Listen "The Mountain Gate - Winter Reflections"
Episode Synopsis
A gentle journey into the Dromara Hills in County Down, Northern Ireland. In this episode, Maggie Doyle meets John and Elaine McCombe who work and live at The Turnip House, a craft workshop and tea room in Benraw at the foot of the Windy Gap in the Mournes Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. www.turniphouse.com
Maggie also reads extracts from her book 'Mountain Notes - A Nature Diary' which was written in 2020. It's a poetic journal about her return to live on the family farm in Dechomet, her reconnection with the landscape there and the re-imagining of the farm as a place where music can grow. www.magysfarm.co.uk
You can buy the book directly from Maggie by emailing [email protected] and you can purchase it in The Turnip House and other local bookshops in County Down.
Maggie also reads extracts from her book 'Mountain Notes - A Nature Diary' which was written in 2020. It's a poetic journal about her return to live on the family farm in Dechomet, her reconnection with the landscape there and the re-imagining of the farm as a place where music can grow. www.magysfarm.co.uk
You can buy the book directly from Maggie by emailing [email protected] and you can purchase it in The Turnip House and other local bookshops in County Down.
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