During World War II, Americans came to Northern Ireland in huge numbers as military personnel who trained for D-Day, protected the trans-Atlantic convoys, and refuelled and ferried aircraft to forward combat bases. This July, Americans are on their way back.
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The picturesque award-winning village of Broughshane in Co Antrim, is preparing for the arrival of Ireland's finest pipers and drummers when it hosts the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) Championships on Saturday June 4.
Betsy Gray, the legendary heroine of the 1798 uprising, was remembered through the launch of the Ulster-Scots Agency's new historical leaflet - 'Betsy Gray - Heroine of the 1798 Uprising - Myth or Fact'. |
Illustrator Stephen Hall and George Holmes, director of culture, Ulster-Scots Agency, with the DVD 'Giant's Causeway', the first animation of the popular folklore story.
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New album from Robert and Gemma
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POPULAR young Ulster-Scots musical duo Robert Watt and Emma Culbert have released a new CD which features well-loved tradtional hymns played in their own inimitable style.
Entitled ' Scots-Irish: A Spiritual Journey', the CD features Robert and Emma's unique instrumental interpretation of ages-old hymns blending the harp, piano, accordion with whistles and the highland, lowland and uilleann pipes.
The CD sells at £12 plus P&P and can be bought from the website www.robertwatt.co.uk or by contacting Robert on 028 7964 2192. |
