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Richhill, The Sperrins, and County Tyrone鈥檚 Observatory

The village of Richhill that鈥檚 home to the High Sheriff of Armagh, the massed voices of the Sperrin Choir, and the astronomical observatory of Davagh Forest in Tyrone.

The village of Richhill in County Armagh that鈥檚 home to the High Sheriff of Armagh, Alan Turtle, and has a history dating back to the Plantation and the Famine. Sam Cuddy and Peter Lant of the Sperrin Choir on recording remotely the massed voices of members from Cookstown, Draperstown, Dungiven and Coleraine. Jill Hunter who leads a series of walks in North Down and Ards including Comber, Donaghadee, Portaferry, Strangford lough, Whiterock, Ballymorran, and the Copeland Islands. And Terry Moseley from the Irish Astronomical Association on the international Dark Sky Park and Observatory in Davagh Forest in Tyrone.

Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.

54 minutes

Last on

Sat 23 Jan 2021 08:05

Broadcast

  • Sat 23 Jan 2021 08:05

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