Across Divides S2, Ep2: Crossing the Lough

At the narrows between Omeath and Warrenpoint, ferry boats once carried folks across Carlingford Lough. In wartime, the passengers might have carried a piece of butter or bag of sugar up their sleeve. Stories such as these inspired a community-engaged art project using driftwood and bits and pieces found on the beach around the lough.
At the narrows between Omeath and Warrenpoint, ferry boats once carried folks across Carlingford Lough. In wartime, the passengers might have carried a piece of butter or bag of sugar up their sleeve. Stories such as these inspired a community-engaged art project using driftwood and bits and pieces found on the beach around the lough.
All sorts of stories wash up on the shores of the Irish Sea; some are just a bit of fun, but others are vital in informing how we consider the landscapes and seascapes around us. In this episode, we hear about seaweed foraging and the ways that language holds our knowledge of the land and sea; the ways that coastal communities have depended on their shores for generations; and how once upon a time someone drove a car into the middle of Carlingford Lough.