967 - Coleraine

02/27/25 • 5 min

Forgotten Towns

Series 9 Episode 5 - COLERAINE (# 967 Visited 21/10/2024)

County Londonderry, Northern Ireland : Population 24,630 (Rank # 436)

If it was good enough for a Mesolithic hut circle, it's probably a reasonable bet for my Ulster fry.

MUSIC

Joy - Apollo 100

Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles

Windmills Of Your Mind - Noel Harrison

THANKS

Ulsterbus

Northern Ireland Railways

The staff of Rocca, Coleraine

Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org

Series 9 Episode 5 - COLERAINE (# 967 Visited 21/10/2024)

County Londonderry, Northern Ireland : Population 24,630 (Rank # 436)

If it was good enough for a Mesolithic hut circle, it's probably a reasonable bet for my Ulster fry.

MUSIC

Joy - Apollo 100

Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles

Windmills Of Your Mind - Noel Harrison

THANKS

Ulsterbus

Northern Ireland Railways

The staff of Rocca, Coleraine

Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org

Previous Episode

966 - Limavady

Series 9 Episode 4 - LIMAVADY (# 966 Visited 20/10/2024)

County Londonderry, Northern Ireland : Population 12,047 (Rank # 811)

Live music ends up dominating our evening, albeit lacking any rendition of 'Danny Boy' nor any obvious plaque commemorating Richard Branson's visit.

MUSIC

Tell Me When My Light Turns Green - Dexys Midnight Runners

Dignity - Deacon Blue (orig.)

Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles

Windmills Of Your Mind - Noel Harrison

THANKS

Ulsterbus

The staff and patrons of The Blackbird, Derry / Londonderry

The staff and patrons of The Crown Bar, Limavady

The proprietor of Shandon House, Limavady

Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org

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968 - Ballymoney

Series 9 Episode 6 - BALLYMONEY (# 968 Visited 21/10/2024)

County Antrim, Northern Ireland : Population 10,393 (Rank # 908)

This may be a slightly run-down hotbed of disaffection with the mainstream, but it does have its own pop plant.

MUSIC

Joy - Apollo 100

Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles

Windmills Of Your Mind - Noel Harrison

THANKS

Northern Ireland Railways

Jeeves And Wooster - Granada Television

The staff of Tesco, Ballymoney

Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org

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