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Exploring Donaghadee’s Ulster-Scots history as the bicentenary of the laying of the harbour’s foundation stone is celebrated.

As Donaghadee celebrates the bicententary of the laying of the harbour’s foundation stone, Helen Mark hears about the town’s history as a gateway for the Plantation of Ulster.

It’s 200 years since the foundations were laid in Donaghadee for the harbour as we know it today. Helen Mark visits the seaside town to hear about the celebrations and to learn more about Sir Hugh Montgomery, the ‘father of Ulster-Scots’ who founded the town in the early 1600s and built the original harbour.
Tour guides Tom and Robert Neill are on hand to chat about the harbour’s past and Helen might even bump into historical characters, Sir Hugh Montgomery himself and Sir John Rennie – builder of the current harbour.
There’s chat about what might go into a new time capsule with 10 year old Brodie and 12 year old Miah; information about an exhibition of the harbour’s history, and a chat with Quentin Nelson, who pilots the support vessel for open water swimmers braving the dangerous waters between Donaghadee and Portpatrick in Scotland.
Rab Lennox and Willie Hill complete this week’s Kintra team and as always, they love to hear from listeners with a yarn to share or an Ulster-Scots event to tell the community about – you can contact them at kintra@bbc.co.uk

27 minutes

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  • Sun 25 Jul 2021 18:03