Auld Lammas Fair, Ballycastle, Co. Antrim - Northern Ireland
At the Auld Lammas Fair, Ballycastle, we had lots of laughing, eating and trying different types of sweets, playing around, and even the kids got the chance to buy some toys; it was worth the visit and we all - big and small - enjoyed our day.
Auld Lammas Fair, Ballycastle, county Antrim, is a traditional festival held every year on the last Monday and Tuesday of August; where the last Monday in August is a Bank holiday in Northern Ireland. This fair is associated with Lammas harvest festival. The interesting thing to know about this fair is that it has been held for almost 400 years! WOW! It actually dates back to the 17th century.
There are various goods sold in this fair - we could refer to them all as artists - not because they sell instruments to play music on, but also because they are creative in the way they create the food types or sweets which they are selling; we have come across different varieties, just as you have seen in the video. One of the most famous traditional goods served in the Auld Lammas Fair in Ballycastle is the yellowman.
The yellowman is a traditional type of candy sold in Northern Ireland, and mostly sold in the Auld Lammas Fair, and it is a kind of chewy toffee textured honeycomb. The recipe for the yellowman is believed to carry brown sugar, golden syrup, butter, vinegar, and bicarbonate of soda, but there are many locals who could change a thing in this old traditional recipe. Although a lot of people refer to the yellowman as the honeycomb toffee, it is actually a kind of candy that has a harder rind.
This was the first time for us to try the yellowman and we actually loved how it tasted and loved the idea of finally trying it. We also enjoyed those crepes which were created with different types of sweets placed in them, we loved the different brownie cakes which were done with orange, apple, caramel, and different other things, and we also enjoyed the idea of the variety of fudges which we have never seen before, as well as those candies and types of sweets which you might never come across anywhere else.
You could check Aunt Sandra's place Handmade Candy place in Belfast (
We love sweets, that's why we are bragging about it much, lol! We also had fun walking through the fair and getting introduced to the different products that were being sold - our kids loved the musical instrument they bought and which they got the chance to learn how to use it through the man performing right next to the booth - the Peruvian Panpipes.
Getting done with the part of eating and trying to become artists with playing on this Peruvian instrument, we then thought about having some fun while playing, don't you think the same? :-) There were actually lots of games which one would find in amusement parks but we didn't want to have fun this way so we enjoyed playing on the bull! The whole family had a try on it actually.
In addition to all these kinds of activities we were involved with - of course in addition to the walking we have done - we also came to the horse trading part, came across those horses which were found there, patted them, saw them while they were eating, and there were even horse carriages which one could rent. Being in the part where animals are placed, we also came into this Mobile Animal Farm which is also dedicated to kids and saw different animals from rabbits, goats, sheep, Llamas, and others which also the kids enjoyed patting and seeing.
There were actually lots of things to be found in this Auld Lammas Fair, that we even enjoyed the boats and ships parked by the shore in addition to the traditional products which might not be found elsewhere other than this fair that is held every single year on the same time.
We took more time than we expected with all the food-trying, playing, patting on the animals, walking, and even the stops we have made to have a cup of tea, so make sure to free your whole day for this fair if you are planning to give it a visit next year, especially if you are also living far away from Ballycastle and might need some time to get back home.
County Antrim, where this fair is held every year, is one of the six different counties that form Northern Ireland. Belfast, which is the capital of Northern Ireland, is considered the beating heart of county Antrim ( In county Antrim, you will find the largest lake in Ireland or even in England (known as Lough Neagh).
In County Antrim there is also the Giant's Causeway which is one of the several tourist attractions that people also wish to come across and visit when they travel to Northern Ireland (
And on this county, there is the territory where the Game of Thrones movie series was being shot, making it another place in Northern Ireland where people started to visit and loved the idea of exploring (
Ballycastle & Rural Riding Community's Christmas Parade, Bushmills 2018!
Ballycastle & Rural Riding Community's Christmas Charity Parade, Bushmills 2018! ... Photos by Dick Glasgow.
The tunes are ~ The Scottish Horse & The Horses' Bransle!
The Scottish Horse was written by Katharine Marjory Ramsay, the Duchess of Atholl. She composed this tune in honour of her husband's regiment - The Scottish Horse. After her husband died she became colonel in chief.
The Horses Bransle is an old French tune, which was first published in in 1589 & is also very popular in England.
The music was played by Dick Glasgow on Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer, Tenor Guitar, Tenor Banjo & Whistle.
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NORTHERN IRELAND: CATHOLICS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK PARADE BY ORANGEMEN
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Roman Catholic protesters in Northern Ireland have clashed with police as they tried to block a parade through Belfast by Protestant Orangemen.
Several people were reportedly injured, including leading Sinn Fein member Gerry Kelly.
Earlier, police had overruled objections by residents in the predominantly Catholic area of Belfast and allowed the parade to go ahead.
It was a sit-down protest that sparked the clashes between Republican Roman Catholics and the police Friday.
The protesters started assembling at the junction of Cliftonville Road and Antrim Road in north Belfast several hours before the planned march by Protestant Orangemen.
But their plans to disrupt the march were scotched by riot police who moved in on the protesters and forcibly removed them.
Many demonstrators were arrested and a number were reportedly injured, including leading Sinn Fein member Gerry Kelly.
Around 15-hundred police officers - many in riot gear - were on duty to try to keep the peace.
But they became targets themselves - protesters chucked bricks and bottles at police armoured cars meant to separate the angry locals from the marchers.
The Orangemen -- the name given to Ireland's main Protestant fraternal order -- congregated at the Orange County Hall later in the evening to begin their march.
They were undeterred by pleas not to march through predominantly Catholic neighbourhoods.
SOUNDBITE:
I think we have to keep our traditional parades going because as you can see it's happening all over this province since the so-called peace come in a couple of years ago. There hasn't been peace because what they're doing now is trying to put the Protestant culture off the road.
SUPER CAPTION: Robert Saulters, Belfast County Grand Master
Each summer, the marches that culminate in the big Orangemen parade on 12 July spark sectarian rumblings.
The parades take the Protestants through the heart of a number of Catholic neighbourhoods.
And for the Catholic residents, the marches underscore a sense of second-class citizenship in the Protestant-majority province.
SOUNDBITE:
The Orange Order seems a sectarian organisation, it's an anti-Catholic organisation and it's going to be marching through a Catholic district. Nobody knows who gave these people the God-given right to do this. Our communities are going to be under siege, people are going to be barricaded in their houses, they let these outsiders come and march there. We just don't accept that it's necessary.
SUPER CAPTION: John Flemming, spokesperson for the Cliftonville-Antrim Road Concerned Residents Association
This year, police had overruled objections by Catholic residents and allowed Friday's march to go ahead.
And despite the skirmishes, the Orangemen were able to complete their march along their customary route.
Protestant supporters of all ages lined the road - but the pall of violence hung heavy in the background.
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UK: NORTHERN IRELAND PROTEST AND VIOLENCE
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Tensions are rising in Northern Ireland ahead of a planned Protestant march through Drumcree.
Masked loyalist gunmen from the paramilitary Ulster Freedom Fighters fired a volley of shots in a Loyalist estate in Portadown.
The group read out a statement proclaiming that murdered Loyalist Volunteer Force commander Billy Wright did not die in vain before discharging a number of rounds into the air late on Monday.
And it looks that tensions will remain high throughout the week, as both communities try and gain the upper hand: this derelict house in a loyalist estate was set ablaze, lighting up the night sky.
An ominous prelude to the possible violence ahead.
In Drumcree on Friday loyalist protesters and police clashed for a second day after the province's Parades Commission banned the bitterly divisive Protestant march through a Catholic neighbourhood for the third year running.
The Portadown march, which commemorates the Battle of the Somme in World War I, has caused violence whether or not police have permitted the Orangemen to parade.
Police forced Catholic protesters off the Garvaghy road in 1996 and 1997, provoking riots in many Catholic areas, but have banned the parade route since 1998, triggering Protestant disturbances.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
Fellow loyalists once again the British government and the IRA are trying to take away our God-given right to complete the march from Drumcree church. Step by step they are trying to walk over us and get us to lie down. We cannot let this happen.
SUPER CAPTION: UFF Paramilitary
SOUNDBITE: (English)
Brigadier Billy Wright (NOTE: Wright founded the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) in 1996. He was killed in December 1997 - NOTE ENDS) did what he had to do to ensure that our faith and culture was kept intact. The spirit of Billy lives on and every member of the LVF and all other true loyalists, like our comrades of the UFF 2nd Battalion C Company. It is up to us to make that he did not die in vain. It is up to us to defend our country. No surrender!
SUPER CAPTION: UFF Paramilitary
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N. IRELAND: PROTESTANT ANGER GRIPS STREETS OF BELFAST
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Protestant anger and violence gripped the streets of Northern Ireland on Monday evening after a controversial decision not to let the Orange Order march through a Catholic neighbourhood.
Heavily armed riot police are on full alert after angry Protestants lit spot fires and burnt cars - there were reports of police coming under gunfire in Northern Belfast.
In a more peaceful protest, about 1-thousand Orangemen gathered for a vigil outside the home of Northern Ireland Secretary, Mo Mowlam.
For the second night running, Protestant fury has gripped the streets of Northern Ireland.
Spot fires littered the streets of Belfast as heavily armed riot police and locals watched on in horror.
Protestors torched hijacked cars and used them as road barricades as heavily armed riot police moved in.
By 8pm all public transport suspended their services and motorists cleared the streets, in fear of being attacked.
At one stage there were running street battles between warring Protestants and Catholics in adjoining neighbourhoods who bombarded each other with bricks, bottles, makeshift grenades and other ammunition.
There were even reports of police coming under gunfire in Northern Belfast.
The latest violence was sparked by the controversial decision to ban Protestant Orangemen from marching through a Catholic neighbourhood in Portadown, 50 kilometers (30 miles) Southwest of Belfast.
Protestants say they are determined to overturn the ban on Sunday's march.
Portadown is the rural heartland of the Orange Order, a Protestant fraternal organization.
The Northern Ireland Parades Commission tried to quell Protestant anger by allowing Orangemen taking part in a smaller march to pass through the hostile Catholic neighbourhood of Lower Ormeau in Belfast.
But it seems to have had little effect.
The latest violence has destroyed much of the optimism which surrounded the signing of an historic peace deal in April, and the first elections for the Northern Ireland assembly last week.
Outside the streets of Belfast there was a militant but more peaceful protest, this timed aimed at politicians.
About 1-thousand Orangemen and their supporters poured into Hillsborough, one of Northern's Ireland's prettiest villages.
They gathered outside Hillsborough Castle, the official residence of Northern Ireland Secretary, Mo Mowlam and have vowed to maintain a round the clock vigil and protest.
They say they will stay there until the Orangemen in Portadown, Co Armagh, complete their parade through the nationalist Garvaghy Road.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
Tonight very significantly we have demonstrated that on 24 hours notice we can call three, four thousand men here, probably about a quarter of the County Down contingent, but we did it on a deliberate number count, and they've come and responded, not knowing what's going to happen and we've said to them 'Brethren be peaceful and listen to us.' Tonight we have established just here the 'Hillsborough Freedom Camp,' in front of the Secretary of State's (Mo Mowlam) official residence. When she gets up in the morning she'll see it, when she gets home at night she'll see it and until such time that she relents on the atrocious treatment she is dishing out to the brethren of Portadown that vigil will be kept outside her residence.
SUPER CAPTION: David McNarry, Grand Orange Lodge
Unlike the protests in Belfast, this one in Hillsborough has so far, remained peaceful.
As yet, Mowlam has not responded to the demands of the protesters.
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NORTHERN IRELAND: VIOLENCE BREAKS OUT AS MARCH GOES AHEAD
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Sectarian violence has broken out on the streets of Northern Ireland after riot police allowed a controversial Protestant march through a Catholic neighbourhood.
Police and soldiers moved into a Catholic neighborhood in the town of Portadown to clear the streets for the bitterly disputed march that has brought havoc to region.
Violence quickly erupted -- the police were met with a hail of rocks and bottles by local residents.
Police fired several rounds of `plastic' bullets at the crowd after petrol bombs were thrown at them.
After five tense days, the police and army finally allowed the Protestant Orange Order march through the Catholic enclave of Garvaghy Road on Thursday.
The army had moved in swiftly to break the five-day deadlock in Portadown, 25 miles (40 kilometres) southwest of Belfast.
Officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (R-U-C) were in full riot gear and the mood became increasing intense.
They had earlier forcibly cleared the Garvaghy Road of local Catholics determined to block the parade -- violent scuffles broke out between both sides.
Local Catholics had vowed to resist any effort to let the marchers through, and pelted the security forces with bottles and bricks as they were lifted and pushed off Garvaghy Road.
Lines of riot police kept the two sides apart -- police Land Rovers were driven into position to ensure the parade stuck to its agreed route.
The decision to allow the march enraged local Catholics -- it was reached without their agreement, despite hours of negotiating involving church leaders, their representatives and politicians.
The police were pelted with bottles and bricks -- six petrol bombs were reported to have been used.
Jeers and cat-calls greeted the marching Orangemen as they reached the nationalist Garvaghy Road area of Portadown.
Local residents shouted no sectarian marches and we don't want you here as the parade passed by.
Thousands of extra marchers - as well as an Ulster Volunteer Force band - joined the Orange parade by the time it had reached the centre of Portadown.
The march ended outside the town's red-brick Orange Hall watched by spectators lining the streets, several tiers deep.
Around 1,300 Orangemen - the total membership of the Portadown district, wearing the organisation's uniform of suits, bowler hats and coloured sashes -- took part in the parade.
Most of the later marchers did not wear the dark suit uniforms of the lodge members who began the parade from Drumcree church.
Instead they were dressed mainly in casual clothes, although all had the distinctive orange sashes of their movement.
A five day stalemate had built up between more than one thousand police and crowds from the Orange Order, Northern Ireland's dominant Protestant fraternal group.
Since the Orangemen were barred from marching through Garvaghy Road, Protestant mobs have inflicted some of the worst rioting seen in a decade in the British-ruled province.
And many observers are predicting further violence tonight, when the Protestants light huge bonfires as part of their annual ritual.
Friday sees the climax of the traditional marching season which commemorates 17th century religious battles.
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Derry Hoods Attack PSNI during Republican Parade
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Orange order parades in Northern Ireland | DW Documentary
Twenty years after the Good Friday Agreement peace in Northern Ireland remains tenuous, and violent clashes between Protestants and Catholics continue to occur. Mairéad O’Donnell wants to secure peace for the people of Belfast.
The Orange Order is a fraternal organization of conservative Protestants. Once a year, its members commemorate the victory of Protestant William of Orange over Catholic King James II in 1690, which the Orangemen see as the most important triumph over Catholics to this day. They organize processions in Northern Ireland during the summer to which they wear orange sashes and black bowler hats. The Catholic community sees the marching as provocation ¬– and there are often clashes. Mairéad O’Donnell belongs to the Sinn Féin party and is a Catholic Irish nationalist, but she is determined to bring peace to Belfast.
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N. IRELAND: CATHOLICS PROTEST AGAINST ORANGE ORDER MARCH
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Northern Ireland Catholics clashed with riot police ahead of a pro-British Protestant parade in Belfast on Saturday.
Hundreds of protesters threw bottles and stones at police in protest at the march by over a thousand Protestant Orange Order members which passed a Catholic area.
The clashes came as counting continued in elections for the new Northern Ireland power-sharing assembly set up as part of the peace agreement.
It's a scene all too familiar from Northern Ireland's past.
Riot police clashed with predominantly Catholic republican sympathisers who were angered by an Orange Order march which passed near their area.
It came on the day final results of historic elections for a new power-sharing assembly were due to be declared.
One newly elected member is, Alex Attwood, of the mainly Catholic Social Democratic and Labour Party, who is seen here trying to break up the fighting.
Royal Ulster Constabulary police used batons to force back the mob, who had hurled rocks and bottles at them.
One local Sinn Fein councillor, Tom Hartley, was in the thick of the fighting.
The clashes took place in the Whiterock area of west Belfast where protesters called for a pro-British Orange Order parade to be cancelled.
Some tried to get behind the police lines by tearing down the metal fence and by scaling a nearby wall.
In the end the march went ahead as planned without reports of further clashes.
Riot police with armoured vehicles kept a high profile near the flashpoint in the build up to the parade.
The parades season is always a cause of conflict in Northern Ireland and it's feared this could destablise the fragile peace agreement.
The Parades Commission is due to announce soon its verdict on whether the controversial Drumcree parade should go ahead next weekend.
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Unique Food Experiences in Northern Ireland...
I explore Northern Ireland, looking for the best food and drink experiences that beautiful country has to offer. Big thanks to the Tourist Board of Northern Ireland and to Visit Britain for making this whole adventure possible. For more inspiration go to
More details about all the places I visited during this amazing 3-day food tour all across Northern Ireland, UK. (by order of appearance)
• Sawers Deli
Fountain Centre, College St, Belfast BT1 6ES, UK
That place is as big on Northern Irish super local fine foods as on incredible Italian foods.
• The Muddlers Club
1 Warehouse Lane, Belfast BT1 2DX, UK
Casual place, Edgy chef but High-end food. Local, Seasonal, Tasty.
• Boundary Brewing Taproom
Portview Trade Centre, Newtownards Rd, Belfast BT4 1HE, UK
So lucky their Taproom event happened during my stay. Great craft beers, Amazing artwork.
• Deane's Meatlocker, Belfast
36-40 Howard St, Belfast BT1 6PF, UK
Peter Hannan's Dry Aged Beef Ribeye, grilled over an Argentinian Asado.
• Pyke 'N' Pommes
2 Queens Quay, Londonderry BT48, UK
Small Food truck in Derry-Londonderry, but a big commitment.
I had a Wagyu Burger, and a Tequila Battered Cod Taco.
• Walled City Brewery
70 Ebrington Street, Derry-Londonderry BT47 6FA, UK
Great location in Derry-Londonderry to grab local craft beers and good food.
• Harry's Shack, Portstewart
116 Strand Rd, Portstewart BT55 7PG, UK
One of the best experience of my trip. Had a whole Plaice with capers and bacon, on the beach. I want to go back very bad.
• Catch And Sea Fish Tours,
N Pier, Portrush BT56 8DF, UK
Sea fishing with these people was a lovely, yet quite refreshing experience.
• Babushka, Portrush :
S Pier, Portrush BT56, UK
Nice little café on the pier. The owner is a Coffee head.
• The Friend at Hand :
35-43 Hill St, Belfast BT1 2PB, UK
Huge range of Irish Whiskey. Great & Helpful People.
• Ox Belfast
1 Oxford St, Belfast BT1 3LA, UK
Michelin starred restaurant, Friendly owner & Amazing chef.
• Special mention to Ursa Minor Bakery in Bally Castle who didn't make it to the final cut, but still got one of the tastiest loaves of all Northern Ireland.
Cool places where I stayed :
• Europa Hotel
Great Victoria St, Belfast BT2 7AP, UK
• At the beach Bed and breakfast :
80A Strand Rd, Portstewart BT55 7LZ, UK
• Bullitt Hotel
40a Church Ln, Belfast BT1 4QN, UK
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Cushendall - DailyBasis
Short movie made out of filming session of six journey of locals or commuters.
The idea was to show the different lanscapes/areas those people could go through each day in Cushendall and its surroundings.
The sound has been recoorded on sight and as not been modified in order to allow you to experience those daily journeys by yourself.
You could observ that the closest you get to houses and furthermore the center of the village itself, the more the colors get bright and artificial.
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UK: NATIONALIST YOUTHS SET VAN ON FIRE DURING PROTESTANT PARADE
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Trouble flared during a Protestant Apprentice Boys parade in Northern Ireland as Nationalist youths hijacked a van and set it on fire during the worst of the clashes.
Despite intense negotiations between the Apprentice Boys and Catholic residents of Londonderry's Bogside, there had been no agreement reached with nationalists over their route.
Police in riot gear held back crowds of nationalist youths who hurled bottles and shouted abuse as the Apprentice Boys' march proceeded through the city centre.
It had been hoped that trouble could be avoided in Londonderry this year.
But local shop-keepers' fears the parade would disrupt trade on one of the busiest Saturdays of the year were justified as violence erupted on the streets of Bogside.
Talks to reroute the march had broken down without agreement and police barricaded the city centre.
As the pro-British Loyalists paraded through The Diamond in the city centre, nationalist youths began throwing stones, then proceeded to hijack a van and set it on fire.
As clouds of smoke billowed in the air, police moved in to contain the violence.
Meanwhile, the Apprentice Boys continued their march as groups of nationalist youths jeered from the barricades and attempted to attack police.
As the defiant youths were held back, many yelled abuse at police before resorting to throwing police bollards and glass bottles.
The outbreak had been anticipated with police and vehicles on hand.
But even so, police had to dodge stones and bottles which were hurled their way and then carry off some of the youngest offenders.
At one point a band of intrepid youths broke through the line and police reinforcements were hurriedly brought in to push them back.
Local residents caught in the cross-fire ducked under shop doors at the side lines and waited until it was safe to emerge.
Police did not fire plastic bullets, but arrested at least three people.
The latest outbreak in violence comes after proximity talks between the Apprentice Boys and Catholic residents of the city's Bogside failed to reach any agreement.
It mirrors troublesome events last July when the Orange Order was banned from walking along the mainly Catholic Garvaghy Road.
Then the stand-off led to violent demonstrations and increased tension between the opposing communities.
This time the trouble comes just a day after the Irish Republican Army ruled out the handover or destruction of any of its weapons.
The dispute over decommissioning arms has led to a stalemate in implementing Northern Ireland's Good Friday peace accord reached in April.
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NORTHERN IRELAND: LVF DECLARE A CEASEFIRE
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The Loyalist Volunteer Force, the most ruthless of all the loyalist Protestant paramilitary organisations, has declared a ceasefire in statement delivered on Friday.
Group members appeared on camera wearing masks and holding guns, but asked that all sound be cut off to conceal their voices and identities.
The group said it believes that a ceasefire will create the proper climate in people's minds, so when they do go to vote they will make the proper decision for Ulster and that is the vote No, but as we have stated the final decision lies with the people, whatever decision is made, we have to accept it.
Staunchly opposed to the peace process, the group has waged its campaign of terror almost exclusively against ordinary citizens.
The group have been responsible for some of the most shocking sectarian murders in Northern Ireland's recent history.
The L-V-F is responsible for slaying more than a dozen Catholics in Northern Ireland in recent months.
Under the leadership of Billy Wright, the group formed when ultra-hardline loyalists broke away from the mainstream paramilitary group, the Ulster Volunteer Force, in 1995.
The statement read also said Northern Ireland has come to a crucial part of its history, on the 22nd of May people will vote for a united Ireland through a Yes or a vote No to remain British and hold on to everything Protestant people hold dear. That is our heritage, our faith and culture. People can only do that by voting no, but ultimately the decision has to be made through the people.
They also strongly believe that the peace process is a betrayal of Northern Ireland.
They said the L-V-F wish to go on record that they were never part of the sellout we think it is wrong and we hope people will see it as well, or Northern Ireland is lost forever.
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Belfast riots: 56 police officers injured in clashes with loyalists during republican parade
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has confirmed that fifty six officers have been injured during clashes in the city of Belfast last night. Report by Sarah Kerr.
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Twelfth in Northern Ireland 2013 (BBC Documentary)
Documentary about Loyalists celebrating their culture on their yearly Orange festival. Contains violence and riotous behavior.
Kintyre Express from Campbeltown to Ayrshire and Ireland is launched
CAMPBELTOWN has ferries once again with the launch of passenger services to Troon and Ballycastle by Kintyre Express, a division of West Coast Motors.
It is more than 12 years since the last car ferry service, run by Sea Containers, ended and the people of Kintyre have been campaigning long and hard for a return.
The Irish ferry will run Friday to Monday and the Troon ferry service begins , Friday April 1 2011, an on demand service Wednesday Friday and Sunday.
KILWAUGHTER CASTLE, KILWAUGHTER LARNE CO. ANTRIM NORTHERN IRELAND.
KILWAUGHTER CASTLE . The present owners of the castle are Anne & Ross Ferguson. I would like to thank Ryan Greer (property manager) for showing me round and letting me film the castle very much appreciated really enjoyed it. Kilwaughter Castle history. .In 1620 Sir Patrick Agnew, 8th Sheriff of Galloway, was persuaded by his friend Sir Randal MacDonnell, the Earl of Antrim, to hold several swathes of land in the vicinity of Larne, Glenarm and Kilwaughter. Thus began a chequered history of the Agnew family in the Kilwaughter area that was to last more than 300 years. Sir Randal had previously offered sizeable portions of land to another family in the same area, the O’Gnimh’s who were Bards to both the MacDonnell’s and the O’Neill’s. Their most famous son was the poet Fear Flatha O’Gnimh and speculation exists that this family, who later anglicised the name to Agnew, was related to their Scottish counterparts.
The Lochnaw Agnews continued to obtain rents from their holdings in the Kilwaughter area, but the money was becoming increasing hard to get and in 1708 Sir Patrick’s descendant, Sir James Agnew decided to relinquish his troublesome Irish estate and sell it to his agent Patrick Agnew of Kilwaughter, at a price so low that it was considered to be detrimental to the Lochnaw family interests.
Through the years the Kilwaughter Agnew family established themselves successfully and in 1806 Patrick’s great grandson Edward Jones Agnew inherited the estate. Edward and his sister Margaret were the children of Eleanor Agnew and Valentine Jones who was one of the prime movers in the creation of the city of Belfast. When Edward inherited his legacy, he employed one of the best known architects in British history, John Nash, to add a major extension to what was the original Tower House from the 17th Century. This Tower House can still be seen within the Castle footprint. The result of this refurbishment was a magnificent stately home befitting its large estate. When Edward died in 1834 his son William inherited the Castle and its estate. He purchased additional land so that it became one of the largest landholdings in Ireland of around 10,000 acres.
William never married or had children and spent most of his adult life in Paris. On his death in 1891 he bequeathed the entire estate and Castle to his niece Mary Maria Augusta Simon who was born in 1847. Augusta as she was known, was the only child of Maria Agnew and Thomas Collins Simon and when her mother died in 1857, she and her father moved to England. She married Count Ugo Balzani in 1878. The Countess was an intelligent woman who spoke several languages. Her husband came from a long line of aristocrats and was a medieval historian. Being the main beneficiary of her Uncle’s Will brought its problems for a couple who by now had two young daughters, Guendalina and Nora and who divided their time between Italy, England and visiting the estate at Kilwaughter. A solution was sought to make life easier for the family.
In 1891 Elizabeth (Bessie) Galt Smith an American from Delaware and her husband John Galt Smith, an Irish linen exporter, returned from their home in New York to live in Ireland. John was a distant relative of Edward Jones Agnew through Edward’s father Valentine. The couple decided to move from their house just outside Belfast, to Kilwaughter Castle and took out a lease for thirty years. Bessie was instrumental in modernising the Castle and lived there throughout the spring/summer seasons until 1922, sadly her husband John died in 1899, just eight years after they signed the lease.
The Castle’s sad demise began in the early 20th Century when a series of Land Acts gave tenants the right to buy their farms. Without the regular payment of rents it became difficult to maintain expensive-to-run stately homes. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Kilwaughter Castle was declared Enemy Property because its owners lived in Italy. It was seized by the British Government and turned into a training camp for British and American soldiers. After the war, the Castle was sold to a scrap dealer who stripped it of its valuable fittings including the lead roof. Open to the elements, the Castle building quickly fell into ruin.
In 1982 the Ferguson family bought the ruins of the Castle with the intention of saving this Grade B Listed property. Kilwaughter Castle has an interesting and rich heritage and it has fond memories for local families. Many members of the public expressed a wish that the Castle be saved. The castle property is now undergoing consolidation and renovation works so that the public will be able to visit and discover the fascinating history of Kilwaughter Castle on open days and events throughout the year.
Marching Season Tension in Derry
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Every year in Northern Ireland, both the Irish Republicans and the British Unionists build huge bonfires to celebrate their culture. Each side burns the other’s flag.
We went to the Bogside in #Derry to talk with a group of young lads calling themselves the Bogside Republican Youth. They spent all summer building this year’s bonfire, which caused controversy due to its links to the IRA and the recent violence in the area.
The biggest problem of the Bogside is not militancy though, it’s the poverty and complete lack of leadership. Derry has the highest rate of unemployment in Northern Ireland, more than twice the average. The city is also one of the most unemployed in the UK as a whole. The young lads of the Bogside have nothing to do and nowhere to go.
We filmed with them over two days as they set the bonfire alight.
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