Oh my why have i never seen this before.its only just come up.what a gem and those three girls singing ive not heard that song for a few years.R.I.P. Luke. Ronnie. Barney.Ciaran.Jim Mcann.thank you for the many year's of wonderfull Irish song's.never to be forgotten.
This is priceless! I knew of this film, and had seen short excerpts, but I didn't know the whole thing was available. I fell in love with Irish folk music when I discovered the Dubliners in 1969. I was a fifteen-year-old English grammar schoolboy then, and I have loved them ever since. It’s a pity Luke Kelly is not in it. He was touring solo in England at the time, and Bobby Lynch took his place. Thanks, thanks, thanks for uploading!
O'Donoghues now has flags/tarps to capture the heat and keep the rain off the tourists. In the deep , warm, cosy parts inside it's still a gem on the good nights.
Matty and Mick Molloys dad John was in this,,Ronnie worked with him in the early 60s in the Gayity theater ,which one was he theirs a photo in o Donohuges.
"The film and ballad is based on the strange but true premise that in Dublin jails the tradition grew up of the family and friends being allowed to wake the deceased when he was still alive (!) the night before the hanging as they would not receive the body afterwards as condemned prisoners were buried in quicklime pits in the prison grounds. This may seem strange today and it was a courtesy only extended to “Common Criminals” (Not murderers or political prisoners) at a time in the Georgian era when over 200 crimes, mainly against property, attracted the death penalty. Similarly families were allowed to bring food into prisons otherwise the prisoner would starve. Finally the hangman would be paid to get the prisoner drunk so he wouldn’t show fear on the scaffold." more here www.skibbereeneagle.ie/dublin/odonoghues-opera/
you might find some info here but they haven't got all the words mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=1277#1992079 An Chéad Véarsa/The first verse of: Bhíosa Lá ibPortláirge/One Day I Was In Waterford
Just found this treasure. I had no knowledge of it's existence. I love it.
Oh my why have i never seen this before.its only just come up.what a gem and those three girls singing ive not heard that song for a few years.R.I.P. Luke. Ronnie. Barney.Ciaran.Jim Mcann.thank you for the many year's of wonderfull Irish song's.never to be forgotten.
I was recruited as an extra in this film back in 1965, and it is really wonderful that the Opera has been rescued and is now available online.
Thats very interesting did you appear in what's left
they need to release a DVD
Were ypu sober when they filmed this, or they paid yer extra stout just to stay on as an extra paddy
So sad a classic like this only gets 93 views while a kitten licking its tail gets half a mill !!
Yep / video killed the radio king and the internet destroyed conversation and reading . Ireland should never have joined the EU .
Ronnie Drew's voice is one step above amazing, and thank you very much for putting this wonderful movie on the tube.
The world is in need of more folk operas, but only if they can be at least half as good as this one.
This is priceless! I knew of this film, and had seen short excerpts, but I didn't know the whole thing was available.
I fell in love with Irish folk music when I discovered the Dubliners in 1969. I was a fifteen-year-old English grammar schoolboy then, and I have loved them ever since.
It’s a pity Luke Kelly is not in it. He was touring solo in England at the time, and Bobby Lynch took his place.
Thanks, thanks, thanks for uploading!
O'Donoghues now has flags/tarps to capture the heat and keep the rain off the tourists. In the deep , warm, cosy parts inside it's still a gem on the good nights.
I really hope some day Criterion Collection gets a hold of and revives The O'Donaghue's Opera.
Very nice upload. Keep sharing this one, it's not a museum piece, it's living history.
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Amazing. So much talent. Thank god it was not lost forever.
greatst movie of all time
Amazing this survived,thank you.
Thanks for sharing what a find all gone except one. Talent to the finger tips.
Good to see Bob Lynch in the group, followed the Dubliners since 65. Stay safe.
Such a gem! Thanks for uploading!💚
This is gorgeous 🥰 those 3 girls singing together was deadly.
we have to cherish this.
Back when Luke was in England and Bobby Lynch was in the group
WOW!!! I was there last week. One of my life's great experiences.
Thank you so so much!
Thank you for uploading!
Wow, amazing footage. Thank you for uploading. R uk
Magic!
This is amazing.
Brilliant Stephanie
Matty and Mick Molloys dad John was in this,,Ronnie worked with him in the early 60s in the Gayity theater ,which one was he theirs a photo in o Donohuges.
Would be a disaster if this were lost.
Archive preservation is so important, agree.
A nice bit of history...was that Tony McMahon on the box??
good find!
Back when you could do your homework in the pub.
Is that Annie Briggs playing the cartoonist with Johnny Moynihan?
Has anyone got the song list or track list for this film? Amazing
I've posted the times and song
I'm not confident about the names of the singers.
Where have you posted them
Great
Constance, take a bow !
Can anybody tell me the name of the song at 11:30? It starts right after Ciaran and Ronnie get into an "argument"
The Song at 11:30 is "Port Lairge"
Does anyone know the name of the song at 16:24 I love it but can’t find it anywhere
I think it's called, sweet seducer.
I love Ronnie Drew's acting! But there doesn't seem to be a clear narrative in this picture.
Probably has something to do with the fact that it was never finished.
"The film and ballad is based on the strange but true premise that in Dublin jails the tradition grew up of the family and friends being allowed to wake the deceased when he was still alive (!) the night before the hanging as they would not receive the body afterwards as condemned prisoners were buried in quicklime pits in the prison grounds.
This may seem strange today and it was a courtesy only extended to “Common Criminals” (Not murderers or political prisoners) at a time in the Georgian era when over 200 crimes, mainly against property, attracted the death penalty.
Similarly families were allowed to bring food into prisons otherwise the prisoner would starve.
Finally the hangman would be paid to get the prisoner drunk so he wouldn’t show fear on the scaffold."
more here www.skibbereeneagle.ie/dublin/odonoghues-opera/
These are the outtakes everything else was destroyed and it wasn’t complete
Song at 11:37
you might find some info here but they haven't got all the words
mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=1277#1992079
An Chéad Véarsa/The first verse of: Bhíosa Lá ibPortláirge/One Day I Was In Waterford
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History makes my IRISH blood fly
Poor old Ronnie sure was bald and clean shaven as an Irish potato before his death at a young age 😿
Their teeth are off side their teeth are off siiiiiide, should see a dentist their teeth are off side
If that's your best attempt at a comment...you shouldn't have bothered.