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Last week we heard the story of Frances McCloskey, young airman from Ballymoney who was tragically killed in 1942 in the Netherlands. His memory was all but lost here as his name had never appeared on the war memorial in Ballymoney, amazingly though, listening in to the story was 87 year old Patricia McCloskey from Limavady, she phoned in to tell us that Frances was her first cousin. This week Anne-Marie caught up with Patricia and her sister Alice to hear more about Frances.

Barsoncourt, The Duke of Abercorns estate near Newtonstewart and Strabane, is a place that the Hamiliton family have been associated with for hundreds of years, Dr William Rolouston from Bready is no stranger to Baronscourt either, and he鈥檒l be joining us to talk about his new book in this amazing family.听

Abercorn - the Hamiltons of Baronscourt - by William Roulston is published by the Ulster Historical Foundation

This time of year marks the old Celtic festival Samhain. Samhain is the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winder, the darker half of the year.听Kathleen O'Hara Farren is a woman from Greencastle听with a keen interest in folklore and natural education, she's on the show to tell us more about Samhain.

We鈥檙e talking legends as well today, a quite blood thirsty one at that. There鈥檚 a grave or Dolmen in a place called Slaughtaverty near Garvagh and Dungiven, which is said to belong to a tyrant dwarf and magician. He wasn鈥檛 a very well liked character, Conor McKay met legend and lore expert Bob Curran at the Dolmen to find out why.

There鈥檚 magic in the air at Carnfunnock Country Park today, it鈥檚 a witches and wizards day out with flowers that breathe fire, trees that are scorching, dragons in the maze and wand workshops. Marian Kelso from Larne Borough Council is on the show to tell us more.听

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Witches and wizards, Carnfunnock Country Park, Spellbinding Magical Garden Party today (1st of November)听from 2.30pm-6.30pm.

For more information call 02828270541听