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Greyabbey

Episode 9 of 10

Ben Robinson unearths the past of Greyabbey, a village on Northern Ireland’s beautiful Strangford Lough, and discovers the history of its moneymaking kelp industry.

Ben Robinson unearths the ancient past of Greyabbey, a small village on Northern Ireland’s beautiful Strangford Lough. The village name comes from Grey Abbey, its Cistercian abbey-monastery. This is a story of life from the sea – of the moneymaking kelp industry and ingenious methods of catching fish.

The village has some of the most impressive archaeological remains in Northern Ireland, including a Neolithic boat that predates the Pyramids and stone fish traps that are almost 1,000 years old.

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28 minutes

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Tue 4 Mar 2025 19:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Ben Robinson
Producer George Boyle
Series Editor Zoe Thorman
Executive Producer Pam Cavannagh
Executive Producer Dympna Jackson
Production Company Purple Productions

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