0:00:02 > 0:00:04Would you look at all this? We're on the north coast
0:00:04 > 0:00:06in Portballintrae and we are on our holidays!
0:00:06 > 0:00:08THEY CHEER
0:00:08 > 0:00:12And on today's show, Paula McIntyre goes onto the beach.
0:00:12 > 0:00:18- I'm not going to do that in case it's at dog leg height.- Oh, thanks(!)
0:00:18 > 0:00:20I get a bit of a surprise.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22I have another little secret...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24- but you'll have to come with me. - Intriguing.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Oh, and we get a bit mucky.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29All that AND ice cream.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Mm...
0:00:31 > 0:00:34- Welcome to The Gaitherin! - THEY CHEER
0:00:34 > 0:00:38MUSIC: "The Gaitherin Theme" by De Wolfe
0:00:58 > 0:01:01CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:01:01 > 0:01:05STONEWALL PLAY CEILIDH MUSIC
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Welcome to the lovely seaside resort of Portballintrae
0:02:02 > 0:02:06and to the Bayview Hotel. Could we give a big thanks to Stonewall?
0:02:06 > 0:02:08What a great performance to start us off.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11And a lovely start from our dancers.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15These are the Walled City Tattoo Highland dancers. Great footwork.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Now, on the show we have pink fish and chips,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23we have a wee toddy and we have buried treasure,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25buried in jam jars under the bed.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Now if you want to find out about maritime history,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29here is the man, Chris McCaughan.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31We'll come to those jam jars in a wee minute.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35But there's something to do with a U-boat and this lovely bay.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Oh, yes.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41World War I, a German U-boat arrived here in the middle of the bay.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44There was a tramp steamer, a British armed steamer
0:02:44 > 0:02:45in here called the Wheatear.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48And they both exchanged fire.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52So the German submarine, it fired at it and one of the missiles
0:02:52 > 0:02:56went missing up past and right into the village here and killed a cow.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Now in more peaceful times,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- there was trade between here and Scotland.- Oh, yes.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Yes, there was trade. There was cattle, sheep, cows, donkeys.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Anything. Whiskey.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Anything at all that could be moved by boat
0:03:08 > 0:03:09was brought back and forward.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12And, of course, not only was there trade but there was
0:03:12 > 0:03:17quite a bit of smuggling going on and, you know, these things happen.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Well, that story I mentioned about the buried treasure,
0:03:20 > 0:03:21we'll come back to that one, Chris,
0:03:21 > 0:03:25because it was buried in jam jars under the bed.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28But mostly when people are dealing with treasure,
0:03:28 > 0:03:30isn't it, it's under the ground somewhere?
0:03:30 > 0:03:34So we sent Ralph McLean on his first-ever archaeological dig
0:03:34 > 0:03:35to Monea Castle in County Fermanagh.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Wow. Nick, this is some place. A very grand residence indeed.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Tell me about it.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Well, it's one of the finest Plantation castles in the county.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53It's three storeys. It's built of local stone.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54The ground floor here,
0:03:54 > 0:03:56a stone vault covering it.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57So, very dark and very gloomy.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01The higher you go up, the more you're getting into private quarters -
0:04:01 > 0:04:04big windows, wooden floors,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- upstairs toilet. - Now, that's progress, isn't it?
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Yeah, all mod cons.
0:04:08 > 0:04:14It's all tied in to an uneasy balance between comfort and defence.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- And you're going to put all of this together in a book.- Yes.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19We're trying to reconstruct the book in the same way
0:04:19 > 0:04:22as the surveyors mapped Ulster in the 17th century.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25So you'll be able to directly compare and contrast
0:04:25 > 0:04:28what they saw and what you can see today.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30We're going to add that to site visits of all of the known
0:04:30 > 0:04:32archaeological sites of the time
0:04:32 > 0:04:35and combine that with the excavation results,
0:04:35 > 0:04:37and produce, effectively,
0:04:37 > 0:04:4121st-century mapping of the 17th-century states.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- It's corbelling.- Corbelling?- Yes.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- This is part of the bigger project, isn't it?- It is, yes.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48This is part of a three-year project
0:04:48 > 0:04:50that's funded by the Ulster-Scots Academy.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52The point of it is to raise awareness of
0:04:52 > 0:04:54the Ulster-Scots culture.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57We know a lot about the castle and who built it
0:04:57 > 0:04:59but only a certain amount about the ordinary people.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02So what we're trying to do is dig around the castle to see
0:05:02 > 0:05:03if we can find some evidence of that.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- What have you found so far?- This is a musket ball. Just feel it.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- It's heavy.- That's some weight, that. I wouldn't want to be hit by that.- No, you would not.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15When you look around the castle,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17there's lots of musket loops - wee holes in the walls.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19They are there to protect the castle.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22So they would have been fired through the muskets by the soldiers in the castle.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28The other wee piece I'll show you is a clay pipe.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30It's not the biggest thing in the world. Not the biggest pipe.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33It's not, no. You can date these pipes by their size,
0:05:33 > 0:05:37because tobacco came in at the end of the 16th century,
0:05:37 > 0:05:40and when it came in, it was rare and expensive.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42So the pipes were smaller.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46People building the castle could've been smoking a pipe and it ended up on the ground and we found it.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49This is a workman perhaps having a wee sneaky puff.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- Taking a break.- Yeah.- A wee puff before he got back to work.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54And he threw it away and we found it. You found it.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- All those centuries later. - 400 years later.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58Isn't that amazing?
0:06:00 > 0:06:05Well, here we are then. So this is essentially a 17th-century toilet.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- Is that what you're telling me? - That's right.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11In the wall here is the latrine chute. So...
0:06:11 > 0:06:13everything came out here into this area.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- Can I join you?- Yes, of course. - Excellent.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Hopefully being here will make us all find a penny,
0:06:18 > 0:06:20never mind spending one.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21Get digging, guys.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Christina O'Regan, you were supervising the dig at the castle.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- I was.- So very exciting. What else has been found?
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Well, aside from the lovely musket balls and the clay pipe that
0:06:30 > 0:06:32you saw on the video, we also found
0:06:32 > 0:06:34some little bits of a roof tile.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Now it is actually part of a ridge tile along the roof of the castle.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42So this would have been along a v-shaped ridge tile
0:06:42 > 0:06:45which would have been painted apple green.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48And this would have acted like a little sort of ridge
0:06:48 > 0:06:51right along the top - a bit like that.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54So it would have made a very lovely silhouette on the castle.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Just finding these things is wonderful.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00The dig's finished now but you must be itching to have other
0:07:00 > 0:07:03digs across the country to discover pieces of Ulster-Scots history.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Well, this is it. I mean, we've had three excavations over three years
0:07:06 > 0:07:08but that's just a fraction of the amount of
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Ulster-Scots archaeology that's just on our doorstep.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Listen, all the very best with other digs, Christina,
0:07:13 > 0:07:14and thanks very much for joining us.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19Now, when the Ulster-Scots settlers came here, land was very important.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20But not just always the prime land.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22And, Liam Logan, tell us
0:07:22 > 0:07:23a bit about how the bogland
0:07:23 > 0:07:26featured in the life of settlers here.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Well, for Scottish people coming over here,
0:07:29 > 0:07:31they would find the bog very familiar.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34We would call it a moss now, Helen.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38And if you try to think of it as a picnic with work at it.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42We had words, Ulster-Scots words, for cutting the peat. Give us a few.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Well, you would've cut into the breast to the bank.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Up towards the top, that would've been called flaugh peats.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- Flaugh peats?- Yeah, they were pretty loose.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55And really not much use for burning.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59When you went down the bank a wee bit more, you got the dark,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02dense peat that you cut out and then you dried.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Then hopefully in the wintertime,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07that would make your bread and it would heat your house.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- It was used for making whiskey too, Helen.- I bet it was.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Actually, there is quite a lot of fun to be had in the bog.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Just wait till you see this.
0:08:20 > 0:08:21SHE SHIVERS AND SQUEALS
0:08:21 > 0:08:22Are you ready?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Today, we had our bog snorkelling
0:08:27 > 0:08:29which is part of International Bog Day.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34It's a way of getting people out into the park.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35It's good craic and it
0:08:35 > 0:08:38literally gets people into the bog.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40WHISTLE BLOWS
0:08:44 > 0:08:47It's not bad actually. It's warm. Or warmer than I thought anyway.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Um, dirty.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55We heard about bog snorkelling. I'm not quite sure what that was.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58We looked it up. We had been planning to come to Northern Ireland
0:08:58 > 0:09:00and so we made sure that it worked with our itinerary.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Down.- Down?
0:09:02 > 0:09:05I did my best to represent our country but I'm afraid...
0:09:05 > 0:09:08I'm afraid America will not be medalling today.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15John, thank you very much for coming along. Congratulations.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I've been competing in bog snorkelling for the last ten years.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20I've competed in the World Championships a couple of times.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Very pleased to have been able to come away with the win today.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25I'm currently ranked third in the world.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29It's such an unusual sport, you know,
0:09:29 > 0:09:33it's just one of the things you've got to do before you die.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Put it on your bucket list.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38We all love to be beside the seaside, don't we?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Fresh air, the waves, fish and chips, ice cream.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43And there's a bit of a bonus here
0:09:43 > 0:09:46because just a mile down the road is the Bushmills distillery.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50Now it's a massive Irish brand but there's a bit of a story
0:09:50 > 0:09:52behind that. And, Colum Egan,
0:09:52 > 0:09:54you are the master distiller at Bushmills.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Yeah. So it's amazing history.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00It dates all the way back to 1608, when a Scot, Sir Thomas Phillips,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03actually got his first licence to distil whiskey in this area.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Why is it such a good whiskey here?
0:10:05 > 0:10:06What's the story behind that?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08The reason that the distillery
0:10:08 > 0:10:10was sited in that location was the water.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12The water flows over the same basalt rock that you get
0:10:12 > 0:10:15at the Giant's Causeway so it gives it a certain mineral
0:10:15 > 0:10:18composition and great taste, and a perfect way to make whiskey.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Lovely to meet you. All the best.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25Right, now, the other incredible thing about this place
0:10:25 > 0:10:29is that it is renowned for serving pink fish and chips.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32It's just something that happened at the launch of the Giro d'Italia.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35I just happened to say, "I must do some pink batter."
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- Let's see pink fish and chips then.- There we go.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- Oh, my goodness.- There's your pink fish and chips.- Look at that.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Looking at that, what I need now is a bit of dessert
0:10:44 > 0:10:47and, oh, by Jove, you can't go wrong by having an ice cream.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51And, Arnaldo Morelli, lovely to have you with us.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54A well-known name in ice cream. But what's the story briefly?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Well, my great-uncle was one of nine brothers who,
0:10:57 > 0:11:01in the early 1900s, walked from Italy.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02My great-uncle Peter
0:11:02 > 0:11:06- went to Greenock and then he crossed the Irish Sea.- Are we talking about
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Ulster-Scots ice cream here? - You are talking ice cream, yeah.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- I think that's where our roots are. - Wonderful.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Now, we've got another ice-cream man with us.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Let me go over here. This is Keith. Hello, Keith. Welcome.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- How are you?- Now, what's your family story in ice cream?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Well, our family started with our
0:11:23 > 0:11:25mobile ice-cream emporium almost 40 years ago,
0:11:25 > 0:11:28delivering happiness along the north coast.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Well, I can't stand here without asking, could I have an ice cream, please?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Absolutely. Of course you can.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Now, you know, sometimes the cone in Ulster-Scots is called a poke.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38That's exactly right.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42And I think that's because of the original shape of the cone.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- So, we will...- Oh, my goodness! - ..give you a little ice cream.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48And the only thing to make ice cream better is chocolate.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- There we go.- Oh, Keith, that's magnificent. Thank you very much.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53- No problem.- Well, I think as I tuck...
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Mm.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57I'll tuck into my ice cream
0:11:57 > 0:12:00and you can all listen to the wonderful Stonewall.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14# The moment that I met you I was caught up in a daze
0:12:14 > 0:12:19# You smiled at me politely and you shook my hand with grace
0:12:19 > 0:12:23# A sense of jubilation that was written on your face
0:12:23 > 0:12:28# Is burning with a passion and my heart went up in flames
0:12:28 > 0:12:33# For all the time I've wasted, the places that I've been
0:12:33 > 0:12:38# I've never felt much closer to the place I want to be
0:12:38 > 0:12:43# Somehow things feel different when I'm looking in your eyes
0:12:43 > 0:12:46# There's nothing more I want than you tonight
0:12:55 > 0:13:00# For all the scars of history and heartache that I've felt
0:13:00 > 0:13:05# It's never stopped me gambling with every hand I'm dealt
0:13:05 > 0:13:09# Something makes me long to feel the warmth of your embrace
0:13:09 > 0:13:14# The sting of your sweet honey is the bee I long to taste
0:13:14 > 0:13:19# For all the time I've wasted, the places that I've been
0:13:19 > 0:13:24# I've never felt much closer to the place I wanna be
0:13:24 > 0:13:29# Somehow things feel different when I'm looking in your eyes
0:13:29 > 0:13:32# There's nothing more I want than you tonight
0:14:00 > 0:14:05# For all the time I've wasted, the places that I've been
0:14:05 > 0:14:09# I've never felt much closer to the place I wanna be
0:14:09 > 0:14:14# Somehow things feel different when I'm looking in your eyes
0:14:14 > 0:14:17# There's nothing more I want than you tonight
0:14:18 > 0:14:22# There's nothing more I want than you tonight
0:14:24 > 0:14:26# There's nothing more I want than you tonight. #
0:14:28 > 0:14:30WHOOPING AND APPLAUSE
0:14:33 > 0:14:36That was fantastic. Absolutely. What a brilliant sound.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39And I noticed... Well, Ken, you were on the tin whistle.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41It's a strong instrument in your band.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Yeah, absolutely. A very popular instrument.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46I think in this part of the world in general,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49whether it's whistles or flutes, there's just loads of players.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53And, of course, they're very easy to play. You really should try it.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- I've got a spare one here.- Are you challenging me to...
0:14:56 > 0:15:01- to learn the whistle?- I mean, really we should give it a go, you know.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02Let's give it a go.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05When you're playing, if you just do a wee "tuh-tuh-tuh",
0:15:05 > 0:15:09and that separates your notes, OK? So try that.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- LOUD NOTE - Oh! Sorry!
0:15:11 > 0:15:13That's a wee bit more flute band style.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- We'll take it down. It's perfect. - All right.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Now, the thing is, I'll have to go and practise, all right?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23So, a little earlier, I went to visit a man who lives down the road.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25He's called David Traill
0:15:25 > 0:15:27and he has a really interesting Ulster-Scots heritage.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- David.- Good morning!
0:15:29 > 0:15:33- Hello.- Nice to see you. Come on in.- Thank you. Thank you.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36I think, probably, the place to really start in here
0:15:36 > 0:15:39is with the Reverend Robert Traill,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42who was born in 1603, and his claim to fame
0:15:42 > 0:15:45is that he was done for treason twice.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48I do notice of these three portraits, they're wearing
0:15:48 > 0:15:50clerical collars and, as you look around the room,
0:15:50 > 0:15:54there are quite a few others have the same. That's part of the Traill
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- Ulster-Scottish story?- Partially.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00You were either in the Church or in the Army, or both.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02The main portrait here, though,
0:16:02 > 0:16:04is this great big one behind the sideboard.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06That's the Provost Anthony Traill.
0:16:06 > 0:16:12He was Provost at Trinity up until 1914, when he died,
0:16:12 > 0:16:15and actually died in situ, but he and his brother, basically,
0:16:15 > 0:16:20they have another little secret, but you'll have to come with me.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Intriguing.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30This is the Causeway Tramway which was invented by
0:16:30 > 0:16:33my Great-Uncle Willie and the Provost.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Its claim to fame is that it's the first ever
0:16:36 > 0:16:39hydroelectric-driven tramway in the world.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41How did it work?
0:16:41 > 0:16:45In the day of the mills you had a fall of water, enough to basically
0:16:45 > 0:16:48drive a generator at the bottom of the tube.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51That generator then produced the electricity which
0:16:51 > 0:16:53went into the rail, which ran from Portrush
0:16:53 > 0:16:56all the way to the Giant's Causeway via Bushmills.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Now, in the very beginning, that rail was about
0:17:01 > 0:17:02two-and-a-half feet off the ground.
0:17:02 > 0:17:08What they did there must be put in poles along the whole of the way
0:17:08 > 0:17:10and put in the cables so that it was overhead.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14I think the best way is if we go and actually travel on the train
0:17:14 > 0:17:18and you'll get at least an idea of what was going on between here
0:17:18 > 0:17:19and Portrush.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26What do you think it did for the area, this construction of a
0:17:26 > 0:17:30hydroelectric powered train, which I just can't get over the thought of?
0:17:30 > 0:17:34The hydroelectric tramway is such what was really important was
0:17:34 > 0:17:37it actually brought something to the north coast which even then
0:17:37 > 0:17:41was an economic black spot within the whole of Ireland.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Well David, thank you very much.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48What a lovely pleasure it is just to trundle through the landscape
0:17:48 > 0:17:52here with glimpses of the sea, and it's just great.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Two, one, two, four,
0:17:58 > 0:17:59five, six.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Four, four, five, three, three.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Four, two, two.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Do you know something? You've got it. You've got it.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09I think we'll just go for it.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14So, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me enormous pleasure to introduce
0:18:14 > 0:18:19Stonewall Folk Band with their newest member, tin whistler Helen Mark!
0:18:19 > 0:18:22APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:18:23 > 0:18:27THEY PLAY TRADITIONAL MUSIC
0:18:50 > 0:18:51CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:18:53 > 0:18:57I honestly don't think I'm going to get very many bookings from that,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00but anyway, Kenny, thank you very much, and to Stonewall as well.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Now I think it's time we found out a little
0:19:02 > 0:19:05bit about the Ulster-Scots history of this part of the world,
0:19:05 > 0:19:09and there is no better man than Dr Bob Curran.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11So, Ulster-Scots here, give me the lowdown.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13A number of families have lived along this coast, Helen.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16In the seventh century, the O'Flynns,
0:19:16 > 0:19:17who built Dunluce fortress there.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20After them came the Savages. And if you look out across the bay,
0:19:20 > 0:19:24there was a castle there by Sir Henry Savage.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Brought distilling to this area.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Then they were the tenant knights of the McQuillans of Dunluce, who had
0:19:31 > 0:19:37taken over the castle, and latterly, the McDonnells, the Scots arrived,
0:19:37 > 0:19:42in the beginning of the 15th century.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44And what it a war situation?
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Did they come to dominate the land or...?
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- No, they came here for marriage. - Oh, well.
0:19:50 > 0:19:56They were called wild, wicked, heilan men and they were unbiddable.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01- It is all different now, Helen!- So many stories and legends circulate.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Now, Bob, you do have a special legend for us
0:20:03 > 0:20:05that you're going to tell us.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10- The floor is yours, Dr Bob. - They talk about St Patrick,
0:20:10 > 0:20:13and you know that one of the things St Patrick did was
0:20:13 > 0:20:19he cast the snakes out of Ireland. Well, can I tell you something?
0:20:19 > 0:20:21He didn't pass them all out.
0:20:21 > 0:20:27Because there was said to be one lived about Ballintoy.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29I hope there's nobody here from Ballintoy.
0:20:29 > 0:20:35It was driven into the sea by a holy man.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39One thing is, and I don't want to terrify people,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42the snake is still there!
0:20:43 > 0:20:47It's driven into the sea, and if you see all those weird
0:20:47 > 0:20:51currents around Ballintoy, you'll know that this snake is still there.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52Now, it can be defeated.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57It can be defeated by a man whose name is McCurdy.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00And who has married a woman called McCurdy.
0:21:00 > 0:21:07He has to dress himself in a hide from a cow which has never
0:21:07 > 0:21:09sucked milk.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11And he has to carry with him
0:21:11 > 0:21:15a club into which three nails have been driven which have
0:21:15 > 0:21:20never shod a horse, and only then - he can't kill it -
0:21:20 > 0:21:25he can suspend it, and it's suspended for 100 years. And I have
0:21:25 > 0:21:33to tell you that the last person to defeat it was John McCurdy in 1914.
0:21:36 > 0:21:42So if you go swimming off Ballintoy, don't say I didn't warn you!
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Thank you very much.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47What a great story.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Since we are at the seaside, we were wondering if it was possible
0:21:51 > 0:21:54to pick up food on the beach and then cook it in a caravan.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57We sent Paula McIntyre to find out.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00This one here isn't exactly appetising looking. Is it?
0:22:00 > 0:22:03It doesn't look great, but actually, if you pull it off like that,
0:22:03 > 0:22:05it's probably a bit more recognisable.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08That would be nori or something.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10So you roll your sushi in that?
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Or laver bread. That would make sushi, yes.
0:22:13 > 0:22:18- From a rock in Ballycastle to the sushi bar of Tokyo, really?- Exactly.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21No, it is... This is one of the tastier ones.
0:22:21 > 0:22:27- I'm not going to do that, in case it's dog leg height.- Oh, thanks(!)
0:22:28 > 0:22:32So, Charlie, where's the best place to scavenge for seaweed?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Your best bet is in the rock pools, where it's fresh and still growing.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37It needs to be like when you are picking lettuce out of your
0:22:37 > 0:22:40garden or herbs, just a wee bit of a tug to ensure they're alive, yeah?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Exactly. Here we are.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- Right, I've found you some pepper dulse here.- Oh, good.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48This is probably the biggest it ever gets.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51This will be nice with the lobster, then, wouldn't it?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53We call it the truffles of the sea. It really is the best.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- That's a nice, young bit.- That the pepper dulse?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- Very good.- Because it is beautiful.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- That's about the biggest it ever gets.- Really?- A couple of inches.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- Nothing any more.- So that's like finding a half pound truffle.- I wish!
0:23:14 > 0:23:18First thing to do is bring a big pot of boiling water,
0:23:18 > 0:23:22add the lobster and put a lid on it. Leave it for about five minutes.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28Meanwhile, finely chop your shallots. Finely chop herbs, soft herbs.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32I use basil and dill. Finely chop the seaweeds.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38So when the lobster is cooked, remove the claws and then remove the tail.
0:23:40 > 0:23:46Given that a wee wash. And then chop that up.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50In a nice frying pan, saute the shallots and butter,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52really until they are nice and golden.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57At that stage, I added what I call bourtree bush vinegar.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Bourtree bush is the old Ulster-Scots
0:23:59 > 0:24:02name for an elderflower bush.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05At this stage, put in the lobster.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10And then add the herbs and the seaweed.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12And that's it.
0:24:12 > 0:24:13Just serve it up.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17Beautiful.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- Oh, wow.- Right, Charlie, here is the finished product.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- It smells delicious. - Yes, it's good, isn't it?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29We've got the lobster and we've got your... The dulse
0:24:29 > 0:24:33and the sea lettuce. But isn't it great that that was all picked...
0:24:33 > 0:24:36We were looking out the window here and it's all come from that sea.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38- Yeah.- Isn't that great? Apart from the butter.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- You don't want any of that leafy stuff there.- I'll have that bit.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44- OK, Charlie?- Wow.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- Mm.- That is amazing.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Can I have some more?- Absolutely.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Didn't that food she was cooking look absolutely delicious?
0:24:56 > 0:24:58I had some of the sea lettuce she was using,
0:24:58 > 0:25:02so which you like to try some? OK? Yourself? What do you think of it?
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- It's rotten.- There's an honest man! What about you?
0:25:05 > 0:25:09- Go on, take a wee bit. See what it's like.- Mm.- What does it taste of?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- Not too bad. Yeah.- It wouldn't be too bad with potato chips.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16That's a good idea. You look really nice together, you two.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- Well, we're getting married next year, so...- Aw, are you just engaged?
0:25:19 > 0:25:21- Just engaged, yes.- Oh, congratulations, how lovely!
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Here. You can munch on that.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Now, we still have to hear about this buried treasure under
0:25:28 > 0:25:31the bed in jam jars. Chris is our man.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33OK, now, what is the story, Chris?
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Now, this was the Girona boat went down with millions
0:25:36 > 0:25:41- and millions of pounds worth of gold doubloons.- From the Spanish Armada?
0:25:41 > 0:25:45Spanish Armada, and 1,300 men lost their lives.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47We didn't know anything about it but 1967,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50these Belgian drivers showed up just in 30 foot of water
0:25:50 > 0:25:54went in and found these gold coins
0:25:54 > 0:25:56and necklaces and brought all this stuff up.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59And I was speaking the lady who owns the guesthouse
0:25:59 > 0:26:02and she said she had to lend these people the jam jars,
0:26:02 > 0:26:04and they took the jam jars
0:26:04 > 0:26:06and they filled the jams jars up with gold, you know, to keep
0:26:06 > 0:26:09it nice and fresh and stuff. And of course,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12you have to hide the gold, the jam jars below the bed
0:26:12 > 0:26:14like the way we keep our money into boxes, you know?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17So all I can tell you, if anybody is staying on the north coast,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20please check under your bed because often the jam jars weren't found.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Thank you, Chris. Time for one more piece of music from Stonewall.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27This is You Couldn't Have Come At A Better Time.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46# What is this place we've come to?
0:26:47 > 0:26:49# We don't know what to say
0:26:50 > 0:26:52# We long to see each other
0:26:53 > 0:26:57# But we're frightened of the day
0:26:57 > 0:27:00# You met me in a barren place
0:27:00 > 0:27:04# You walked me to the hill
0:27:04 > 0:27:07# We were so good for each other then
0:27:09 > 0:27:11# I know we could be still... #
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Well, that is all we have time for.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36We had a great time here in Portballintrae.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38A big thank you to everyone.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Now next time we will be following our young pipers
0:27:41 > 0:27:45because they are heading off to the World Piping Band Championships.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48I'm a bit nervous for them. I hope they do all right.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50We'll have to wait until next time to find out,
0:27:50 > 0:27:52but from all of us here, bye-bye.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01# ..You couldn't have come at a better time
0:28:01 > 0:28:05# Since we were first together
0:28:05 > 0:28:08# By the next sky so blue
0:28:08 > 0:28:12# We were so good for each other
0:28:13 > 0:28:17# Just me and you, just me and you
0:28:17 > 0:28:20# Me and you and me and you
0:28:24 > 0:28:26# You couldn't have come at a better time
0:28:28 > 0:28:30# You couldn't have come at a better time. #
0:28:46 > 0:28:51CHEERING AND APPLAUSE