Lesser Spotted Ulster Series 12 Episode 9: Ballinascreen

Lesser Spotted Ulster Series 12 Episode 9: Ballinascreen

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Details

Location

Ballinascreen

Year

2010

Date

Production 14/11/2010

Length

46min 35sec

Audio

sound

Format

Betacam SP

colour

Source

Digitised as part of the BFI Heritage 2022 project.

Courtesy

British Film Institute, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

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Description

Joe Mahon travels to Ballinascreen in south county Derry. This ancient parish is steeped in history with ancient burial grounds and signs of the Bronze and Iron ages. Joe talks to Kenny Bradley about the origin of the name of the parish, the home of a Christian community that stored ancient manuscripts and books.

Peter Hegarty takes Joe up in a hot-air balloon to see the beautiful landscape below. Mary Regan and her daughter, Fiona Bryant, take Joe on a walk in the area for another view and tells him tales of local characters. Jim Diamond and Taff the collie show Joe the skills of a shepherd and his dog. Jimmy Mullen was a champion sheepdog herder and his dogs also herded cattle. Hugh Herron is a farmer, water diviner and tug-of-war champion. He teaches Joe what's needed to win a competition.

At the Rural College, Joe tells of the legend of Judge Torrens and the accompanying ghost stories. Joe Conville is a farmer who is steeped in the old skills of the land. He shows Joe a sewing fiddle - an ingenious tool for sewing seed. Joe visits the relatively young Draperstown and the river Moyola where Michael McGlade works in the salmon hatchery and he and Joe release salmon fry into the river. The landowner Paddy Gray has some wonderful tales and a song to share. Stephen McGuigan, a local potter, creates beautiful fairy homes for the area.

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.
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