cupples, minister of Enniskillen Presbyterian Church in County Fermanagh. David had been minister there for over 30 years, having arrived in the town in September 1987, just weeks before the community was devastated by a Remembrance Day bomb. In our conversation David talks about some of his … Continue reading The Leadership Journey Podcast: David Cupples →

Self-builder Orlean McCaffrey shares her tips and advice building her home in County Fermanagh, including: - Planning restrictions - Choice of how to build the house and who to get to build it - Home cinema design - Microcement kitchen

Good morning, RVA! It’s 61 °F, and highs today will stick around in the 80s. Tomorrow though, tomorrow you should expect unseasonably hot temperatures and all kinds of reasons to stay inside. If you want to get out and around, today’s your day!Water coolerAs of this morning, the Virginia Department of Health reports 76 new positive cases of the coronavirus in the Commonwealth and 10 new deaths as a result of the virus. VDH reports 12 new cases in and around Richmond (Chesterfield: 4, Henrico: 7, and Richmond: 1). Since this pandemic began, 1,320 people have died in the Richmond region. The seven-day average of new reported cases across the state sits at 378. Whoa! Look at these new numbers! Fewer than 100 new reported cases across the Commonwealth and single digit case counts in all three local jurisdictions. The last time my spreadsheet says that happened was over a year ago, on March 27th, just three days after I started tracking local numbers. What great news—let’s hope it continues!Over in vaccine world, I can’t remember if I mentioned it or not, but the VDH vaccine dashboard now reports that over 50% of Virginians have received at least one dose of the vaccine (53.2%). And, maybe even more exciting if you’re into tracking progress towards quasi-arbitrary goals, 65.7% of adults have had at least one dose. With 40 days remaining, I think we’ll hit Biden’s 70% goal with time to spare. That’s more great news that I hope continues!Today, the Richmond Times-Dispatch has a ton of retrospective stories from Richmonders reflecting on the year that’s passed since George Floyd was murdered by a police officer. Make sure you carve out some time today to work your way through them all, but, especially, these from Kalia Harris who helped organize mutual aid, artist Jowarnise Caston, Henrico Supervisor Tyrone Nelson, and I’ll just quote the one from the Richmond Police Department in its entirety: “Thank you for reaching out about this opportunity. RPD courteously declines to participate in this story at this time.”OK! City Council met last night and did some work. Hilariously, I totally forget they’d planned on passing the budget—which they totally did! So much for being in love with budget season, am I right? Chris Suarez at the RTD has the budget details, none of which have really changed since last we spoke. Aside from the budget papers, It looks like the resolution kicking off the process to get rid of parking minimums passed—which should get retail and restaurant owners excited. The two other papers I’ve got my eye on, those embarrassing Richmond 300 amendments and requesting that money from the ARP end up in the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, both got continued until later meetings.Jonathan Spiers at Richmond BizSense sat down with Kevin Vonck, the new, bow-tied acting director of Richmond’s planning department. Here’s Vonck on…zoning(!): “Obviously, there are some areas of the city where we do need the zoning to catch up and reflect the market demand and development that’s occurring. We deal with a number of special-use permits because the market will maybe be ahead of where the zoning is at, and now that we have Richmond 300 in place, we have some guidance in terms of what the future land use should be in some of these areas.” He ends his interview with maybe the best description of Richmond I’ve ever read: “a cool place to end up.”In a press release yesterday, the City, Virginia Union University, and RRHA announced a “first-of-its kind partnership and 20-year commitment to support and empower residents of the Gilpin Community.” Specifically, VUU will offer STEM programming targeted at middle schoolers through their Community Mentoring Initiative alongside some new workforce training programs. The housing authority will identify and enroll folks while the City will chip in $100,000 to help pay for the new program. I like this quote from the Mayor, who calls it “a great example of being a good neighbor.” This is not the first time VUU has stepped in to help support Richmond’s youth. Remember when they started giving 50 RPS students full rides a couple years back?There’s a bunch of bicycle stories in the new issue of Richmond Magazine! If you’ve only got time to read one, because you’re so busy riding a bike of your own, make it this one by Eileen Mellon about the Urban Cycling Group.Bittersweet news, VPM’s Roberto Roldan is leaving to take a job in Louisville, which, honestly, sounds wonderful. Roldan is a great city reporter and was a crucial voice during last summer’s protests against police violence. I’ll miss his reporting! VPM has posted the job to replace him, so, if you want to be Richmond’s Next Great City Reporter, get after it!The New York Times has a really shocking rendering of Tulsa before the 1921 Race Massacre. Included are some really horrifying pictures of streets (that look a lot like Richmond’s older streets) after a mob of white people burned the buildings to the ground.This morning’s longread‘The Fledglings Are Out!’Whoa. To be able to write like this as a young person!This diary chronicles the turning of my world, from spring to winter, at home, in the wild, in my head. It travels from the west of Northern Ireland in County Fermanagh to the east in County Down. It records the uprooting of a home, a change of county and landscape, and at times the de-rooting of my senses and my mind. I’m Dara, a boy, an acorn. Mum used to call me lon dubh (which is Irish for blackbird) when I was baby, and sometimes she still does. I have the heart of a naturalist, the head of a would-be scientist, and bones of someone who is already wearied by the apathy and destruction wielded against the natural world. The outpourings on these pages express my connection to wildlife, try to explain the way I see the world, and describe how we weather the storms as a family.If you’d like your longread to show up here, go chip in a couple bucks on the ol’ Patreon.Picture of the DayIt took a decade, but now my blueberry bush has some decent berries on it.

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IN HOURS 1 & 2, ARCHIVED BELOW, MEDIA TRAVEL EXPERT STEPHANIE ABRAMS VISITS WITH MARK LESLIE, BASED IN COUNTY DUBLIN,TO CATCH UP ON INSIGHTS INTO REFERENCES IN THE TRENDING NETFLIX SERIES, THE CROWN, RELATED TO BIRR CASTLE IN COUNTY OFFALY, IRELAND. TRAVEL WITH STEPHANIE ABRAMS BROADCAST ON NOVEMBER 28TH, HOUR 2 AND ARCHIVED BELOW, INCLUDES THE COUNTESS OF ROSSE WHO IS MARRIED TO THE 7TH EARL OF ROSSE WHO IS MENTIONED BY ANTHONY ARMSTRONG-JONES' CHARACTER IN THE SERIES. STEPHANIE'S AUDIENCES ALWAYS ENJOY THE INSIDE TRACK TO RELIABLE INFORMATION AND THIS FOLLOW UP ON LAST WEEK'S SHOW. BY POPULAR DEMAND, WE WILL REBROADCAST THE 11/28/20 SHOW WITH ALISON, COUNTESS OF ROSSE, TOMORROW, SYNDICATED BY RADIO AMERICA COAST-TO-COAST. HOUR 1 GUEST: MARK LESLIE, CEO & FOUNDER OF MARTELLO, DÚN LAOGHAIRE, COUNTY DUBLIN, IRELAND. IN THIS HOUR, STEPHANIE AND MARK LESLIE CHAT ABOUT PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN'S ANCESTORS' HOMESTEADS IN CO. MAYO AND COUNTY LOUTH AND THE NEWEST ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS WON BY MARTELLO, MARK'S COMPANY, FOR THE MARVELOUS VISITORS' CENTERS AND EXPERIENCES FOR VISITORS THAT MARTELLO HAS CREATED WITH FOUR NEW CENTERS IN PLACE IN IRELAND. WWW.MARTELLOMEDIA.COM HOUR 2 GIUEST: MARK LESLIE, CEO & FOUNDER OF MARTELLO, DÚN LAOGHAIRE, COUNTY DUBLIN, IRELAND. IN THIS HOUR, STEPHANIE AND MARK “DISH” ABOUT TIDBITS REVEALED IN THE NETFLIX SERIES, THE CROWN, RELATED TO ANTHONY ARMSTRONG-JONES A HALF-SIBLING OF THE 7TH LORD ROSSE FROM BIRR CASTLE IN COUNTY OFFALY, IRELAND. YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIE INSIDER INFO SHARED HERE! NOTE THAT MARK LESLIE'S FATHER WAS 1ST COUSIN OF WINSTON CHURCHILL SO THERE IS A PIPELINE OF INFORMATION AND FIRST HAND EXPERIECES THAT MARK SHARES! WWW.MARTELLOMEDIA.COM HOUR 3: HOUR 3 GUEST: JOANNE WALSH, GENERAL MANAGER EXTRAORDINAIRE, LOUGH ERNE RESORT, ENNISKILLEN, COUNTY FERMANAGH, NORTHERN IRELAND, UK. (NOTE THAT RORY MCELROY, CHAMPIONSHIP GOLFER, IS FROM ENNISKILLEN AND HAS HONED HIS SKILLS ON THE LOCAL COURSES THAT SURROUND LOUGH ERNE RESORT. ALSO NOTE THAT THE FIRST PERSON IN THE WORLD TO RECEIVE A COVID INNOCULATION IS MARGARET KEENAN WHO LIVED THE EARLY PART OF HER LIFE IN ENNISKILLEN BUT HAS LIVED THE LAST 60 YEARS OF HER 90 YEARS ON EARTH IN COVENTRY, ENGLAND. WHEN YOU HEAR ENNISKILLEN MENTIONED, THINK LOUGH ERNE RESORT! WWW.LOUGHERNERESORT.COM

Guest: Joanne Walsh, General Manager, Lough Erne Resort, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, Home to Championship Golf Courses where golfers, including Rory McElroy, have honed their skills, www.sAbrams.net, www.LoughErneResort.com

The Murphy family were over the moon when they moved into their new home in Cooneen, County Fermanagh. But what happened next saw the cottage in Ireland being abandoned for over 100 years. No one has dared live there since. You can see photos of the Cooneen Ghost House, from fearless photographer Colin Colleran, on instagram and twitter @thishauntedpodcastPresented by Sarah Kelly.Theme music is by Mario Kohl.Cover Image is by Stefano Pollio.If you like the podcast, please rate, review and tell a friend. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Murphy family were over the moon when they moved into their new home in Cooneen, County Fermanagh. But what happened next saw the cottage in Ireland being abandoned for over 100 years. No one has dared live there since. You can see photos of the Cooneen Ghost House, from fearless photographer Colin Colleran, on instagram and twitter @thishauntedpodcastSeason One of Haunted: Real Ghost Stories delves into the spookiest tales from Ireland.Presented by Sarah Kelly.Theme music is by Mario Kohl.Art Image is by Stefano Pollio.If you like the podcast, please rate, review and tell a friend. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Poet Pádraig Ó Tuama on strange times, COVID-19 responses from the Republic of Ireland and UK governments, and the challenges ahead for all of us. You can find links to Padraig's work here: http://www.padraigotuama.com/

Show Notes by Elaine Stevenson from Myotherapy Reading Room Gráinne Donnelly is an NHS Specialist Physiotherapist, in Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy.   She has a particular interest in the assessment and treatment of diastasis recti. The word diastasis has an unfortunate tendency to strike fear into pregnant and post-natal women, and their clinicians alike, much of it unjustified. Themes covered in the discussion included: why diastasis is such a feared condition relationship between fear and misinformation  a review of the anatomy of the affected tissues common referral pathways, including self-referral when treatment is required differentiating between functional vs problematic physical strategies used in treatment: breathing, abdominal wall control, pelvic floor function and exercises the importance of seeing a pelvic health physio before returning to high intensity exercise, eg running, for all women the role social media plays in driving unrealistic expectations training of the rectus abdominus and address atrophy navigating the confusion created by conflicting opinions and perspectives of the health and fitness professions the importance of language and lessons from our understandings about pain appearance (‘mummy tummy'), strength and function need for education of health professionals re role of women's health physiotherapists in the management of this condition links to low back pain, urinary incontinence, pelvic floor function and pelvic organ prolapse measurement issues: size of gap vs strength importance of setting meaningful goals and getting back into sport and activities (ie moving away from ‘can't do' cultures) pathways, physio rehab, referral into surgery, rehab post surgery (where surgery required) strategies that affected women use to cope with diastasis the importance of seeking help between pregnancies, as opposed to waiting until you've finished your family   Related Reading and Resources: Video: Lisa and Erin - https://www.instagram.com/p/BrBJqyOB7ok/ Benjamin DR, Frawley HC, Shields N et al.  Relationship between diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscle (DRAM) and musculoskeletal dysfunctions, pain and quality of life: a systematic review.  Physiotherapy 2018.  doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2018.07.002. [abstract] Bø K, Hilde G, Tennfjord MK et al. Pelvic floor muscle function, pelvic floor dysfunction and diastasis recti abdominis: Prospective cohort study.  Neurourol Urodyn 2017; 36(3): 716-721. [abstract] Davenport MH, Ruchat SM, Sobierajski F et al. Impact of prenatal exercise on maternal harms, labour and delivery outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Sports Med 2019; 53(2): 99-107. [abstract] Gillard S, Ryan CG, Stokes M, Warner M, Dixon J. Effects of posture and anatomical location on inter-recti distance measured using ultrasound imaging in parous women. Musculoskelet Sci Pract 2018; 34: 1-7. Dianne Lee & Associates Physiotherapy. Diastasis rectus abdominis & postpartum health. https://dianelee.ca/article-diastasis-rectus-abdominis.php Mommers EHH, Ponten JEH, Al Omar AK et al. The general surgeon's perspective of rectus diastasis. A systematic review of treatment options. Surg Endosc 2017;31(12):4934-4949 van de Water AT, Benjamin DR. Measurement methods to assess diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscle (DRAM): A systematic review of their measurement properties and meta-analytic reliability generalisation. Man Ther 2016; 21: 41-53. [abstract] Links: Biography:https://www.absolute.physio/aboutus Practice: Absolute Physioat Maguiresbridge, County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. Twitter:https://twitter.com/ABSPhysio Twitter:https://twitter.com/diastasisphysio Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/absolute.physio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diastasis.physio Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Absolute.PhysioNI/ Email: info@absolute.physio

In this week's Gardeners' Corner, David Maxwell meets up with Cherry Townsend to explore prairie-style planting. He heads to Esker Farm Daffodils in County Tyrone where Dave and Julie Hardy have been preparing bulbs all summer. Helen Mark visits Brendan Little in Donegal to find out about layering. Also on the programme, David goes to an eco-therapy centre in County Fermanagh which is offering horticultural therapy for people suffering with anxiety and depression.

David Maxwell visits gardens in Islandmagee, Holywood, Killinchy and County Fermanagh at one of the busiest times for gardeners before the cold months set in. Cherry Townsend explains the best way to plant bulbs in a wildflower meadow. Creating a seaside garden from scratch with Barbara Pilcher and some advice on propagating oriental poppies from Ann Fitzsimons. Also in the programme, Helen Mark makes a return visit to the wildlife friendly garden of Bob and Rosemary Salisbury and the programme also visits the two-acre kitchen garden at the National Trust's Florence Court where David Corscadden explains the benefits of green manure.

The centenary of the First World War seen through stories and events. Cleenish Island in County Fermanagh provides homes for heroes.

Episode 126 features Christine Birney who hails from Kesh, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Christine works as a child care assistant. She is also the founder of the Northern Ireland Support for Stammering and Dysfluency (NISSD) Fermanagh chapter for people who stammer in the west of Northern Ireland. Listen in as we discuss the impact of workplace […]

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, the sixth Duke of Westminster. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the responsibilities and pleasures of being one of the country's richest men. Having enjoyed an idyllic childhood on the banks of Loch Ern in County Fermanagh, it was a rude shock to be transplanted to an English prep school at the age of seven. The comparatively early death of his father then meant that by the time he was just 19 he was managing one of Britain's greatest estates, and by 27 he owned it. He'll be discussing the pleasures and the perils of his position, why he is no longer a member of the Conservative Party and his hopes and dreams for his four-year-old son and heir, Hugh.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Albatross by Fleetwood Mac Book: Through Russian Snows by G A Henty Luxury: Telescope

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, the sixth Duke of Westminster. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the responsibilities and pleasures of being one of the country's richest men. Having enjoyed an idyllic childhood on the banks of Loch Ern in County Fermanagh, it was a rude shock to be transplanted to an English prep school at the age of seven. The comparatively early death of his father then meant that by the time he was just 19 he was managing one of Britain's greatest estates, and by 27 he owned it. He'll be discussing the pleasures and the perils of his position, why he is no longer a member of the Conservative Party and his hopes and dreams for his four-year-old son and heir, Hugh. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Albatross by Fleetwood Mac Book: Through Russian Snows by G A Henty Luxury: Telescope