Conversations with an Irish Gravedigger, Co. Tipperary 1971
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- Опубліковано 4 сер 2024
- Not many people can say they have buried 1300 people Cathal O’Shannon meets a gravedigger.
Paudge dug his first grave in 1912 and continued in the job for 56 years. During a lengthy career he has seen a number of changes in his line of work.
When he first started on the job, people were buried in sections of the cemetery based on how much they could afford to pay for a grave. The costs for a grave in those days were £3, £2 or 30 shillings and £5 would pay for a funeral and a plot.
When the system changed people were allocated the next available plot in the graveyard, regardless of their wealth.
Let King George go there, let you go next, let me go next, let the travelling man on the road go next, no exceptions made now sir, everyone folly suit sir, money don’t count now sir.
At one point people used to reserve graves and Paudge would leave the plot vacant and dig other graves around the green space. However, if the reserved plot was not paid for, it could not be held indefinitely and would eventually be sold to another person.
Paudge has his own grave but is amused at the notion of digging it himself. He sees death as the great leveller,
The man with nothing in his pocket will go, and the man with the thousands will have to go too.
A ‘Newsbeat’ report broadcast on 4 June 1971. The reporter is Cathal O’Shannon. - Розваги
I don’t know why UA-cam decided to start promoting old interviews with old Irish men, but I’m glad they did.
same
Same. You lot seen the interview with the bicycle postman?
Well put, Stephen. I second your sentiment
i know, right. this stuff is awesome. the one about the postman in west cork made me daydream for hours
it is very important for us to listen to wise voices of times before
If ever you wanted a definition of
“salt of the earth”, this gent is it. Sir.
And definitely Fred Dibnah as well.
@@dickJohnsonpeter totally agree👍
"I'll not be digging my own grave because I'll be dead "
The best answer to a question ever 😂
Grave diggers are always the last tradesmen to let you down!
Fintan
Yes, but it's not the cough that carries you off, it's the coffin they carry you off in.
hope they're not like the guy that promised me three times he'd be there to fix my porch and never arrived.
People were Dying to avail of their services !
@@MaxG-jk8ty no luckily no money changed hands, I only had the inconvenience of waiting in for him to turn up, no phone call nothing. The second time I phoned him the day before and he promised he be there. his exact words were I've never had to let anyone down twice...the first time he had a cute enough excuse ready, he said one of his team had tested positive for covid and they all had to isolate...i didn't believe him for a second as he was surprised I rang and it seemed to just come to him.
For some very unfortunate children they are also the first to let you down... 😔
The Irish are the world's greatest talkers...
No, some women are.
Supposedly they probably all kiss the blarney Stone LOL
@@starcorpvncj To which I respond by commenting that some men have a less than honourable attitude towards women, a post-era trait of Donald J. Trump and his ilk...
They are wonderfully articulate, and speak English much better than many on the mainland.
well, that's crap.
God be good to Paudge...the lord have mercy on him, he can now sleep on the job in peace.
Amen
Id love to listen to old people and their stories about long ago.
volunteer somewhere give them your time and ears and I'm sure you'll hear all the stories. Show them some kindness while your thier 👍
I agree it’s so nostalgic
m.ua-cam.com/video/RAVBz_nY7PU/v-deo.html
What a wonderful polite guy. Long gone.
Soon we will be long gone too. Enjoy what you can.
@@TheOne-er7nk It will just fade away anyways.
@@TheOne-er7nk After 5 billion years, the sun will be a Red giant and engulf our earth :(
@@TheOne-er7nk not me im gonna never die
What a lovely wee man, not too many left like him ❤
Total respect to the fella and God bless him.
This man worked there digging graves 56 years. Here, he's about 70 at least, and - and still working. How can we complain?
You must be aged 24 this chap is more like 79
Because we need a government for the many not the few
And even at his age this gentleman still calling someone younger than himself sir such respect god love him and keep him xxx
And dressed so well, with a jacket, shirt and tie. How standards have deteriorated!
@@conormcelroy1898 we need unadulterated violence in its purest form yet seen by the scum destroying this country and her people.
Priceless, but really interesting
God bless him he is so polite I could listen to him all day.
What a character. I think he says "sir" in lieu of breathing.
It’s hilarious how much the accents have changed over the years. That’s the *old* Tipperary accent.
In the North here, you could drive 4 miles out the road and get a slightly different accent. Is the South like that?
I was wondering where in the country he was from. That man looks to be well into his eighties, to think he was probably born in the 1880's!
@@wetgrowler499 The Tipp accents have mellowed somewhat - my grandad talked like this but none of his kids did. But Kerry accents are still totally fucked.
it sounds pretty similar to my grandfathers accent he was from Clare
@@UsyksmashedFurytopieces it is.
Bless you Sir
What an absolute gent..God be good to him
"Oh sir I couldn't because I'll be dead sir"
Fucking legend😂
Started digging graves in 1912... He'd been doing his job longer then the existence of the state at the time.
Good time to get into the grave digging industry, what with the Great War, the 1918 flu and the Irish wars all on the horizon!
He probably finished one by that point
@@maddyg3208 indeed it was a fine "Business plan"back then Sir!
Good man Robin
God rest him, wouldn’t it be great to be born old and work your ways to being younger.
IT WOULD BE GOOD IF I COULD UNDERSTAND HIM
@@billsamuls7620 I can understand him perfectly,,maybe because I’m used to the accent☘️
If you REALLY know English you'd have no problem with the dialect.
@@Discover-Ireland it is Poteen...
@@lorrettacrowley5922 No it’s not. The old way of spelling it is Potcheen
Amazing. What a gentleman. I'm loving these old videos
A time of innocence now passed😭
🙄 Poverty and violence was all many knew. The Church was also very active during this time and had people under its thumb while the priests were getting into all sorts of mischief. Many Irish people suffered greatly during this time of innocence.
@@daithiocinnsealach1982 🙄
@@daithiocinnsealach1982 and still it was a better time than now, in terms of true, proper life and honesty. The things that matter. Not ease, like how you want it and what you think is important.
@@tomsharpe2251 yep, respect seems to have gone amiss in today’s society. Also, family life was a lot more stable years ago
@@sloughlin721 exactly mate, people don't live proper lives anymore. Like like how we're meant to. There's no fulfillment anymore. We have too much freedom these days.
awwwe, bless ... i love him.
Well, sir that was grand now. Yes, sir.
People had respect for each other in them days. Godbless them.
Keep heart. Plenty of people still have respect for each other. Much media coverage (not all) easily leads to thinking otherwise.
As long as you dont mind the ol' apartheid in South Africa, Jim Crow U.S or the vice like grip of the catholic church over Irish life "in them days"to pick just a few examples of how things might just have improved since.
@@conormcelroy1898 Good point. Nostalgia for the past can be dangerous.
@@pb7353 aye, nostalgia for the past seems to replace knowledge of the present which is worse
@@conormcelroy1898 Agreed :)
I may be just romanticizing but when I listen to these old people I think that despite everything we are so much poorer now.
..it's probably intentional, the way they architect our society :/
@@RoskinGreenrake I don't think it is.
Paudge is the best gravedigger that's ever lived, that's right sir!
Regards and respect to all of ireland people from, Australia
What a true gem he is!
Let's hope he got the £5 grave and not the 30 shilling one.
I think he's a wonderful man bless him
It doesn't matter. Once we are gone we are gone for good and that's it. Even the Earth has a finite lifespan.
@@starcorpvncj No shit sherlock
Yessir
Class videos ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
People had manners back then.
What a wonderful character and a unique accent. God bless him.
A wonderful channel. This is great historic archive
I've counted how many times he said sir, he said sir 59 times
great head of hair on him
I live in Dublin and I hear that a lot from some balds here 😁
He’s Irish he’s only 25
I was thinking the same thing
Most men are bald now before 40. Makes you wonder why?
@@nigecheshire9854 i think its 33
Cathal O’ Shannon had such a beautiful voice , loved all his work .
Remember he presented 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'. Used to tune in to it religiously during its first run when I was about 10 years old. Creepy and brilliant programme.
@@GodOfVictory501 God yes , I had forgotten that , it was brilliant ...
@@GodOfVictory501 I remember my dad never used to miss an episode of that. Wonder if there's an episode of two of it floating about in cyberspace somewhere....
@@brianm2881 I'd normally direct you to Greg Molloy (aka KillianM2) and his amazing archive of Irish TV but I think UA-cam closed his account so no dice.
@@GodOfVictory501 Shit, did he have it? Loved that channel. I wouldn't mind but it wasn't as if it was infringing on current RTE output. A lot of it would have been stuff that RTE didn't even have in their own archive anymore. A real pity some kind of compromise couldn't have been reached.
Wouldn’t be written down, but would be in the head sir....brilliant 👍👍👍
I wondered if I hear him right. LoL
@@hellooutthere8956 lol..you have to add “so” to end of every sentence.....so you do so
@@IansOddInterests He's saying Sir at the end of his sentences.
These are gold
My mother once took one of those daft little career tests, which told her she should be a cemetery caretaker. To this day she wishes she'd followed that advice.
Another brill video 👍👍👍👍
Wonder what guy would think of funeral prices nowadays
Digging the graves from 1912-1965/68. For 53 yrs. Wow! Strong back!
When people still addressed each other respectfully with 'Sir'
This guy is like a character from a Shaw play. C.R , with each post, you continue to dazzle me. I hate to be the sycophant, but excellent youtubing sir, just excellent.
Utterly fascinating 🔥
A great job at the time.
People like that old fella really knew what hard was.
Great chap 👍🇮🇪
R.I.P kind sir,and I do hope you got yours for free,bless him
I've never seen a man that looks more like Podge n Rodge than our man here, Podge.
i love his "work-out / get sweaty" gear - suit and tie lol. good form, old boy.
What a nice old man.
'we all end up near the same hole, sir.'
He's such a cute voice and lovable character. I love his glasses. I'm looking forward to being this age .
Brilliant
In the course of my professional work I have met many different types of people from Lords to criminals but my favourite clients are gravediggers because they have some fantastic stories nad they have a great sense of humour.
Listen to the gentleman allday.
lovely man
A mate of mine was a grave digger in London. He told me he left after 41 years service because it was a dead end job!
That's a good one
He made great use of his handkerchief.
And the suit. Bless him
_The interviewer Cathal O'Shannon (R.T.E) died 22nd October 2011_
I'm reminded of Philip Roth's "Everyman".
The final chapter, with the grave-digger .... the tears were rolling down my cheeks.
(Well, okay, my eyes were moist)
Bless
Back in the day when society did the right thing all the time .
Yeah coz the mother and baby homes, the young lads locked up for stealing chocolate or something pretty and being forced to work as farm labourers, or in the prison factory's, and the church abuse is all new ain't it, they done nothing fuckin right
@@paulgorman3001 I suppose you're right especially those who educated you 🙄
@@daithi159 so your saying I'm not educated is it ? Are you saying what I said never happened by past generations? Yeah education youd want to go get one yourself you deluded half wit, educated or not I bet I'm on far more income than you Dave
@@daithi159 so past generations didnt fuck up no ? I suppose those mass graves of newborns are from my generation are they ? Your one deluded FOOL
@@paulgorman3001 The septic tank was a myth.
A gravedigger in Wicklow lovely chap Joker was his name he was standing with his foot on his shovel at a funeral my good ould uncle Paddy said to the Joker "that's all the old nearly gone" the Joker looked at my uncle Paddy "Paddy you are the old now" God rest them both 😪🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼👌🏽💚💛💚💛🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Cathal O'Shannon, one of the old breed great reporters/broadcasters in RTE.
Fantastic wee video
Uabhasach math so it is!
Podge had been digging graves for 56 years. Good on him and what a great character.
I'd love to hear what strange things or events he'd encountered during those years.
I also didn't understand how you booked a gravesite, I think I heard him say that he'd memorised it.
The great Cathal o Shannon was a splendid interviewer
The great leveler
Wonder what he'd make of Ireland today..
He would turn in his and everyone else's grave
He probably be on Tinder and Swing4ireland, not watching BUT doing, going around with a permanent smile 😁on his face!!
A gentleman
Does this compare with the noted Vinny Byrne and his saying So I plugged the two of them.?
Digging 56 years. 😯
They no longer make Gravediggers like this fine old gentleman-Requiescat In Pace.
My parents bought 4 plots at a graveyard that was just about to reach its maximum occupancy and I suppose that the plots still are awaiting our family. One thing I am curious about is, my cousin had a plot waiting, but had been in another state and passed on and I doubt anyone contacted the cemetery and he ended up being buried in the other state. What happens to his grave? Let’s say 50 years from now, does the cemetery just fill it and worry about it later? What about his money that he paid?
If it's the corpo they'll refund him 😁
I have friends who just went through this in Canada. Father passed, had bought 2 plots in '76. He died a month ago, paid 75$ each plot, was already divorced, and wanted to be cremated, no service. My friends went to the cemetery, put the plots in their names for 150$, then were told they were worth 6000$ each; Cemetery asked if they wanted to sell them.... they said "No". They called later and just asked someone what a plot would cost them... 8500$ at least! crazy!!!
Hello c.r. love your content. Just wondering if you have seen cathal o Shannon's thou shalt not kill on r.t.e from maybe the early 1990s I've searched for years but to no avail. Can you please check your volts.
Q: Do you dig graves?
A: Yeah, they’re alright.
started diggin graves in 1912, wow.
Ive just realised he was the inspiration for Podge and Rodge.
Looks like he's still wearin the same suit he dug the graves in.
My biggest fear of dying is being cramped, I am 6'5", the thought of being squeezed in to a 6'3" box and a lowered in to a 6'4" hole would stop from stretching out, nothing i like more than going to bed and stretching out to about 6'7", in a box of just 6'3" it is quite concerning that i wouldn't be able to do a stretch, if i don't stretch then the cramps start, that is my biggest fear.
This man was a library of information. They don't make them like they use too
They're always after me lucky charms.
The interviewer is dead now his name was cathal Shannon.
A very young Cathal O'Shannon. 😁😁
@@Clodaghbob yes, the wonderful Cathal Shannon 😊
Oops..my bad Cathal O’ Shannon😉
Was he saying Sir at the end of every sentence?
Yes sir!
2:45 min in- "Sir" count: 128
Thank you for that.. sir..
🤣
Welcome Sir...sir welcome sir
Well if he saw Ireland today he'd be turning in all the graves he dug. RIP
Why?
Yeah why it's a grand life here now
Still as he was turning we could connect a generator to him and power⚡ up lreland, he'd still be doing his bit🇮🇪 for the old sod!! 😁
A lot of great men and women would be.
do something positive about it so. change things for the better. i don't wanna be listening to u moanin and mopin
This old guy was good. However, no one, but no one can equal Shakespear's graveyard scene in Hamlet. Shakespeare knew the human soul. That's why, in my humble opinion, to date, he remains the greatest person who has ever lived.
But did he really live ? 🤣🤣🤣
grave digger,s & funeral director,s will never be out of work ,.thats one thing for sure!
hahaha what a guy
Fun Trivia: Rod Stewart worked as a gravedigger!
So was George Harrison on the Abbey Road LP cover.
Will you dig your own grave yourself?
Shur how could I sir? I'll be dead sir. 🤣
yep ..what he said
Now that's what you call a dead end job, on the other hand it's a job for life ⚰
Now that's a paradox ....
Money dony count now sir
Fred Skuttle sir!!
Dude:They call me gravedigger because I go deep.
Interviewer:😵
It really annoys me when people ask questions their not interested in because it became just a job! I can feel that man. 0:58/ 13/ 4
Berrieed in ‘em!