Ramelton ROOTS Project
This project (Reliving Our Origins Together, Sir) involved young people, aged 5-17 years, and, building on existing programmes, it explored the different cultures that are the legacy of the Ramelton Community. These cultures are Gaelic/Scots Gaelic (1200-1600AD) and Scots/Scots Irish (1600-2008). Prior to 1600, Ramelton was an important Gaelic centre and port with links to the Antrim coast and the Western highlands of Scotland. From 1600, William Stewart of Whithorn, Aryshire, built Ramelton and Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone. The ROOTS project explored and celebrated the diverse roots of the community and established links across the present community divides by discovering and sharing the expression of these cultures.