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Acknowledgements 

Talks and Tours wishes, on behalf of the 

University of Ulster, to record sincere thanks 

to the following bodies, for sponsorship and 

support of this year’s summer programme 

of events. 

Ballymoney Borough Council 

Coleraine Borough Council 

Limavady Borough Council 

Causeway Museums Service 

Flowerfield Arts Centre 

Cover Artwork: ‘Scales from leaf of Eleagnus’, 

image from microscope slide reproduced by Steve 

Lowry, Research Fellow, University of Ulster. This 

image was included in New Light Through Old 

Windows, an exhibition, produced by Steve 

Lowry, based on photographic images created 

from old Victorian microscope slides. The image 

won an honourable mention in the 2007 

Olympus Bioscapes Photomicrography 

Competition.

TALKS AND TOURS 2008 

Including Short Courses and Workshops in Dance, Creative Image-Making, 

Creative Writing, Web Page Creation and Traditional Music. 

Cover Artwork: ‘Scales from leaf of Eleagnus’, 

image by Steve Lowry, Research Fellow, University of Ulster. 

www.culture.ulster.ac.uk

Talks and Tours, the annual festival of 

events and lectures organized by the 

University of Ulster, has now been running 

on the Coleraine campus each summer for 

thirty-seven years, a testimony to the popularity 

of the programme. Members of University staff 

and local experts offer their services each year 

as tour guides, speakers and tutors. 

Many of the events reflect the teaching and 

research, past and present, in which the 

University is engaged. The emphasis, though, 

is on providing participants with an enjoyable 

and leisurely way to learn more about subjects 

they have a casual interest in by offering them 

access to expert tutors, guides and speakers in 

a relaxed, informal atmosphere. 

This year Talks and Tours continues to deliver a 

diverse range of quality events. Longstanding 

favourite tours and speakers from previous years 

make a welcome return, the short courses and 

workshops cater for contemporary interests and 

there are new tours, tour guides, tutors and 

speakers to entertain, inform and provide 

participants with fresh experiences. 

We look forward to the possibility of welcoming 

you to some of our events during the summer 

period. 

All event details were correct at time of going to 

print but may be subject to change. 

For up-to-date information on all Cultural 

Development events and activities please log on 

to: www.culture.ulster.ac.uk 

Maps and directions to the Coleraine campus 

are available from www.ulster.ac.uk 

Cultural Development Office 

F131, Coleraine campus 

University of Ulster 

Cromore Road, Coleraine, BT52 1SA 

Janet Mackle - Planning and Administration 

Tel: 028 7032 4683 

j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk 

Claire Bleakley – Tours’ Co-Ordinator 

Tel: 028 7032 4449 

cn.bleakley@ulster.ac.uk 

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COURSES / WORKSHOPS 

Meticulous Abandon 

Creative Writing Workshop 

Saturday 19 July 

Room J202, University of Ulster, 

Coleraine campus 

Annie Deppe and Ted Deppe 

Join us for a lively programme of new writing 

exercises designed to help participants find the 

right balance between wildness and order. 

Participants will generate new work, either 

poetry or prose, and we will discuss how to 

bring those starts to a finished state. The 

workshop is open to writers of all levels. 

Ted Deppe’s four books include Cape Clear: 

New and Selected Poems and the forthcoming 

Orpheus on the Red Line. Winner of a Pushcart 

Prize, he has taught in Master’s programmes in 

Ireland, England, and the U.S. He directs 

Stonecoast in Ireland. 

Annie Deppe is the author of Sitting in the Sky 

and her work has been included in The Forward 

Book of Poetry. Before moving to Ireland, she 

taught creative writing at Eastern Connecticut 

State University. She and Ted now live in 

County Donegal. 

Participants are advised to bring a packed 

lunch. Tea and coffee making facilities will be 

available in the Cultural Development Office. 

Enrolment Fee: adults £15, students £10 

Time: 12.30pm to 5.30pm

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Creative Image-Making 

Saturdays 19 and 26 July 

Room D047, South Building, 

University of Ulster, Coleraine campus 

Chris McFetridge 

In this two-day 

workshop 

participants will 

learn how to use 

computer software 

to obtain digital 

images and will be 

taught a range of 

editing techniques. 

Using examples 

provided, the first part of the workshop will focus 

on the aesthetics of photography/digital art, the 

skills required in the acquisition of images and 

an introduction to the workspace of Adobe 

Photoshop. Participants will then learn to create 

and manipulate digital images before exporting 

for a range of delivery formats. 

Chris McFetridge is a freelance graphic designer 

and photographer with experience in an array of 

media. He has worked for the Mayor’s Office of 

Chicago, assisted in developing brand identities 

for local enterprise and is currently producing a 

range of album cover art for new music acts 

within Northern Ireland and illustrating a 

children’s picture book. 

Students must be 16 or over. Participants are 

advised to bring a packed lunch. 

Enrolment Fee: adults £30, students and under 

18s £25 (A limited number of bursaries are 

available on application – Tel: 028 7032 4683) 

Times: 10.00am to 5.00pm each Saturday 

Dance School 

Monday 28 July to Friday 1 August 

The Octagon, University of Ulster, Coleraine campus 

Jennifer Rooney 

This intensive training course will include daily 

technique and warm up classes in jazz, 

contemporary, hip hop and musical theatre 

dance, as seen in musical shows such as Fosse, 

Fame or Chicago. 

A graduate of the Northern School of 

Contemporary Dance, Jennifer Rooney has been 

teaching and choreographing for the past seven 

years. She teaches jazz, hip-hop and 

contemporary dance to people of all ages and 

has choreographed many musicals and 

pantomimes for numerous companies and groups 

throughout the Province. Annika Graham and 

Victoria Sayers will assist on this course. 

The course is suitable for 14 to 19 year olds and 

will end with an informal sharing of work with 

family and friends. Previous dance experience 

would be an advantage but is not essential. 

Enrolment Fee: £60 (A limited number of 

bursaries are available on application - 

Tel: 028 7032 4683) 

Times: Monday to Friday 10.00am to 4.30pm 

each day 

Dance School 2006. Photography by Nigel McDowell.

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Traditional Music Workshop Day 

Saturday 2 August 

The Octagon and other venues, University of Ulster, Coleraine campus 

These intensive workshops will provide the 

opportunity for traditional music players to develop 

new skills. Four internationally recognized traditional 

musicians will conduct workshops on fiddle, guitar 

and flute. The day will end with a general session 

when everyone can come together to hear a few 

tunes from the tutors and practise what they have 

learned when all the participants and the tutors 

perform a few tunes together. 

TOMMY PEOPLES (Fiddle) 

Intermediate to advanced 

Tommy Peoples is acknowledged as one of the 

greatest fiddlers in Irish traditional music circles 

today. A prime exponent of the Donegal style of 

fiddling he is a technical master as well as a powerful 

musician. He joined the traditional music scene in 

Dublin in the seventies and was a member of the 

famous Bothy Band. He recorded a number of 

albums with various musicians in the late seventies, 

the best known of which is probably the Molloy- 

Peoples-Brady album. His solo albums have 

influenced many of the younger generation of 

fiddlers. 

GERRY O’CONNOR (Fiddle) 

Recent learner & Intermediate Fiddle. 

Gerry O’Connor is one of Ireland’s most outstanding 

fiddle players. Alongside his performing and 

recording career he is in great demand as a tutor 

both in Ireland and abroad. 

This class will introduce students to various rhythms 

and melodies played in traditional music on the 

fiddle. Basic bow patterns and ornamentations used 

in fiddle playing will be demonstrated and taught in 

a relaxed yet systematic way. Emphasis will be 

placed on learning short melodic motifs aurally, and 

students will be encouraged to record the class. 

Students are expected to have already grasped the 

basic skill of playing a small number of melodies. 

MARCAS Ó MURCHÚ (Flute) 


Marcas Ó Murchú is widely recognized as a brilliant 

flute player. He has lectured at the University of 

Ulster, Magee campus, University of Limerick and 

University of Elkins in Virginia, USA. He has 

performed regularly on television and presented 

a number of programmes for BBC and TG4’s 

Geantraí. His weekly summer radio show, 

Turas Ceoil, is broadcast on RTE-Raidió na 

Gaeltachta. In 1997, Hot Press acclaimed his 

CD Ó Bhéal go Béal as a masterpiece, gaining his 

rhythmical style international recognition. 

His latest CD, Turas Ceoil on www.cic.ie features 

musical friends and pupils, including several All- 

Ireland champions he has tutored. 

DEIRDRE MURRAY (Guitar) 


Deirdre Murray is quickly becoming one of Ireland’s 

leading female guitar players. Deirdre’s style is 

traditional with a fresh edge, incorporating subtle 

chords and rhythms into every tune. Since 

becoming the first female guitar player to win the 

‘All–Ireland Accompaniment’ title she has been in 

constant demand as a teacher and performer both 

in Ireland and across Europe. 

In this DADGAD workshop she will focus on 

strumming technique, tune accompaniment and 

chord progression. 

Places at each workshop will be limited so early 

booking is advised. Participants are advised to 

bring a packed lunch. 

Enrolment Fee: adults £20, under 16s £10 

Times: Workshops 10.00am to 4.00pm 

All–together session 4.00pm to 4.30pm

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Dreamweaver / 

Web Proficiency 

Saturdays 2 and 9 August 

Room D047, South Building, University of Ulster, 


Rowan Morrey 

In this two-day workshop participants will learn 

HTML and attributes common to designers and 

will be taught how to create layouts and content 

for their own websites using Macromedia 

Dreamweaver. Once familiar with the structure 

of basic HTML participants can use layers and 

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to control the 

design facets of their sites. They will also be 

introduced to design issues such as colour and 

font selection, accessibility for disabled users and 

good practice as well as practical topics such as 

how to upload files to a server, purchase and 

manage webspace and create a domain name. 

Rowan Morrey is a freelance web designer who 

lectures in animation and web design at the 

University of Ulster, Coleraine. He has 

experience in both teaching and the industrial 

application of the latest design technologies, 

particularly Dreamweaver. 

Students must be 16 or over. Participants are 

advised to bring a packed lunch. 

Enrolment Fee: adults £30, students and under 

18s £25 

(A limited number of bursaries are available on 

application – Tel: 028 7032 4683) 

Times: 10.00am to 5.00pm 

each Saturday 

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Tours 

Roaming Round Rathlin 

Friday 18 July 

Paul Quinn 

This popular trip to Rathlin allows participants 

plenty of time to explore Northern Ireland’s only 

inhabited offshore island. Using the island 

minibus, you will first visit the Rathlin Seabird 

Centre at Bull Point. Here expert advice is 

available to help you identify the breeding 

seabirds. On the way to see the birds your 

guide will point out sites of historic and 

cultural interest. 

After lunch what about trying to see some seals? 

Or, if that doesn’t appeal, there is an opportunity 

to visit ‘The Boathouse’ – the island’s Visitor 

Centre. It is well worth a visit with its exhibits 

about island life, past and present. Both of the 

island’s churches are open too for quiet 

reflection. If time permits, we will view Bruce’s 

Castle and learn something of the tumultuous 

history of this site and also explore part of the 

Lower End of the island. 

Rathlin offers something for everyone, whatever 

the weather. Walking is mostly on roads or 

tracks but sensible footwear is essential and it is 

recommended that you check the weather 

forecast so that you can dress accordingly. Food 

is available on the island or you may prefer to 

bring a packed lunch. 


Includes transport to, on and from the island. 

Departure: 8.50am, Flowerfield Arts Centre, 

Portstewart. 

Estimated Return: 6.50pm 

The ferry company is changing management so 

prices and timing details are subject to change. 

A senior citizen price may become available. 

Participants will be notified at time of booking. 

Heritage Highlights on the 

North Coast 

Wednesday 23 July 

Nick Brannon 

Join archaeologist Nick 

Brannon’s tour of County 

Antrim’s north coast 

archaeology. You will be 

guided around Armoy Church, 

site of several ‘souterrains’ 

(1,000 year-old man-made 

bunkers), and reflect on 

leprosy in Ireland! Thence to 

Armoy round tower 

Bonamargy Friary (a launchpad 

for the Counter-Reformation movement) and 

a lunch-stop in Ballycastle to eat a picnic on the 

seafront or dine in one of the local teashops. 

Taking the country lanes, share Nick’s ongoing 

excavations at Goodland – a deserted village 

near Fair Head – and debate its heritage value. 

The tour will close with a puzzle – are massive 

circular earthworks at Portballintrae evidence of 

prehistoric holy wells and climate change? 

Nick Brannon was Director of Built Heritage in 

the Northern Ireland Department of the 

Environment. He has excavated extensively on 

the north coast (including Coleraine), is currently 

writing a number of articles for the Coleraine 

Times and has appeared many times on TV 

and radio. 



Portstewart. 

Estimated Return: 5.00pm

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Tours 

News, Views & Belfast’s 

Poor House 

Tuesday 29 July 

Claire Bleakley 

Enjoy the splendour of Stormont whose walls 

hold echoes of the voices which shaped 

this country. 

Then take a step further back in time and explore 

Clifton House, one of Belfast’s most historic 

buildings. Originally Belfast’s Poor House, it was 

completed in 1774 by the Belfast Charitable 

Society as a base for their work with the poor 

and needy. Today it is a charming and 

atmospheric building fully restored to its 

Georgian elegance. 

The tour will end with a visit to the studios of 

UTV to see the wizardry of modern television 

from the inside, moving constantly through the 

fabulous Ulster Television art collection. 

Tour guides at each destination. Please bring a 

packed lunch. The fee includes admission to 

Clifton House. 



Portstewart. 


Clifton House 

Exploring the 

Riverside Theatre 

Monday 4 August 

Jeremy Lewis and Philip Tilling 

Since it opened 

in 1977, the 

Riverside Theatre 

has established 

itself as an 

essential part of 

the life of the 

community, both 

of the University 

and of the Triangle area and beyond. Over the 

years it has offered the finest in drama and 

music and much else. How well, though, do you 

know the Theatre: its history, how it is funded 

and run and what it is like ‘behind the scenes’? 

Starting with a tour of the building, both front 

and back stage, this informative afternoon will 

offer lots of stories, recalling many of the stars 

who have graced the Riverside’s stage and 

revealing something of the Riverside’s history 

and organisation. 

Meet in the Riverside Foyer at 2.00pm. 

Duration: approximately two hours. There is no 

charge for this tour but places must be booked in 

advance as for other tours. Coffee/tea and 

biscuits available for £1.00 per person.

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Tours 

A Day with the Cistercians 

and the Moravians 

Tuesday 5 August 

Alex Blair 

The morning will be spent at Our Lady of 

Bethlehem Cistercian Abbey, Portglenone. 

You will meet some of the monks of this austere 

order, hear about their lives and be taken on a 

short tour of part of the monastic compound. 

After a picnic (please bring a packed lunch) in 

Portglenone Forest Park the tour continues at the 

Moravian Village of Gracehill. 

You will be told about the history of the 

Moravian Church and you will visit the interior of 

the church building at Gracehill. There will be 

opportunities to see ‘God’s Acre,’ the unusual 

Moravian graveyard where the men and women 

are buried in separate areas, and take a tour of 

many other interesting buildings and features of 

this unusual place. 

The fee includes a contribution to the Cistercians 

and afternoon tea. Morning coffee will be 

available at the monastery for a small charge. 



Portstewart. 


Moravian Church, Gracehill 

The Arboretum 

Thursday 7 August 

Brian Rushton 

Photography by Steve Lowry, Research Fellow, 


The Coleraine campus of the University of Ulster 

has changed dramatically over the past 40 years 

since building commenced on what was an 

agricultural landscape. Over 100,000 trees have 

been planted and specialist gardens, such as the 

Guy L. Wilson Daffodil Garden, have been 

created. Ploughed fields have been replaced by 

a diverse mature parkland that is now a haven 

for wildlife. The most exciting development in 

recent times has been the planting of the 

Millennium Arboretum – a collection of 163 

specimen trees, broad-leaved and conifers, native 

and exotic, in six separate areas. These trees have 

been sponsored by individuals and organizations 

including the Coleraine and District Horticultural 

Society. This tour will take in all areas of the 

Arboretum and will focus on ‘trees with a story to 

tell’. Most of the areas can be reached easily 

from paths and/or roadways but we recommend 

that you wear sensible walking boots or 

Wellingtons and warm, waterproof clothing. 

Departure: 2.00pm, University Coleraine, 

from the foot of the podium steps adjacent to 

Car Park 1. 

Duration: approximately two hours. 

There is no charge for this tour but places must 

be booked in advance as for other tours.

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Tours 

Heritage Tour of the 

Roe Valley 

Friday 8 August 

Tom McErlean 

Throughout prehistory and history the Roe Valley 

has had a rich, distinctive cultural identity. 

Guided by Tom McErlean, an archaeologist in the 

University of Ulster who has published a number 

of books and appears frequently on television, 

this tour will visit many of the fascinating 

archaeological sites and monuments in the 

valley. Included are the impressive early 

medieval ringfort at Rough Fort, the site of the 

O’Cahan castle in the Roe Valley Country Park, 

the medieval parish church and graveyard at 

Bovevagh, the 12th century Augustinian Priory 

and Plantation bawn at Dungiven and the 

medieval church ruins at Banagher. 

Participants should bring a picnic lunch and 

wear suitable footgear. 



Portstewart. 


The nave of Banagher Church 

Unusual Houses 

Monday 11 August 

Andrew Cowser 

This tour visits two remarkable houses designed 

by individuals who have been inspired by the 

Causeway Coast. First to Bendhu House at 

Ballintoy, the remarkable structure built by 

Cornishman Newton Penprase, who spent 40 

years single-handedly building in all weathers, 

the work completed to current standards by 

Michael and Lorna Ferguson. In the afternoon 

we will go to Port Braddan to see an altogether 

different home, the Millhouse, converted by John 

McConnell Auld. Both houses are unique and 

reflect the lives and interests of their owners and 

their special coastal settings. 

Andrew Cowser is an architect and teacher, 

based in Belfast and London, currently writing a 

book on Bendhu and its builders. 



Portstewart. 

Estimated Return: 4.00pm

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Talks 

Earthquakes and 

Tsunamis: What Can 

Science Tell Us? 

Thursday 17 July 

7.30pm, Flowerfield Arts Centre 

John McCloskey 

Following the great earthquake of 26 December 

2004 scientists from the University of Ulster 

have led international collaborations aiming to 

assess the risk of other great earthquakes and 

tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. This work focused 

on western Sumatra where several million people 

live under the threat of massive earthquakes and 

the tsunamis that they will generate. This talk 

will describe the nature of the science and the 

current state of knowledge. It will also address 

the vital question: who is listening? A current 

University project is investigating the use of 

science in preparing the populations of the cities 

of Padang and Bengkulu - perhaps in the 

greatest danger of tsunami inundation in 

the world. 

Admission: £3 

The Rev. W.F. Marshall, 

the Bard of Tyrone 



Alex Blair 

Although he spent most of his life as 

Presbyterian minister in Castlerock, the Rev. Dr. 

W. F. Marshall (1888-1959) was a Tyrone man, 

honoured with the title of ‘the Bard of Tyrone’. 

His poems about country life gained him much 

fame across the Province and wherever Ulster 

folk were to be found. He did outstanding 

pioneering work as a scholar of Ulster speech 

and in so many ways articulated the cause of 

the Ulster Planter at a time when there were 

many critics. 

Mr Blair’s talk will renew the life of this 

remarkable man and show the diverse range of 

his interests. 

Admission: £3

10 

Talks 

The High Street - A Tour 

Around the Monuments 



Donald McFetridge 

Donald McFetridge, who lectures in retail studies 

and consumer behaviour at the University and is 

also well-known on local, national and 

international television and radio, will take you 

on a guided virtual tour around the monuments 

of retailing. The journey will begin in 1900 and 

bring you right up to the present day; Donald 

will also be making some predictions about 

future trends and patterns in retailing locally, 

nationally and internationally. The talk will focus 

mainly on food and fashion retailing and will 

also include comments and observations on a 

multiplicity of other retail sectors. Whether you 

like shopping or not, this should prove to be an 

entertaining tour around Northern Ireland 

retailing: past, present and future. 


Blogging for Non-Bloggers 

and Podcasts for 

Non-Podcasters! 


7.30pm, the IT Suite, Learning Resource Centre, 


Karen Fraser 

Are you the only 

person in the civilized 

world without a blog 

or a podcast? 

Everyone who is 

anyone has a blog or 

a podcast these days 

and when bloggers and podcasters want to work 

together they create a wiki and attach an RSS 

feed. Sounds like double Dutch? It’s not. It’s as 

easy as typing or speaking your own name and if 

you are feeling really brave, join in and let’s get 

you a Facebook profile while we are at it! In two 

short hours you too could be a child of the 

digital age and confound your friends and family 

with your knowledge of all things web-like. 

Please note that this presentation will take place 

in the new Learning Resource Centre on the 

University’s Coleraine campus, which opened in 

September 2007 following a £3.5 million pound 

redevelopment. This state-of-the-art facility 

brings together 200 computers, wireless access, 

quiet study areas and an extensive array of 

printed materials. The technology-rich 

environment gives easy access to a wide range of 

resources and services including 24-hour access 

to computers. 

Admission: £3

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Talks 

The Ulster-Scots 

Literary Tradition 



Frank Ferguson 

Ulster-Scots writing remains one of the great 

secrets of Irish and British literature. Ireland 

and Scotland are justifiably world famous for 

the poetry and literature they have produced. 

However, few people are aware of Scotland’s 

vibrant literary and linguistic influences upon 

writing in the Province of Ulster over the last 

three centuries. This talk will introduce the 

lively, creative and exciting world of Ulster-Scots 

poetry and reveal some of the hidden gems of 

the tradition. 

Frank Ferguson is a Research Associate in the 

University’s Institute of Ulster Scots Studies, 

currently compiling and editing The Anthology 

of Ulster-Scots Literature due to be published 

shortly. 


Ulster and the American 

Revolution 



Alister McReynolds 

The Scots–Irish have made a major contribution 

to American society. Three of the men who 

signed the Declaration of Independence were 

born in Ulster: James Smith, George Taylor and 

Matthew Thornton, who was effectively head of 

the interim government between the demise of 

the British Colonial government and the 

American Continental Congress. Charles 

Thomson from Upperlands, Co.Londonderry was 

the first Secretary of Congress. This talk will 

explore the lives and leading role that some 

emigrants from Ulster played in the founding of 

the United States of America. 

Currently an Honorary Fellow in the University’s 

Institute of Ulster Scots Studies Alister 

McReynolds is a writer and lecturer in Scots-Irish 

history and culture 

Admission: £3

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Talks 

Sam Cree: Comedy and 

Northern Ireland 

Thursday 7 August 


Richard York 

Sam Cree was probably the most popular 

dramatist in Northern Ireland in the 1960s, and 

his plays did a lot to help the Arts Theatre, in 

particular, to survive the early years of the 

troubles - even though they were not always 

appreciated by some serious minded theatregoers! 

They are still frequently performed, by 

professionals and amateurs, and form one of the 

mainstays of the Portrush Summer Theatre. 

Why do they remain popular? Because they are 

uproariously funny, of course. But not only for 

that reason. It’s also because they express an 

affectionate and good-natured view of Northern 

Ireland life, in which peace and tolerance get the 

better of the problems that arise between 

parents and children, husbands and wives, city 

people and country dwellers, Protestants and 

Catholics. This talk will illustrate the main 

features of Cree’s career and of his presentation 

of a rich variety of local types. 


The Natural World in 

Close-Up 



Steve Lowry 

Photography by Steve Lowry, Research Fellow, 


Award-winning photographer, Steve Lowry’s 

passion for observing nature at close quarters 

started with his work as a biological microscopist 

working with both light and electron 

microscopes. He then developed an interest in 

photography and began to capture nature 

through the camera. This talk will focus on 

techniques and equipment that are available to 

the keen amateur photographer for close-up 

photography using both natural light and flash. 

He will then show a more secretive world as it 

is revealed by the microscope. Photographic 

equipment and light microscopes will be on 

display. 

Admission: £3

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Residency 

A Weekend on Tory Island 

Friday 11 to Sunday 13 July 

Jim Hunter 

Tory, the most isolated of all the inhabited Irish 

islands, lies ten miles off Bloody Foreland in 

Donegal. Tory is not only an outpost in terms of 

physical geography, with its spectacular cliffs 

carved by the great seas rolling in from the 

Atlantic, but also an outpost in terms of the 

human environment. 

During the weekend the party will have an 

opportunity to experience Tory’s dramatic 

coastline, visit Balor’s fort, discover the remains 

of the early Christian period, gather the famous 

clay which wards off vermin, listen to the folklore 

and music of the island and meet The King of 

Tory Island Patsy Dan Rodgers, Ireland’s last 

monarch. 

Travel will be by coach to Magheraroarty on 

Bloody Foreland and to Tory by Donegal Coastal 

Ferries on Friday afternoon. The return journey 

will be on Sunday evening. The fee will cover the 

cost of travel by minibus and ferry, two nights’ 

bed and breakfast, two dinners and two packed 

lunches. 

Enrolment Fee: £235, subject to 

currency fluctuations. 

(£50 deposit, non refundable). 

Departure: 9.30am, University of Ulster, 

Coleraine campus and 12.00 noon, 

Magee campus, Londonderry. 

Estimated Return: 6.45pm at Magee campus 

and 8.00pm at Coleraine. 

West Town, TORY ISLAND

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Information 

BOOKING 

Places on tours and courses are limited so advance 

early booking is essential. Places are allocated on a 

‘first-paid, first-served’ basis. 

CREDIT CARDS 

Credit Card booking facilities are available. 

Please telephone or call in person. 

BOOKING IN PERSON 

Visit the Cultural Development Office, 

University of Ulster, Room F129, The Bridge, 

Central Buildings, Coleraine. 

Monday to Friday 9.30am - 1.00pm 

(Except Public Holidays) 

BOOKING BY TELEPHONE 

Contact the Cultural Development Office, University 

of Ulster, Coleraine campus. 

Monday to Friday: 10.00am - 1.00pm 

and 2.00pm - 4.00pm. (Except Public Holidays) 

Telephone (028) 7032 4449 

BOOKING BY POST 

Send a letter, detailing the TOUR or COURSE and 

DATE/S together with a cheque or postal order for 

the correct amount, made payable to: 

THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER. Please enclose a 

stamped addressed envelope and post to the 

Cultural Development Office at the address on 

page 1. 

Remember to allow sufficient time for both your 

booking to be processed and for your tickets to 

be returned to you by mail - so first class stamps 

are advisable! Please don’t send cash through 

the mail. 

Fees must be settled in full five working days in 

advance of a day tour or course and ten working 

days in advance of weekend residencies. 

Unpaid advance bookings will be sold to 

other customers. 

Tour leaders and tutors will not, under any 

circumstances, accept fee payments from 

late enrolments. 

CONTACT ADDRESSES 

Please ensure that your contact telephone number 

and your postal address are lodged with the 

Cultural Development Office at the time of 

booking. This is essential in order to enable us to 

contact you in the unlikely event that a tour or 

course is cancelled. 

REFUNDS 

Refunds are made only in case of cancellation of a 

tour or course with no exceptions. 

TOURS – IMPORTANT NOTES 

Most tour departures will be from: FLOWERFIELD 

ARTS CENTRE, COLERAINE ROAD, PORTSTEWART. 

Please note the details in the brochure. Patrons 

may make use of the Flowerfield Arts Centre 

car park. 

Please be at the pick-up point at least five minutes 

in advance of the stated departure time as tours 

will not delay for latecomers. 

The return times itemized in this booklet are 

estimated as we cannot make allowances for 

delays caused by road conditions or weather. 

On trips lasting three hours or longer, you are 

advised to bring a packed lunch and refreshments, 

wear sensible walking shoes and bring 

waterproofs. 

All tours involve an element of walking, presenting 

difficulties for some individuals. We would like to 

facilitate the whole community and are keen to 

assist those with disabilities. For information, 

please contact the Cultural Development Office, 

Coleraine campus, on (028) 7032 4449 

before booking.

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