How Ireland charmed this Englishman
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- Опубліковано 11 лют 2025
- This video is all about daily life in Ireland, social and otherwise. What we do for fun, what beauty there is to discover, what people to meet.
We get to know some charming local characters, some enchanting music and, of course, some gorgeous scenery!
We have a look around what, I hope, is a typical Irish town. A town that we have come to love. A town where many people already know us by name and are so friendly to us even though we are, what the Irish call, ‘Blow-ins’.
OOPS! I called Strandhill Beach Sligo Beach. What an idiot I am.
It's been almost a decade since we visited Tubbercurry and stayed in Murphys, travelled around the Ox Mountains past Lough Talt and on to Dromore West and Dunmoran. A beautiful part of ireland with friendly people, thank you for the wonderful memories.
@@seanmccann8368 You are so very welcome
You really appreciate Ireland, and i am very fond of your videos
Never been, but I heard all about Tub Of Curry (joke) from a lad, back in the late '80s, working on the ferries to France.
He told me all about his hometown and about how much he would miss it, as he was only saving up for a flight to the US, to work as barman in New Jersey.
Never heard anymore from him, but I do hope it all worked out for the lad.
He'd love this vid, for sure. Thanks for posting. 👌
I can imagine him really missing Tubbercurry and especially the people
We just got back from our first visit to the northwest of Ireland. We spent about 2 weeks in Donegal, Sligo and Mayo and loved it. The video really conveys the local spirit of the region. We had at least 5 wonderful nights of trad sessions while there. Just magical.
You are more than welcome, lovely video, a refuge in an increasingly fraught world!
Lovely video. The sense of community spills over throughout. I live in Dublin and while there are great communities here, it doesn't compare to what you have in the smaller towns and villages.
It’s so great to see that Irish culture is alive and well. Looking forward to visiting the Wild Atlantic way in September 2024!
Great show. Thank you.
I love these videos. They capture the true living spirit of Ireland without any cliches. You should try the country and do one for every county.
Love your positivity, and that you have come to love the Irish community spirit music and all things Irish!
A very well put toghter video thank you
You are most welcome
As always, gorgeous! ❤
I was in Tubbercurry for the Summer School in 1998 and 1999. Great memories of fiddlers and dancers 'till the small hours. I was about to enquire from you if the festival was still going when lo and behold, your footage of the event came up. Lovely to see it's still thriving. Thank you so much.
You are more than welcome.
Very pleasant tour of Sligo
I worked in the great town of Tubbercurry for a few years and have some great memories of the vibrancy of the people and the friendships. Great video and wonderful photography - keep it coming!
Really enjoying your perspective on our country and way of life. I'm a rugby fan that just attended my first All Ireland yesterday cheering on Armagh.(I'm a Cavan man)..but your description of hurley will be embellished when you properly watch a top class match..not just fastest but undoubtedly the most skillful field game in the world. They are seriously courageous athletes. Long may you both continue to grow in your appreciation for this country ❤🇮🇪
Thanks for the tour
Great video, during my years in school in history class we learnt with British settlers they became more Irish than the Irish themselves, I think that’s what’s happening to you. 😅 looking forward to your next video. 👍
Being a bit pendantic, but that was the Normans. The English who came from Elizabethan times onwards kept more to themselves, but that has changed over the last few generations.
Wonderfully produced video. Have you ever thought about moving to Hollywood to make movies. Very enjoyable to watch. I live in Colorado but I also have a home in South Leitrim between KeshCarrigan and Fenagh. Well done.
Love your videos signed , old Irish hiking geezer
Thank you
Really nice. Well done and thank you!
Thank you for this. Very well done.
You are very welcome. Thank you
This was brilliant
Lovely video Graham, really enjoyed it. I should do something similar after our move to NZ (which we now call home). We've both come a long way since our time together at Rye House speedway in the early 1990's (we don't have much in the way of real bike speedway in NZ now either)
With Rye House, Arena Essex, Hackney and Mildenhall all closed (all tracks where I have been start marshal so I wonder if I’m a jinx!) when we eventually go back to visit there will be no racing to see. Glad you enjoyed the video.
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu I've been going to Ipswich on recent visits to the UK - not the greatest race track but better than nothing (the fish and chips is good, which helps)
I worked at Ipswich as well but not on the starts so they should be safe. 😂😂
"I wish I was on the N17;
stone walls and the grass is green ... "
I know a song about that
(Saw Doctors).
I’ve never heard of it but I’ll check it out.
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu
ua-cam.com/video/32-WdYOeJLk/v-deo.htmlsi=S45HhYDDM05H4C9E
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7buIt’s practically illegal in Ireland to drive along the N17 without singing that song 😀
Galways anthem
Fond memories as child holidays in Ireland, parents were from Dublin,
GREAT MUSIC
Hurling is around 3,000 years old. Ancient ‘sliotars’ (the ball) made of animal hair have been found in bogs. The stick is called a ‘camán’ It’s now on the UNESCO cultural heritage list. Its most famous player is the legendary warrior Cú Chulainn.
@@Granuaile1 Thanks for the information. I didn’t include more in the video as I haven’t yet had the chance to see a match. I try to include as much personal experience as possible and as yet, on this subject, personal experience doesn’t exist. That is why I only mention hurling in passing. In a later video, once I have seen a match or two, I will cover it more fully. Thanks again for commenting.
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu Check out the all-Ireland hurling final on UA-cam played last week between Cork and Clare. Speed, skill and athleticism at its finest. Great videos, love hearing an English man's views on Ireland. I hope you both are happy here.
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu You mean you didn’t watch the All Ireland Hurling Final last week? You missed a treat!
@@24hrs365 Great idea. I’ll do that.
And the most infamous player is DJ Carey 😅
good comprehensive video
Go to Dundrum in Tipperary Fantastic Middle Eastern and North African food music people and culture you can also see where Original Irish used to live.
This is a normal happening, The English people who come to Ireland, feel at home, they often love Ireland more than their own country, and they often feel that Ireland is like what England was like 60/70 or so years ago. Hundreds of years ago the English loved Ireland so much that they drove thousands of families off their lands and stole their properties and became landlords who lived in very fine mansions
@@jamesbradshaw3389 England was never like Ireland is now. There is a lovely attitude that never existed in England. Unfortunately, the English of the past treated Irish nationals appallingly but the relevant word here is past. How many generations have to come and go before we accept that the current generation has no responsibility for the history between the two countries.
I love Ireland but I don’t love it because I have fallen out of love with Britain. I love Ireland for what Ireland is and not for what Britain isn’t.
I came to Ireland with certain expectations but Ireland has exceeded those expectations.
Incidentally, we are not English people. I am an English person but my wife is German so the English brutality cannot be blamed on her.
Thank you for commenting and I hope you continue watching my videos.
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Tubbercurry was where Normal People was filmed. People may recognise the square as where Mary-Ann's brother dropped her off for school in the pouring rain
Along Teeling Street there are little references to Normal People.
Sure the English love Irelad...been trying to get them to leave for centuries....😂😂
Tubbercurry Looks Rough mate.
It may not be the prettiest town in Ireland but it has a certain vibe to it. A town is made by its people and Tubbercurry’s people are some of the best.
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu It's a very beautiful small town compared to small towns in the UK and the U.S.A., I know where I would prefer to live....like you....
Rugby is for those who cant play hurling or football
Get rid of the traffic ! Honestly, it's the biggest problem in Irish towns