THIS coming Sunday, Mahon’s Way will travel to Lifford as part of their brand-new series on UTV.

Exploring the rich veins of heritage, history and culture, Joe Mahon’s ongoing journey promises to leave no stone unturned in his quest for the quirky, the unusual and the ‘lesser spotted’ stories.

This coming Sunday, September 14, at 5.55pm, Joe gets a new take on the origins of the Legend of Stumpy’s Brae, the famous gothic poem by Cecil Frances Alexander.

He also investigates the story of the ‘Three Enemies’ at the confluence of the Mourne and the Finn which go on to form the River Foyle, and he ‘does time’ in Lifford Gaol, in the bowels of Lifford Old Courthouse.

“I thought I knew Lifford pretty well, having driven through and past it hundreds of times,” Mr Mahon said.

“But, spending time talking to people who live and work there, and to historians who have studied its fascinating history over the millennia, was quite a revelation.

“People sometimes suggest that I must have been everywhere by now, but I can honestly state, hand on heart, that I’ve set foot in many places in this series that I’ve never been in before.”

Another hallmark of the style of Mahon’s Way is the relaxed and informal tone of Mahon’s interaction with the many contributors his production team manage to recruit for the series.

That natural feel, the humorous tone and the abundance of craic, may often tend to disguise the fact that these are programmes of real substance.

Tune into the show on Sunday, September 14 at 5.55pm on UTV to see what he gets up to in Lifford.