The Mountain Gate

May 30 2023

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A gentle reflection on life in the beautiful Dromara Hills in County Down, Northern Ireland. When you go through The Mountain Gate with Maggie Doyle, you'll hear stories about this landscape and the natural world. In this Spring episode, Maggie is reunited with a friendly starling, explores the history of the Red Kite population (www.redkitetoursni.com) and talks to artist Rachel Fitzpatrick about finding inspiration in birds nests (www.rachelfitzpatrickdesign.com) Finally, she reads a poem called Dechomet Mountain written one hundred years ago by a young poet called Michael McKay.

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The Mountain Gate - May Blossoms

May 30 2023 23 mins

A gentle journey into the Dromara Hills, Co Down with Maggie Doyle. In this episode, she celebrates the return of the cuckoo to the area, the fragrant May hedgerows and reads an extract from her nature diary 'Mountain Notes'. She also meets the local, award winning poet Jim McElroy who has released his first collection featuring poems based on his childhood on the family fa

The Mountain Gate - Winter Reflections

Dec 04 2022 23 mins

A gentle journey into the Dromara Hills in County Down, Northern Ireland. In this episode, Maggie Doyle meets John and Elaine McCombe who work and live at The Turnip House, a craft workshop and tea room in Benraw at the foot of the Windy Gap in the Mournes Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. www.turniphouse.com Maggie also reads extracts from her book 'Mountain No

The Mountain Gate - Autumn Walks

Oct 04 2021 18 mins

A gentle reflection on life in the Dromara Hills in County Down, Northern Ireland. In this second episode of The Mountain Gate, Maggie Doyle meets Karen and Stephen Malcolmson who have created the 'Red Kite Retreat' a new, eco-tourism development on Dechomet mountain. The project includes the newly planted 'Warrior's Wood' walkway. She also meets hill walker and

Spring in the Dromara Hills

Apr 18 2021 23 mins

Maggie celebrates the return of early morning birdsong in Spring. Artist Rachel Fitzpatrick praises the art of nest building and Shelagh Henry explains how the glorious Red Kites have settled on Dechomet Mountain.

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