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NEW SEASON 4

Turtle Bunbury Histories
NEW SEASON 4
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  • 29: Yachting on the Waterways
    Turtle talks with yachting historian Vincent Delany about the Shannon One Design - Ireland’s iconic 18-foot clinker-built racing yachts - and explores their origins, design, as well as colourful yachtsmen from Lord Crofton to Jimmy Furey, and the rich heritage of sailing on the Shannon’s lakes.
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  • 28: Lough Erne
    Turtle talks with Michael Clarke, an admiral of the Lough Erne Yacht Club, about the lake’s unique water culture, the legacy of yachting, the original regatta, and its role as a base for RAF Catalina (American, California) flying boats in World War Two (Pacific battles.)
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  • 26: Mapping Waterways
    Turtle talks with Rob Goodbody, a prominent historian and conservation consultant, about how Ireland’s waterways were surveyed and mapped in times past. 
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  • 25: War on the Waterways
    Turtle talks with Dr. Harman Murtagh, a former president of the Military History Society of Ireland, about the story of the historic settlement on the lakeshore and the islands. Harmon also homes in on boating on the lough from ancient times and the lakes’ island monasteries. 
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  • 24: The Navvys
    Turtle is joined by Ultan Cowley who shares his insights into the daily lives, motivations and semi-mythological reputations of the Irish navvies who built the canals, and how their successors built Britain’s railways, motorways and the Channel Tunnel.  
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About NEW SEASON 4

In the NEW SEASON 4 of Waterways through Time, historian Turtle Bunbury explores Ireland’s rivers, lakes, and canals through conversations with remarkable voices. Historian Rob Goodbody explains how our waterways were first mapped. Brian Cassells tells the story of the Ulster Canal and its modern revival. Liam Kenny shares the lore and legends of Kildare’s towpaths. Admiral Michael Clarke recalls the yachting traditions of Lough Erne and its role in World War Two. John and Sandra Lefroy invite us aboard the Phoenix at Killaloe. Military historian Dr Harman Murtagh reflects on war and settlement along the waterways. And sailing historian Vincent Delany charts the story of the Shannon One Design.
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