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Celebrating John Clifford in Larne, remembering Ballyhalbert鈥檚 past and reawakening an old pipe band.

A window on Larne鈥檚 past through the John Clifford exhibition, grave matters in Ballyhalbert and after a decade鈥檚 鈥榬est鈥�, a 70-year-old pipe band is reawakened.

Helen takes a trip to Larne to hear more about the exhibition celebrating John Clifford鈥檚 life and meets family members 鈥� his son Raymond recites his dad鈥檚 poem about The Ballyboley Pipe Band.
Rab鈥檚 first foray into the world of pipes and drums was in the Queen Elizabeth Pipe Band and he鈥檚 delighted they鈥檙e celebrating 70 years of music with a new lease of life after a few years 鈥榬esting鈥�.
Mark Thompson tells Etta Halliday how Ballyhalbert almost stole Ballycarry鈥檚 thunder as the site for Ireland鈥檚 first Presbyterian Church 鈥� he鈥檚 part of the community group that maintains the old churchyard.
As always, the team loves to hear from listeners with an Ulster-Scots yarn to share or event to promote 鈥� or who鈥檇 just like to say hello! You can reach them by email - kintra@bbc.co.uk.

27 minutes

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  • Sun 22 Oct 2023 18:03