An Irish Weaver's Rugged Remote Life
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- We are delighted to showcase an extract from The Weavers episode of "Hands", the award winning Irish documentary series screened on RTE in the 70's.
RTE is Ireland's National Television and Radio Broadcaster.
David and Sally Shaw Smith have kindly agreed for us to publish and premiere this work online on UA-cam as part of the Wyllie O Hagan St Patrick's Day Online Film Festival.
We thank them for that, and for providing us with this valuable historic document.
If you would like more information on the series and the film-makers, the website is here.
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Say hello from Wyllie O Hagan when you visit:)
All the best
Wyllie O Hagan
My family is from Donegal. It is one of the most beautiful places on the face of the earth. I hope to return there some day soon! Éire go Brách
I've never been there but I'll go with ya!
This series is made by my grandparents. I'm so happy that people enjoy it! Thank you guys for watching! Please buy the DVDs! *shameless plug*
Nyssa Shaw-Smith Gendelman DVDs are obsolete and are you still on here 8 years latter
@@actanonverba91 I still happily use and buy DVDs!
@@actanonverba91 some films are only available on DVD, they are certainly not obsolete.
My home. I wish I were there. & thanks for the great video I'm promoting it on dreamteamdownloads1(dot)com. All Irish welcome & PLEASE post on there.
In my imagination, I can smell that cake out of oven.
Beautiful. Better than so called advanced and modern metro cities of the world. I can live there for 100 years. If god would allow me.
that was a great series, I was delighted to see it rebroadcast
i live in wexford but i've been to every county in ireland.
it doesnt matter where you go, there's always something to see or do.
its surprising that the country stays afloat, seeing that its steeped in history.
Thanks for calling by to see us.
All the best:)
Thanks for sharing!
yes!! why did I think of that!
where is the weaving?
Yes, I wanted to learn about the weaving?
Yes, we'd call it a scone too:)
Hello BigBen
We can't make it out, but it looks like he's doing a bit of weeding.
l find the dieing of old ways very sad. hopefully their is someone who knows this knowledge. tfs
Lee Readman My grandfather and mother passed down everything to me and now my kids are learning tricks from the old country..
To many people causing to many problems.
Lee Readman, does tfs stand for too fucking sad?
picture it... the three brothers sitting down in the house and I walk in, hoping nobody would notice and the four of us lived out our days there. (sigh)
I was born in he wrong place and the wrong time.
What is RTE? (in the information section at the right) and can more of this film be seen?
It just goes to show you can't be too careful!
He just might be thinning out a carrot crop.
Plenty of rain there:)
could someone tell me how to get this series on dvd?? want to get it for my father in law. thanks
The heaven
Hahaha Excellent bro
Jim, John, and Con were family friends. Our uncle grew up with them. We were privileged to eat John’s delicious bread, butter, and excellent cups of tea in the old house and the new, and watched Jim and Con weave. My four sisters and I met them around 1972 and the “boys”, as our elders called them, were younger than in this film and still living in the thatched house. At a visit in 1986, the brothers told us about the “fil-um” that had recently been done of their lives, and by then they lived in the new house.
One of the best stories my sisters and I tell, happened here. We’d stopped to visit the brothers, who were busy, so they sent us down to the strand to pass some time while they finished their chores. My sister suggested we drive out onto the sand and in spite of protests, she did so. She only went a short distance out, but when she turned the car around, it sank . . . to the bottom of the car.
Our most creative efforts to get the car moving were not working, the tide was coming in, and soon the car would be completely under water. Panicking (quite rightly), we sent our youngest sister running up to the brothers for help while we frantically worked to get the car unstuck. Did I mention it was a rental car?
Jim was milking and described what happened next, “The wee one came running into the byre, the cow kicked up her heels, the bucket flew up to the ceiling, and I fell on me bum!” Jim, John, and Con hurried to the rescue, and when they saw the situation they paled, looking as scared as my sisters and I were. Pure adrenalin caused the eight of us to literally picked up the little car and waddle it back to solid ground.
We were in BIG trouble. Dad had warned us not to bother the brothers, but we went knowing they enjoyed our visits. “Dad’s going to kill us!” We agonized, between apologies. Con quietly disappeared and came back with a basin of water, the brothers rinsed the sand off the car and tires, and then one of them said, “He’ll never know if you don’t tell him!” My sisters and I thought the world of these men!
Great story. .Thanks for taking the time to tell it.
Now that’s a treasure - a beautiful story and quite exciting
Thank you for sharing your lovely story.
Thank you Pauline for your story! Are the brothers still alive?
That is sooo funny, but I’m sure it was not then.
It's an absolute tragedy that his skills and knowledge will have few, if any, to pass it onto.
Needs to find someone who wants to learn.
The greater tragedy is that nobody has an interest to learn…
@@nigel900 The interest isn't there because no one bothered to instill it.
Little did we think at the time back then we were living the life already compared to today
This was filmed in the 70's and this particular part of Ireland hasn't changed much at all. What I mean is that there are not hundreds of houses built all over the mountain. It is beautful, no doubt about it.
Wishing you all the best:)
14 years later I hope it still is so.
Sadly, I never knew the Irish side of my family. This was a wonderful video, thank you for sharing it. Would love to see Ireland.
Beautiful, part of Ireland with pure air,lovely robust people who are welcoming and super friendly. Will visit often. Nowhere more lovely on Earth.
Until our homeland has been forever changed by multiculturalist politicians. Ireland is not the same place anymore.
I live in Donegal but this is waaaaaay long ago, maybe 50 or 60 years ago. It is romantic to watch this today 2019 for sure but I get the impression from the other comments that people think it is still like this. IT IS NOT! Donegal is the most deprived and under privaliged county in Ireland. A regional hospital with no MRI scan! Highest unemployment rate and emigration in the country. The population is mostly over 60yrs. No rail service and no bus service to rural villages. Geographical isolation to Northern Ireland has further isolated the population. The general mood in the county is apathy. Highest depression rate in the country , also highest rate of brain tumour and cancer in Ireland. You'd get a very different impression today if you were to make a video on daily life. No romantic or inspiring at all.
The Good Old Days.... Beautiful
I loved the bread in Ireland,when I was young in the 70s fresh air lots to do. Blessed land. Miss it
Hi there? Hope you're good & staying safe??
Wow. That was so depressing to hear about the factory and synthetic dyes crowding out the old ways of doing things. You know it’s happening everywhere on some level, but hearing someone say it out loud while watching this man make a beautiful dish really drives it home.
In our quest to make things _“more, better, bigger, faster,”_ we’ve sold out heart and soul. 😢
Ahh absolutely wonderful' if only I could transport myself there''it would be''absolute magic'''but truth is we cant' and as you will see 'a life thats hard and struggle,'' our 21st century way of life' our toilets,took for granted, doctors ,hospital, medication ''even food, but also getting older ,isolation' these people grew from children to be used to it, hardy ,rugged,its just magical''but sad we have abandoned,and been greedy''selfish'' these people,our forefathers' knew how to live,economically, sensibly,not only preached hard work but also the ''bible'''yes I know some terrible,sad stories come out of Ireland england wales scotland''but also the world'''''''but these families,off spring generations. How does it seem fair that,rich people can just use these as bolt holes,holiday homes,' happy new year to everybody'''' sorry to go on'' but I had strokes,etc etc,I am 62! have brain disease and live on my own" and it just seems like heaven in this video'' its lovely''
Terence another woman lives alone for most of her life and never married. She is very content with her existence too. Whose to say everyone needs to be married?
@@angelacarleton9575 it's so hard to believe Angela ,you are beautiful gorgeous lush,and I bet you can do absolutely anything, a real women,
Not from Ireland, never been YET!!! Though for some reason all my life I have had a VERY REAL and AUTHENTICALLY DEEP PASSIONATE APPRECIATION and FASCINATION/INTEREST/ADMIRATION for Ireland! I believe Ireland to hold one of the world's GREATEST magestic beauty and deeply imbedded a rich culture of art, nature and literature! All the strong reasons I appreciate Ireland and believe Ireland to be so culturally beautiful; nature (mystical, peaceful, beautiful), landscape, castles, architecture, celtic instruments- bagpipes, harp, celtic music/bands, artists, history, traditional kilts, mythology, painting, Irish dance, films (The Quiet Man), poetry/literature, celtic jewelry (clouder ring), festive celebration (St Patrick's Day). Also mostly all the people whom I've been fortunate to have met or closely known whom were from Ireland have/had a gorgeous, warm, friendly, down to earth personality, great sense of humour, and I adore the unique red hair pale skin look too - find that to be quite elagent and attractive 😊 These are just to name a few of the splendid secret gems rooted at the heart of good old Ireland! 😉 💚💚💚💚💚🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
Ireland has completely changed since that film was made. You have a very romantic, almost naive view of Ireland, you would probably be shocked if you came to visit us now. I love Ireland and Dublin but it is a very much dog eat dog society these days, nobody gives a shit about anybody anymore. That said , you would still enjoy a holiday here. Also, the kilt and bagpipes is more of a Scottish thing , not Irish. The movie' The quiet man ' is seen here as a national embarrassment now. Slainte....
Ireland is a sophisticated, successful first world country. Please don't confuse it and it's people with the Hollywood farcical version. Guest what, in Scotland ladies do not flit across the heather in long flowing white dresses with tartan sashes, wearing ballet pumps and carrying baskets of white heather either (that's Brig o Doon and another movie)!
nature love - You're really romanticizing Ireland to the max. It is a beautiful and magical country, but you're being a little too nostalgic about it. The Irish don't wear kilts. You're thinking of the Scottish. The Irish play the uilleann bagpipes, which look and sound and are played differently from the Scottish bagpipes. You really need to go and see for yourself to get the right picture of modern Ireland.
Love my country Ireland,
its a lovely country, i live in rural west of ireland, but once you are in the city its not the same, its actualy pretty depressing,
My great grandmother came from Ireland to South Africa. My whole life i have felt a deep connection to the beautiful country. Thank you for sharing the video
My Great Aunt Kate (Catherine Dunne, as was) came from County Cork to South Africa! She later emigrated to the US and landed in Philadelphia. Thy might have passed each other!
I knew Conal and Jimmy very well, can't believe this is on youtube!! nice one!
Does anyone know the name of the tune played at the very start of the video, before it changes into "The geese in the bog"?
Aren't they clever fellows! Never married and enjoy life LOL
Ha ha ha ha. Absolutely. .. there's a lesson to be learned there somewhere
Our great aunt came from ireland
freethoughtmusic Ha ha hah 😂
Thanks LS, we are delighted to be able to feature on our channel:)
Hagan was my great grandmother's maiden name. Her family came to Virginia from Ireland.
Loads of Hagans and O'Hagans in County Tyrone.
A rare land indeed not even the world like the sea is peaceful
You should be proud of your grand-uncles. They come across in the documentary as men with integrity. Have you seen the full episode? We were delighted that the film-maker granted us permission to edit a short extract for screening on UA-cam.
Wow! what a lovely little cottage, and fantastic story. I would've loved to have gain some of their knowledge. invaluable! The Gardene looked amazing. I would have loved to have had some of that bread
...Not married but are enjoying life. But I want such a husband who smiles at nothing and can make bread. Sigh! Life sometimes.
jumila I will make you some bread ,its lovely watching this video,now people have lost there purpose, its to easy,go to supermarket, freezer shop,etc fill your body up with chemicals,preservatives'''' I used,to and could cook anything'' when I was married' but some people take you for granted,use you,betray you and want to break you 'mind body and soul,when I divorced,my old mum became I'll,strokes,broken hips,ribs diabetic,practally blind arthritis etc senile dementia'''i cared over 22 years,24+7 also friend neighbour 6 years and neighbours around the neighbourhood''' in that time,I had to be an hospital outpatient as ''I had strokes,HBP,spine disease ,prostate etc etc now have brain disease''i am 62"live on my own,having to go through stress,anxiety,pain and beg' to justify my health,illnesses,and social benefits'''honestly jumila its not christian,our British country was not like that'',I have cared for others.,and a hospital'nurse 2 years ago says'terry its now your turn to care for' you''' people like me should be able to relax,take life easy,and smell the flowers'''so really making bread,cakes,etc would have been a pleasure making it for you, happy new year to you jumila and your family and everybody in the world
@@terencebarrett2897 What a fine sir you are! I sincerely hope your life gets easier! You so seem to deserve it!
@@sophiamac9100 thanks Sophia for your kind hearted feelings,and words it's much greatly appreciated,thank you,and you take care Sophia x
What a different world it is today. We should all strive to live like this. Free from all this technology.
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Thanks for you lovely comment, Happy St Patrick's Day to you:)
My husbands family are from Donegal, beautiful county
What a delightful extract to see !!
Is that humble & nice-heathed man still alive ?
ha man this was in the mid to late 70s, really isn't that long ago when you think about it
Hi,
I'd really love to buy a copy of this video.Can you let me know where to buy it please. I'm not sure what you mean by "the dvd's are included in the description of this video" . I often spent my summers with the 3 brothers as a child. Sadly only Jimmy is still alive.
Thanks,
Michael
i live in donegal wat a place :)
Lovely. Could have done without the tootellie wootellie flute music
Watched these vids last night, so idyllic ♡
Thanks very much.
You are right, the commentary is by Ray McAnally. He was born in Donegal, so would have known the place well.
Thanks ITG. We are really delighted with this little gem.
We have family who live very, very near where this was filmed, so we know it well. Glad to hear you enjoyed it:)
Just brush it iunder the rug when no ones looking 🤫
I love Ireland, good people.
We are
DONEGAL pride of all .......Myself I am of 'Co.KERRY' ancestry so I am biased in thinking that is Best part of EIRE.
I would have paid to see the weaving and the cloth.
And I would have paid for the recipe and instructions for that "currant cake!"
Oh well them days are gone.behind times.
I have in my past history Irish decendantsI now have a beautiful way to visit their land.Thank you.
Hi there? Hope you're good & staying safe??
Maybe we can get a weaving video up.
We had to make a choice from the 30 minute episode. This was such a sensitive portrait of an Irish man that we chose this for a short 4.30 minute video.
Thanks for your comment, we wish you all the best:)
love it
Ireland is so beautiful.
soldier person excepted for the rain😂
Ethan Barry i agree. I’m from ni. It’s beautiful too but the rain get to you sometimes. I love Donegal too.
I love this short film. The voice of the narrator sounds like Richard Burton. Thank you for sharing.
It cannot be Richard . His Celtic brogue is that of The Welsh .
I see nothing rugged about this life, have lived far worst.............
Absolutely beautiful I long for my Irish roots
The people of Donegal are always so very friendly and humbled , the world could learn a lot from them
You are right, Ireland is not like this anymore. This film was made in the 1970's. Thankfully this landscape remains the same, there is only a big beautiful untouchable mountain behind this house.
Wishing you all the best:)
Thank AP, we work hard at finding these wonderful gems, and it is a delight when we do:)
1 minute 31 seconds.
Blessed Ireland
Thanks Micha, it is brilliant.
The third film being featured today is one of our festival films too:) We are delighted with that.
Have a great Dublin St Patrick's Day:)
The cake looked good,probably tasted better
Very Beautiful country you have there!:)
Hello Brownstowngirl, thanks very much for your comment. This is the one and only online video on this series. David and Sally Shaw Smith have given us permission to post this online for our St Patrick's Day Festival.
We've just this minute posted in the information panel alongside the film-producers website.
All the best:)
How wonderful to know how to & actually live self-sufficiently in nature! I hate the city & never thought I would find myself living in one...ever!
I had always wanted to learn spinning...no teachers around...kind of sad. Good for them! Beautiful country! ☘️
An important point is that everyone pitches in to create a successful house. In the developed world, there are too many who don't apply themselves with constant attention and activity.
There was a fucking camera crew there, why couldn't he have just taught them on camera how to do it? Or just write the shit down in a book or something for ANYONE to read? If he didn't want this to die out then he had a stupid way of going about it.
Details of where to buy the dvd's are included in the description of this video.
Enjoy
Wouldn't it be great to have a slice of that scone♥
Information on where to get the DVD is included in the video description panel to the right of the screen . Thanks Wyllie O Hagan
Lovely stuff. The quality of the narration. Now it would be dumbed down, edited quickly with a rap soundtrack or something. A fitting piece of poetry.
Pause @ 2:39 - That could be Henry Fonda right there
Thank you for the quick glimpse...leaves me wanting to look up the site! ♥️
Hi there? Hope you're good & staying safe??
Beautiful - A life 'connected' to the land not living on it............ vestiges of times gone by for the majority of these islands. Most people don't understand the earth anymore alas nor her voices and rythmns...............
What an awesome life! Contented, unlike today's ratrace for sex and money :( The cows live happily and give milk happily unlike the here and now where they are tortured for their milk :(
Yes, that man could bake a scone alright.
Thanks for your comments.
I have a strong infinity with Ireland despite being Hispanic. It's my biggest wish to visit Ireland but I doubt that is possible. Perhaps in another life time, I may be at home in Ireland.
This particular landscape is almost unchanged since this film was made.
We're screening your lovely film tomorrow in London with this one:)
Get right back to Hawaii this minute:)
Good to hear from you, you've been really quiet recently. Hope the move wasn't too traumatic. You are a long way from the ocean now.
All the best to you:)
Once upon a time, and now too) 🍞 Bread baked there would double up as cake, That's how tasty it was.
Good butter and to bake the bread good flour, clean water and there you are.
Does anyone have the recipe for the bread?
Love this clip
Thank you for posting, Ireland would be my ultimate wish to visit, to meet the peoples, customs, traditions, to witness the atlantic mist comming in from the ocean to kiss the land, I want to see and feel these things before the world self destructs
ashame traditions are being lost today but there are folks like us that try to pass them on =D
Bread just like my nanny in mayo used to make . Lashings of butter and scoffed down.
Lovely to see this video. I’m
From
Kilraine Glenties not far away from Sandfield.
Thanks very much, wishing you all the best:)
Absolutely beautiful. Nothing like the old Irish cottage and simple life. Gives people time for music, poetry etc
Hi there? Hope you're good & staying safe??
i love this, if not Yorkshire, or the Shetlands/Orkneys, then I would not be averse to living here.
a lot of people, well, yanks actually. love annoying people of other countrys in normal regular times, and on paddy's day this will not have changed in ANY way, shape or indeed form, on Saint Patrick's Day remember it is often more realistic to own a Full Valid IRISH Passport BEFORE you can pretend to be Irish.
That's great news. Wishing you all the best on St Patrick's Day
Oh golly. Few things are worse than American commercial television. (okay, I do like the Simpsons)
Hmm, back in the 60s and 70s, I imagine all tv and radio were better and not aiming for the lowest common denominator.
Be well my friend
You are right, this is a classic lesson in documentary film-making. We can all learn from this.
Thanks for your comments. All the best.