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Fionn mac Cumhaill Adventure

This Ring of Gullion Audio Tour starts of at the National Trust property, Derrymore House, then takes you through Bessbrook…where you’ll find out about its linen industry… then on past the spectacular Craigmore viaduct, to Victoria Lock.

You will be able to enjoy breath-taking views at Flagstaff Viewpoint.. step back in time at Clontygora Court Tomb and stretch your legs at Slieve Gullion Forest Adventure Park.  There’s more magnificent built heritage to explore at Slieve Gullion Passage Tomb.. Killevy Old Churches…and Ballymacdermot Court Tomb before finishing at Camlough Quarry.

Click on links below to download an audio podcast of the Fionn mac Cumaill driving tour and an accompanying map. We suggest burning the audio/music files to a CD, or uploading it onto your mp3 player to play in the car.

File sizes are an approximation and are there for guidance only. Please contact us if you are having difficulties accessing the audio files.

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Credits
English          Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin and Dónal O’Connor
Irish               Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin and Dónal O’Connor
German         Petra Blomker and Rudi Schwittay
French           Laura and Greg Euler

‘Úirchill a’ Chreagáin’  – Sung by Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin – www.irishsong.com
‘Flagstaff’  – by Colin Turner read by Niamh and Bridie
‘Boys of Mullaghbane’ – sung by Brian Murphy
‘At Slieve Gullion’s Foot’ – An extract from the book by Michael J Murphy

Script – Una Walsh, Kevin Murphy and Alan Morrow


This project was part funded under Axes 3 & 4 of the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 by the European Union and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.