Hidden Histories: A Walk Through Saintfield

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Location: Ballynahinch, Newry and Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

This locative audio walk traces the hidden, and often surprising, history of Saintfield. Think it’s just another sleepy village? Think again. Join Erin Bowman on a journey back to the eighteenth century and discover a place once teeming with radicals, rebels, and unexpected twists.

Welcome to Saintfield

This introductory audio clip welcomes the listener to Saintfield, introduces the host, and sets the stage for a journey into the town’s past.

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Radical Presbyterians

At First Presbyterian Church, the listener uncovers the role Presbyterians played in the United Irishmen movement, meet the radical Rev. Thomas Ledlie Birch, and learn about the anarchy he ignited.

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Extravagant Tobacco and Ardent Spirits

At the Windmill Ruins, listeners can reflect on everyday life and the concerns that shaped Saintfield during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

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The Battle of Saintfield

Here, listeners step back to June 9, 1798, and reimagine this quiet suburban road as a chaotic battlefield.

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Death and Exile

Stand at the graves of the fallen rebels of 1798 and consider both the failure and legacy of the rebellion.

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The Field of the Saint

These rather innocuous cul-de-sacs take the listener back to the fourteenth century, revealing Saintfield's original name and Gaelic roots.

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Here, you’ll meet Scottish Enlightenment thinker Francis Hutcheson and discover Saintfield's role in shaping the American Declaration of Independence.

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Proud Orangemen

At the Orange Hall, discover what became of the descendants of the 1798 rebellion - and uncover a more recent chapter in Saintfield’s history

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Physicians Languishing under Disease

At Second Presbyterian Church, encounter the less-radical Presbyterians who rejected the Reverend Birch's ideas and provoked his fury.

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The Eton of Ulster

This supermarket was once intended to be the 'Eton of Ulster.' Here, listeners can learn about the ambitious school — and what went wrong.

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War Horses

The final stop on the tour takes listeners beyond Ireland to the European continent, before inviting them to reflect on how hidden histories are all around us.

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