Bobby Sands Remembered
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2012
- On the 31st anniversary of his death on hunger strike Bobby Sands' friend and comrade, former IRA prisoner of war Colm Scullion who shared a cell with Bobby, recalls the humour and character of a great republican and Irish patriot
Bobby was truly courageous to carry through a protest of this nature to the end. No matter what you think of the IRA you have to admit it took real balls to do what he and the other 9 men did.
This is an excellent tribute! I was 8 yrs old when Bobby died. I grew up as an ulster loyalist and didn't care less about his death. I left belfast over 20 yrs ago and gradually started reading books of my own choice and having conversations with people who weren't biased. I realised that loyalists were misguided and cultureless. We've been defending a system that doesn't give a damn whether we live or die. Republicans, like Bobby Sands, have fought and died for real idealisms such as FREEDOM!
Michael Q Well said.
Respect Michael from Dundalk in the south 👍
Michael think your the one who’s misguided !
Sands wasn’t brave ,he firebombed people out of their jobs
His fellow hunger strikers were mass murderers.
Reading a few books and suddenly these people are heroes ?
@@oko737 you are the misguided one.
Were you and your family ever burned out of your home?
Were you ever nearly stabbed to death by your coworkers because they didn't like your religion?
Did you or your family or neighbors ever fear having thugs break into your house and trash it. Beat your elderly and children. Run you out of your job, your neighborhood your community?
You don't know persecution!
You never faced bigots!
Get your bigoted ass out of here and out of Ireland.
@@alanna8983 unlike keyboard warriors who have never set foot in Northern Ireland
I was born and bred here ,in a mixed family- so no I’m not a bigot
I am however hostile to all paramilitaries and terrorists from both sides who leech off and destroy decent communities- I don’t look at their crimes with rose tinted glasses-too many lives have been ruined and towns destroyed by people like Sands - No he’s not a hero.Ask the victims of his crimes what they think🤔
Bobby was all heart and Thatcher had a heart of stone, the Sands of time will bury the memory of her.
Thatcher didn`t even have a stone Heart. She was Heartless,the horrible bitch. I could not stand,the sound of that dreary,dull voice of hers. It was disgraceful how she let,so many of those men die. From a Liverpool Lad.
Iron Lady, fitting name!
All heart?
He bombed people out of work you idiot
As a former soldier having served a few tours of Ulster, the longest being a 2yr stay from 88-90, I decided to educate myself, during this period, as to the history of the country that I was helping to oppress. Fact is, that if you choose to open your eyes and see back before 1969, and the start of the "troubles", My government had for years forced its will upon what was Eire..we had no right to fill the Isle with Scottish plantations and decide from their on it was Britain..just my opinion.
Well said knowledge is key 🗝
I feel privelidged, proud, sad, happy and more for having watched this. God bless you Colm.
‘A nation that has such citizens will never surrender’
Ho Chi Minh 1920 - Commenting on Terence MacSwineys death on hunger strike
Regardless of your political aspirations, no on can deny the courage shown by these men, it shows that the heart of Irish republicanism will never break. God bless these men.
May you rest in peace Bobby Sands... I remember how speechless we where when we discovered what was going on in the H-Blocks while in high school. With all our love from France.
RIP Bobby Sands, philosopher, poet, patriot, martyr. Your name will live on for generations.
This is a beautiful tribute to Bobby. Thanks Colm. All the best!
That was a smashing interview, thank you for sharing those memories. Rest in Peace Bobby Sands and all your comrades who fought and died in the cause of Irish freedom.
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You are a LEGEND Bobby........RIP..........T.A.L.....
R.I.P. Bobby Sands and the nine other hunger strikers: Francis Hughes, Raymond McCreesh, Patsy O'Hara, Joe McDonnell, Martin Hurson, Kevin Lynch, Kieran Doherty, Thomas McElvee, Michael Devine. All gone in their youth but not forgotten.Respect for their courage and determination. Erin go bragh.
Cheers from Paris, France. -_-
long live Bobby Sands.
Great interview great stories retold with sincerity pride and patriotism. May all the pain hurt and suffering if ALL remain in the past..but not forgotten.
just great to hear a fascinating story of a true hero "Bobby Sands" from a true gentleman Colm thank you sir
R.I.P Bobby my hero your duty is done
RIP bobby sands and nt forgetting any of the other hunger stickers...yous all will NEVER EVER be forgoten in the Irish history....
God bless Bobby Sands.
A great personal tribute to Bobby Sands. Great to keep these stories alive. The 1981 Hunger Strikers will be remembered for generations in the same way as those who fought for Irish Freedom in the streets of Dublin in 1916
great video colm rip the ten brave men
What an absolute hero 💣
RIP Bobby...and thank you so much for this! We took up a debate on the hunger strike in my high school in a little town in Ohio and so Bobby's death was traumatic. Remember it well...and can't abide Thatcher to this day.
i come from a rural area in galway...one of my neighbours decided to visit a few of my elderly neighbours to record their experiences and life in years at the start of the 20th century. this reminds me of that..we need to record these peoples experiences in life no matter how hard their memories and tales are..they will be the stories of the future. we need to hear them badly. we need to document them. iv just watched the film "hunger"..you need to watch that aswell. cheers colm
Thanks for sharing lad 👍🏻🇮🇪
Well done-- lovely tribute to one of Ireland's true legends
I could not but shed a wee tear barney mclarnon tralee could listen to you for ever TAL
God bless Bobby Sands...a true Irish hero
I am proud to say, I was born on the exact day that Bobby died, may 5th 1981, just a couple of hours after he passed.
my mother was a wreck that day, heartbroken at the loss of a hero, but delighted at the birth of her first son.
it's always led me to feel connected to Bobby, and coming from a nationalist Irish family, my birthday is doubly celebrated every year that passes.
God bless all who died to free their people and their land.
Margaret Thatcher might also be remembered for her friendship with the dictator Pinochet, to whom she said: “I’m also very much aware that it is you who brought democracy to Chile,” -_-
how lucky am i to have heard this ,go hiontach, bear bua!!!!!!!!
I hope Thatcher's death was a slow and painful one. R.I.P Bobby Sands.
RunetheKoopa couldnt have been that bad , she died at the Ritz in London.
He inspired me as a young man, and I have honored him since. A true hero
We have street in tehran called boby sands and guess which embassy is in it? British embassy
Why have Sinn Fein refused to allow Bobby Sands family any access or control to, or over, the Bobby Sands Trust, which takes all the royalties from Bobby Sands poetry, song and image and keep it in it's entirety for Sinn Fein, leaving Bobby Sands family with nothing but a memory. The man was a human, not a property --
The Sands family has consistently called for the disbandment of the Bobby Sands Trust, which they regard as aligned to Sinn Féin. Ever since the 1998 Good Friday agreement members of the Sands family including his sister Bernadette have claimed Sinn Féin abandoned the principles their brother died for by accepting a political settlement within Northern Ireland - a state her brother tried to destroy while in the IRA.
The Sands family said: “Our family once again reiterates that the Bobby Sands Trust does not act on behalf of Bobby, nor does it represent our family, in any shape or form. We again call upon the trust to disband and desist from using Bobby’s memory as a commercial enterprise.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/25/family-of-bobby-sands-attack-graphic-novel-about-ira-hunger-striker
Well said. Good to see others speaking out for the family against the SF propaganda machine.
Many of the hunger strikers died unnecessary.Sein fein and the I.R.A inside the blocks and outside knew the Brits wouldn't bend knee. Bike mc farlane and many others to this day still deny this. Brendan the dark Hughes went to his grave a broken man because he spoke the truth and was put into the wilderness by the Ra and the shiners.Gerry Adams was was the man responsible for keeping the hunger strike going. He knew this would be a political victory and a great recruitment agent for the Ra . Look at sein fein today,just another middle class party towing the line and obeying the government these ten men died to see removed.
I dont believe for a minute that men were allowed to die for nothing and most of the families 8 in all agree with that and have been public about it bar P Ohara and M Devine families both INLA men. As for the Dark drink was a big part to play with him in the end and i believe he really never got over calling an end to the first hunger strike and not dying himself . And yes i do know members of the Hunger Strikers and they do not believe Adams kept the strike going .
Apaganplace Where are you from Mo Chara
West Belfast ..Not knocking the Dark at all just think things got to much for him in the end , great man .
A true hero and martyr.
Bobby Sands r.i.p. The Unbreakable spirit of a just warrior.
I was going to school in cork at the time and the people protesting Bobby's death I remember the black coffins being carried through the town ,it was then I started to ask questions and become really aware even as a 12 year old of our history and struggle, Bobby and the Hunger strikers will always be my heroes they gave their all for the cause of Irish freedom ,RIP Bobby you will never will be forgotten along with your brave comrades
Brilliant recollection
I grew up in the south of England. As kids we would make jokes about his death. Teachers, parents, everyone found it acceptable and funny to mock him. It was only when I spent a while in Dublin and had calm conversations with his supporters with no malice for my ignorance on the subject that I realised the true story. As a conservative, Thatcher supporting Englishman, it’s hard to say that I have an admiration for his courage, patriotism and devotion. Maybe if we all sat down in a kitchen in Finglas with a bottle of Jameson’s the world would be a better place.
anybody any links to bobbys new film 66days please thanks in advance
God bless you amos
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REMEMBER THE 10 TAL
❤ December 1976
ar fheabhas! Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam! xx
god bless them
Bobby died a true freedom fighter,, not an mp for Maggie n the bigots rest in peace EIRE son not a 1of yous bigots Will ever have some 1 to look up to fact gangsters is all yous queen loving fool's Will ever be slan go foil rip Bobby and the boy's
god bless the ten
you seem very id ntelligent.care to share how you played your part
Im just curious as to why the people making negative comments below this video are taking the time to watch videos like Colms? Can u answer me that any of you ???
God bless the brave ten men 1981 up the provos brits out now ira all the wayv
Erin go bragh
How ignorant and full of frustrated hatred does a person have to be to deliberately come onto a video of an opposing side of a conflict just to leave hateful comments which add nothing to any discussions going on there? I notice it's more of a loyalist trend. Republicans don't tend to bother seeking out loyalist videos to spew their hatred on... I think it has a lot to do with the fact that Republicans always had a political agenda, where as loyalists were nothing more than sectarian murder squads who targeted civilians, soft targets, unlike the IRA, who targeted military personnel and structures, to disrupt the British war effort. The IRA always apologized when civilians got caught in the crossfire, whereas loyalists deliberately targeted civilians, soft targets as I said before. Loyalists just never had the same calibre of tactical and educated minds which were abundant in the Republican movement... Davey, Republican activist from Longford, Eire.
Right.
Bobby Sand Strust? Is that supposed to be Bobby Sands Trust?
he saved us all a lot of money, on food, a much smaller coffin etc
I am confused as come from mixed family but I was told from a young age by Catholic school that taking your life was forbidden?
1.48 beautiful pic
They really should re name it Michael Stone Avenue
Solas na bhFlaitheas do hanam, a Riobard.
RIP Bobby Sands.
you seem to be infatuated with bobby sands MP,
my sisters granda
sure your name's not dicko instead of deeko?
They should re-name that street, Ian Paisley Avenue.
She will also be remembered for the way she destroyed the lives of the miners who fought for their jobs and their dignity (1984-1985). Shame on her!
DID HE EVER GET THE CHICKEN SUPPER ?????
Says the man with an Irish surname 🙈🙈😂😂
@@teardrop7962 This man was born and bred in Caledonia and for your information I was on duty the day sands died by fuck we broke a right few skulls over the coming weeks and I regret absolutely nothing and would do it all again Irish name but our family were put out of Donegal because we were Protestant Land owners nearly 200 years ago
Hope you feel the same sympathy for all the innocent victims killed by the IRA and INLA .
The same victims that march on the twelfth & bully their way through the streets hiding behind the RUC. The rest of the world dislike the British but the Irish are loved throughout the globe... do the maths!!
Basterds thay England x
What's that smell ow its shit on the wall
Ts3 You wouldnt have the balls to do what he done and neither did any Loyalist lol . Always remember Bobby Sands is known world wide how many Loyalists are ???? lmao
Apaganplace Maybe Adair, MAYBE Billy Wright. Maybe Skelly from the Danny Dyer program. Otherwise it's kind of hard to say. And I'm a non-denominational Christian mother of 5 with my Man we live in Wales we aren't "British" he's Native American and I suppose we would fall into "Loyalists" by default but not by thought or action. He's Navajo and him and his lineage are all 6ft2-6ft4 and 270lbs naturally REALLY big. Only the big strong people survived the death marches. There's a tragic parallel with the Irish Famine there. Except not 100,000,000 (varies but it's a lot) of Natives died to build the "land of the free built on an endless cemetery".
Lucy Candice In fact my man's entire family on the Mother side was a Navajo tribe and came to Ireland to escape America "Land of the Free" built on the backs of blacks as slaves on millions of women men and children native's graves... shame those people don't get anything when to THIS DAY they are stuck on wasteland their homelands forever stolen and being impeached on even more.
+Lucy Candice noboday gives a fuck about your fucking dirty navajo man, he should of been wiped out with the rest of those beasts
Bobby looked sweet with a wreath at his feet and the Protestants laughing at him!
Sinn fein sold out
Would you like to try a cheese burger bobby sands
Says the fella with the surname MAC haha... how many of your ancestors where slaughtered by the English? The crown you worship... very backward people the Scottish loyalist 🙈🙈😂😂.. PS the English call your currency monopoly... CRINGE!
A fool he is
Oh and by the way.....blackntan1973.........you must have sat on Jimmy Savilles knee more than once!!
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Is that hamburger for your Scottish ancestors slaughtered by the English which you worship haha... very backward
tear drop who worships the English, ya wank?
Slimmer of the year 1981
What did the English do to your Scottish ancestors again? Slaughter them haha what an inbred fool. Is the flag over city hall 😂😂😂😂☘☘☘☘🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Thatcher won't be remembered? moronic claim. no fan of her but she is a towering figure in world history. Sands will be revered by revolutionary movements for all time..a bit like Che Guevara.