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Bushmills, Supermoon and Boho Village

30 years in waiting - Anne Marie meets Bushmill's newest cooper. Why you should look to the sky on Tuesday and what is in the air at Boho village that makes its residents so proud?

Anne Marie McAleese discovers the people, places and stories that make Northern Ireland unique.

Bushmills Distillery have been in business for over 400 years, and for over a third of that, the Kane family from the village have been making the barrels that the whiskey is stored in. Chris Kane is the fourth generation of his family to cooper casks there, and the first person in Ireland to qualify as a cooper for more than 30 years.

Want to see something amazing? Next Tuesday at 7am and again at about 11:30pm, the moon will be bigger and brighter than it has been since 1948. It's a phenomenon called Supermoon - and one that IAA President Terry Moseley is looking forward to.

About a century ago Railway Street in Antrim led to a weaving company, a blacksmiths, red bricked houses and a population of nearly 2000 people. But when the great war began in 1914, 100's of men and boys, from the town enlisted and many were killed. Local man Alvin McCaig has been researching these stories for his new book Antrim in the Trenches.

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Sat 12 Nov 2016 08:05

The Bushmills Cooper

The Bushmills Cooper
Like father like son - Bushmills man Chris Kane is the fourth generation of his family to cooper barrels at Bushmills Distillery, a trade going back over 140 years in the family. But more than that, he is also the first person in Ireland to qualify as a cooper for more than 30 years. 

Antrim in the Trenches

Antrim in the Trenches
When the great war began in 1914, 100's of men and boys from Antrim enlisted and many were killed. Local man Alvin McCaig has been researching these stories for his new book Antrim in the Trenches.

Supermoon

Supermoon
Want to see something amazing? On Tuesday 15th November, the moon will be bigger and brighter than it has been since 1948. It's a phenomenon called Supermoon - and one that Irish Astronomical Association (IAA) President Terry Moseley, is looking forward to.

Boho Book

Boho Book
County Fermanagh is the final destination for this weeks show, a place with more than its fair share of ancient historic sites, unique flora and fauna, mountains with the most caves in Northern Ireland - and people who cherish all of it. Boho Heritage Organisation in the village has just published a second book celebrating their place.

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  • Sat 12 Nov 2016 08:05

Your Places

Your Places

The people, places and stories that make Northern Ireland unique.