The Irish in Sri Lanka; an unknown legacy | Lost and Forgotten

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  • @Tyroneweiman
    @Tyroneweiman 3 роки тому +17

    So eloquent and just off the cuff! A brilliant historian on some of Sri Lanka's minority lineage, culture and heritage. You are gem to us minorities Dr. Careem and I am sure you will get the international recognition you richly deserve.

  • @staunchmuslim7018
    @staunchmuslim7018 3 роки тому +9

    This is an outstanding interview by our lovely historian Dr Zameer Careem. I dont understand why do people dislike the interview, accept the fact that many communities have rendered their services to Sri Lanka. UNITY IN DIVERSITY. Irish history is Unknown in this country, so thanks Dr Careem for educating us all.

  • @maashaniffaron4673
    @maashaniffaron4673 3 роки тому +7

    Excellent, no words. As always Dr Careem is brilliant, great memory, lovely delivery, and on point. Such an exceptional talent.

  • @trehanaalexander4643
    @trehanaalexander4643 3 роки тому +8

    Thank you Dr Zameer Careem for explaining the history of our roots so eloquently. My grandmother was a half Irish half Lankan woman who talked about her father an Irishman quite fondly. He continued to live and later passed away in the Island. Please continue to do more programs like this. I would be interested to learn more about the British descendants. My grandfather is an Alexander and it would be interesting to learn more about his ancestors.

  • @chinthakaabeysinghe6758
    @chinthakaabeysinghe6758 3 роки тому +10

    Marvellous. This is an exceptionally wonderful Interview by Dr Zameer Careem, who is fantastic as always. A fount of wisdom, an eloquent speaker, he has all the points on his finger tips, and the best historian in Sri Lanka, in my opinion. This is how historians should speak, without a single piece of paper, not even a chit, this is what you identify as superb memory.

  • @truecomrade975
    @truecomrade975 3 роки тому +8

    Dr Zameer Careem is super talented for an 28 year old, his upbringing has made him learn a great deal about history and communities, his grandmother seems to have trained him well. All his interviews are very informative, but in this he seems to be very glad to share the details concerning the Irish. Lovely and quick delivery, no pauses, and managed to share a lot within half an hour. Walking talking encyclopaedia.

  • @ChristellaArockiam
    @ChristellaArockiam 4 місяці тому

    Thank you Dr Careem. You are Great. Amazing. Brilliant. God bless you.

  • @geoffreyswan7866
    @geoffreyswan7866 2 роки тому +1

    This gentleman has a brilliant knowledge of Sri Lanka s history and the origins of its settlement He has opened my mind to so much history of my motherland of Sri Lanka that was never taught in even the most prestigious of schools in Sri Lanka a truly brilliant mind and we should be in awe of him and his contribution to revealing the glorious history of Sri Lanka’s past

  • @priyarajk3364
    @priyarajk3364 3 роки тому +6

    I enjoy this program & I think next generation should get to know our history. Please continue this ... Lost & The Forgotten.

  • @2Srilankadevelopment1975
    @2Srilankadevelopment1975 Рік тому +11

    My Grand father also from Irish Britishman who came to SL and settled . But I am proud as a sri lankan and practice the Buddism.

  • @clydellaperies4721
    @clydellaperies4721 Рік тому

    Careem's knowledge is extraordinary. Highly intellectual. His knowledge of history is amazing. Very informative. Loving the interview and very much appreciated. Thank you.

  • @deerangaperera2697
    @deerangaperera2697 3 роки тому +5

    Wow. Excellent episode. I never knew that Irish played a major role in Ceylon from Trade to Government High positions to establishing education. Thanks a lot for this information.

  • @eksathweerekoon8793
    @eksathweerekoon8793 2 роки тому

    Wonderful interview. Dr Careem is so outstanding and knowledgeable on our History.

  • @YvanTheGreat
    @YvanTheGreat Рік тому

    Hats off to you, Dr Careem; Your knowledge is amesing. It is rare to see a historian of your calibre from a minority community
    This is very good and we learn a lot from your talks Thanks

  • @wasanthalal2565
    @wasanthalal2565 3 роки тому +2

    Amazing show. Amazing history. Keep it up guys

  • @warsil3735
    @warsil3735 2 роки тому +1

    Wow , never knew of the Irish contribution . Thanks for revealing this. Always thought their behavior was some what similar to us. I noticed that when I visited Irelsnd.

  • @ricvibesinc1
    @ricvibesinc1 3 роки тому +4

    All I know is my mum's mum was of Irish decent.. & a McCarthy...

  • @georgepeter8016
    @georgepeter8016 Рік тому +1

    Keep up the good work Dr Careem. If not for people like you the Lankans will not even their history.

  • @johnbalachandra1612
    @johnbalachandra1612 2 роки тому

    Vanakkam/Salaam Aleykum Mwalim, Dr. Careem, I doff my hat to you. I am a professor of electrcal engineering with 38 years of experience, after my Doctorate, and I live and work in California. I am amazed at your memory and the ease with which you speak so elquently about history.
    I am a history buff myself, and I applaud your contribution on the history of Sri Lanka. keep up the good work , Sir. God bless you .
    Professor John Balachandra, an Old Thomian.

  • @tonysoyza3296
    @tonysoyza3296 3 роки тому +2

    Super programme.

  • @guwani01
    @guwani01 Рік тому

    Unbelievable knowledge and he presents it so nicely. I prefer if you showed more pictures of those flamboyant personalities

  • @marilynwithana6390
    @marilynwithana6390 9 місяців тому

    Fascinating and brilliant.

  • @shanikadiliniopatha2404
    @shanikadiliniopatha2404 10 місяців тому

    A great discussion.

  • @rukisvlog-nissankarukshan6325

    Wow that was good information as I am living in ireland 🇮🇪

  • @SampathDassanayake
    @SampathDassanayake Рік тому

    Great. Keep up

  • @dulankak
    @dulankak 2 роки тому +4

    මෙතුමා ඉතිහාසය පිළිබඳව නොදන්න දෙයක් නෑ වගේ.ලංකා ජනවාර්ගික ඉතිහාසය ලෝක ඉතිහාසය සමග ගලපා එපමණකින් නොනැවතී නොයෙක් ක්ෂේත්‍ර පිළිබඳව ඉතිහාසය හා එම ජන සමූහ ලබාදුන් දායකත්වය ගලපමින් ව්‍යයක්තව ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇති වැඩසටහන් පෙලක්

  • @markrishi4595
    @markrishi4595 Рік тому

    In 1960s a friend of mine from Delft island , off Jaffna, has told me that during the British rule there was an Irishman named Nolan who acted as Governor of Delft. While stationed there the workload was very minimal and he had enough time to spend his time with local women that produced fair skinned children. I have seen a few of them while travelling to Delft and they were gorgeous. No one could say that they are Tamils from Delft. Unfortunately they were discriminated by the rest of the islanders owing to their mothers’ fault.

  • @VimalPerera-hd8fr
    @VimalPerera-hd8fr Рік тому

    Hassan s Great Profile gram e Prof Careem a Walknng talking Super Computer 👍🇱🇰👍Thanks All lesrent. A Lot 👍

  • @egertonpaul2024
    @egertonpaul2024 7 місяців тому +1

    My great-grandfather is Irish and brought the first coffee plant to then Ceylon.

  • @paddyo3841
    @paddyo3841 11 місяців тому

    I just had my dna done by a company that tracks back 10 centuries and there was a gene dna match of person in Sri Lanka at about year 1900, and also another one hit around year 1600 in Colombia Soth America… otherwise all the rest is attributed to Ireland/Brittish Isles…..
    Reading a book called “How The Irish Saved Civilisation”
    by Thomas Cahill seafaring Irish evangelical monks surely left a mark on history…
    Thank you for this video, most Irish do not know there own history

  • @alsaceramenaden6607
    @alsaceramenaden6607 Рік тому

    I remember many Irish nuns in hospitals and catholic schools. Fantastic info. You are a wealth of info. Thank you

  • @dravidamonkey4253
    @dravidamonkey4253 2 роки тому +1

    The Irish actually have MIDDLE EASTERN genetic roots.

  • @michaelnathanielsz9551
    @michaelnathanielsz9551 Рік тому

    Dr. Careem for president of SL, I’d say!

  • @deshanidewmini5963
    @deshanidewmini5963 8 місяців тому

    isn't good shepherd order was found by Sister Mary Euphrasia Pelletier and i've heard the origins to be from France .

  • @pancha_7
    @pancha_7 6 місяців тому

  • @marilynwithana6390
    @marilynwithana6390 9 місяців тому

    Holy Family Convent Bambalapitiya had many Irish nuns.

  • @antongoonetilleke2432
    @antongoonetilleke2432 9 місяців тому

    Did you or will you also cover the French? A Frenchman who came to the Court of the King of Kandy was the first de Lanerolle. The descendants are still in Sri Lanka and overseas.

  • @sumanmajumdar7884
    @sumanmajumdar7884 2 роки тому

    21:33

  • @jaylilantha1875
    @jaylilantha1875 Рік тому

    most of the Colombo roads were named after Scottish names

  • @edwardwanigasekera1056
    @edwardwanigasekera1056 Рік тому +1

    Sinhala land is Ceylon.

  • @michaelkrausee
    @michaelkrausee 3 роки тому +1

    Is the Sir name "Helsham" an Irish sirname?

    • @warsil3735
      @warsil3735 Рік тому

      Jewish origin

    • @paddyo3841
      @paddyo3841 11 місяців тому

      If you google it … it is British of Anglo Saxon Norman invasion and has a beautiful coat of arms

  • @Corpselordx
    @Corpselordx 3 роки тому +8

    I bet they came here looking for potaytees xD

  • @mariusmreule9236
    @mariusmreule9236 5 місяців тому

    Nobody uses Sri Lanka there same with Mumbai and Miramar.

  • @edwardwanigasekera1056
    @edwardwanigasekera1056 Рік тому +1

    What is the meaning of Ceylon,is is Sinhala land.

    • @iiemerald4545
      @iiemerald4545 9 місяців тому

      Sri Lanka land, not Sinhala land. Most Sri Lankans are migrants from various part of the planet. The sinhala buddhist nonsense as espoused by the racists like Ranawaka, modawansa et al

    • @keshansadeepa7370
      @keshansadeepa7370 7 місяців тому

      With the Portuguese colonization in the 16th century, the original local names Silam, Sihala and Sailan were adopted as Ceilão in Portuguese (from 1505), and later as Zeilan or Zeylan in Dutch, and Ceylon in English

    • @keshansadeepa7370
      @keshansadeepa7370 7 місяців тому

      With the Portuguese colonization in the 16th century, the original local names Silam, Sihala and Sailan were adopted as Ceilão in Portuguese (from 1505), and later as Zeilan or Zeylan in Dutch, and Ceylon in English

  • @apsarakarunaratne7167
    @apsarakarunaratne7167 3 роки тому +3

    Congratulations and thank you Dr. Zameer for another absorbing episode and charting the history of these long forgotten encounters. Your account is so perceptive and incisive, looking forward to many more episodes in future.