Photo: Northern Ireland Office
For the final stop on day one of a two-day tour of Northern Ireland, Prince Charles visited Slieve Gullion Forest Park in County Armagh. During the engagement, the Prince took the time to learn how the park operates to reduce erosion on traditional stonework. He also learned how local trade is supported by buying sheeps’ wool to create fleeces to underlay the footpaths.Embed from Getty Images
The Prince was told during his visit,
“It never rains in south Armagh.” After flying in by helicopter, Charles was treated to a musical performance by a group of children from The Ring of Gullion Traditional Arts Partnership, which is a community arts association that focuses on traditional music and song.
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Firefighters battling major gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains A large gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains
MORE than 50 firefighters battled a gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains yesterday.
Firefighters worked to put out the fire in the Bloody Bridge area of Newcastle from the early hours.
A spokesman for the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service said 12 fire appliances were helping to fight the blaze.
The wind later pushed the fire down the eastern slope of Leganabruchan and into Donard Forest in Newcastle.
Mourne Heritage Trust and Sky Watch, a charity which uses drones to capture footage of the spread of wildfires, were helping fire fighters.