by Roger Donnelly
The 'Friends’ Goodwill' festival launches in Larne later, with a series of free events until Sunday.
Three hundred years ago 'Friends’Goodwill' ship left Larne for America, the first Ulster emigrants to the New World.
Historian Doctor David Hume wrote a musical about their journey entitled "American Dreams", which previewed in Larne last night.


He's been speaking with Q Radio's Roger Donnelly:
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