by Roger Donnelly
Thirty years ago today Richard Branson's 'Virgin Atlantic Flyer' balloon sank off Rathlin.
Tommy Cecil rescued Sir Richard, who later gave the island £25 000 to upgrade the island's Manor House..

His widow Mary Cecil has been speaking to Q Radio's Roger Donnelly:
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