McGilloway's Way: The Foyle in Spring

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McGilloway's Way: The Foyle in Spring

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Details

Location

River Foyle

Year

1992

Date

Transmission 08/09/1992

Length

25min 06sec

Audio

sound

Format

Betacam

colour

Source

Digitised as part of the UTV Archive Partnership Project (ITV, Northern Ireland Screen and PRONI)

Courtesy

Department for Communities, ITV, Northland Films ltd, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

Rights Holder

ITV, Northland Films ltd

It is illegal to download, copy, print or otherwise utilise in any other form this material, without written consent from the copyright holder.

Description

Oliver McGilloway present's McGilloway's Way, a programme which celebrates the dramatic and beautiful landscapes surrounding Ulster. 

This episode is set by the vast River Foyle, which stretches through three counties, Derry, Tyrone and Donegal. Stretching 30miles it consists of river and lough with eventually the Foyle feeding into the Atlantic Ocean. Throughout the journey from stream to sea, the Foyle supports an abundance of wildlife and vegetation, who can be found within the waters and surrounding it. Herby, a local, meets McGilloway at the highest point of the river, Porthall, and explains the rich history of the area. 

Later on, we meet some lively pheasants, and their breeder, who talks to McGilloway about the ideal time to release game birds for the shooting clubs and how long he's been in this business, making McGilloway question "is there no affection between you and the pheasant?".

Notes

Oliver, or Olly McGilloway as he was widely known as, was the presenter of McGilloway's Way and was produced by Joe Mahon.  The series was unexpectedly cut short due to McGilloway's untimely death in 1994. The programme was relaunched as Lesser Spotted Ulster with Joe Mahon as presenter and continues to be broadcast today.

Credits

A Northland Production 

Presented by Oliver McGilloway

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