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Last broadcast on Sat, 21 May 2011, 08:05 on BBC Radio Ulster (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Anne Marie McAleese meets the residents of Rathlin, Northern Ireland's only populated off-shore island, to discover what makes island life so special.
Rathlin Island Wildweek launch
We're live from beautiful Church bay on Rathlin Island to launch BBC Northern Ireland's Wildweek. With seals, seabirds, rare orchids and and a mysterious Golden Hare, it's no wonder the island is a mecca for wildlife lovers the world over. Anne Marie will find out what makes this place so special by meeting the people who live there, as well as exploring some of it's wild and wonderful corners.
For more information on Wildweek, click on the link below
The Golden Hare
Rathlin's beautiful Golden Hare is extremely rare, and extremely hard to find - many have tried and failed, but can Your Place and Mine succeed? Anne Marie goes in search of this mysterious and elusive animal in the company of professional photographer Tom McDonnell. Wildlife lover Tom moved to the island several years ago and has been blessed with several sightings of the Hare, even getting close enough to take some stunning photos, including the one above. With Tom's expertise, Anne Marie is confident of a sighting, but will their luck hold?
To find out more about Tom, and see more of his photos, click on the link below
Anne Marie & Tom McDonnell
The Boathouse Quilt
Nearly 20 years ago a group of Rathlin women, including Peggy McFaul, gathered to share their stories of Island life. While they talked, they sewed and over the next year images from their conversations were transformed into a beautiful quilt. Sixteen colourful panels depict scenes from the Island’s story, each stitched around a centrepiece map of the Island and the sea. The quilt now hangs in island's boathouse museum - Anne Marie went along to see it and meets some of the remarkable women who made it.
For more information on Rathlin and it's community, visit their wesbite below
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Sat 21 May 201108:05
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Sat 21 May 201108:05
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