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Lurgan, Strabane and Fintona
Anne Marie McAleese with the people, places and stories that make Northern Ireland unique - including angling in Sion Mills, remembering AE in Lurgan, and we catch up with Michael Hasson who has just spent a week alone on the uninhabited Skerries Islands.
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Sat 8 Apr 2017
08:05
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Foyle
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"He Looked At Us Two Boys, Looking Into The Bed At Him"
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250 Years of Methodism in Armagh

For the next month, Armagh will be telling the story of 250 years of Methodism in the town with exhibitions and celebrations. In one of the events, actors at The Market House will re-enact John Wesley's first time preaching in the town - which started with a run in with a lord, and ended with the chruch being set up in Abbey Street.
Fintona's Super Savers

Fifty years ago in a small village in County Tyrone, some people decided to start saving money. One evening, they had a meeting in St Patrick's Hall on the Main Street - and before the end of the night, Fintona Credit Union was born.
The Life and Times of George Russell

82 years after his death - Artist, poet and writer George Russell, also known as AE, will be remembered this week in a series of walks and talks about his life in both Lurgan and Armagh.
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- Sat 8 Apr 2017 08:05ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Foyle