Hands: Fermanagh Country

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7 жыл бұрын

RTÉ documentary series exploring the craft traditions of Ireland. hands.ie/
Narrated by Benedict Kiely. Filmed in 1980.

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@prof.sirjeffreydarling-mil3463 2 жыл бұрын

This is UTTERLY EXTRAORDINARY. In almost every conceivable way it is extraordinary. What particularly moves me is the literary quality of the narration. Have you heard such well-written words on any TV programme in the past quarter century? It almost sounds like it was written by Seamus Heaney. Just think of how far we've fallen. And to think people were living like this just a few years ago. Amazing.

@annother3350 2 жыл бұрын

I know - they call it dumbing down. They dont want us thinking too much

@sonofagalwayman6553 2 жыл бұрын

aaarrrggghhh sure noooow ye not a professor are ya

@JohnDoe-yq9ml 2 жыл бұрын

Shut up. Stop talking like a female during her period. Emotional pansy.

@JohnDoe-yq9ml 2 жыл бұрын

I do wanna try that butter tho ngl.

@johncourtneidge 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Terrible.

@BowHunt1229 2 жыл бұрын

Dan following the cattle along a lane secretly curtained, and perfumed with bushes and brambles. A place for children to play outlaws and pirates, the haunted country lane of everyone’s childhood. Just wow. What a phrase. Transports me back to 6 years old

@johngreenall57 Жыл бұрын

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@johngreenall57 Жыл бұрын

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@noelfleming3567 10 ай бұрын

Our childhood playing in open fields we learned how to plant spuds make up turf it taught us values in life .I love these videos pure class

@uachtair 10 ай бұрын

I used to sit with my Dad every Sunday as a child and watch Hands. This brings back many very happy memories of childhood and my Dad.

@prof.sirjeffreydarling-mil3463 2 жыл бұрын

Since I have discovered this show I regularly show episodes of Hands to my children - 8 and 11 - and they love to watch it when they eat a bowl of something before going off to bed. The entire series is a miracle and to my mind more worthy of preservation than Star Wars

@2006illuminati Жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@straycushion7434 Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful thing to do with your children 👍

@noelfleming3567 Жыл бұрын

Some brilliant crafts and skills mostly lost now sadly I saw a lot of these things growing up in d west of Ireland I love all those programmes

@lydiadewijs6524 Жыл бұрын

Wat een hard werkende kunstenaars,top zeg,❤

@Splunkzop 10 ай бұрын

Amen.

@aloysiussnailchaser272 2 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of my granny's house. She lived in Co Derry with neither electricity, water nor any other amenities. Water came from a pump in the garden, light was from Tilley lamps downstairs and oil lamps in the bedrooms. Cooking was done on the range, which she lit every morning at 0600. Down the road Uncle David made butter exactly like that, and could make anything from wood. He made me a tiny wooden wheelbarrow when I was probably 5-6 years old.

@3dkiwi920 2 жыл бұрын

I'm half Irish; not until watching this series have I ever felt so connected to strangers. I know these blokes; my Grandad was exactly the same. :'-)

@jessicah.1828 Жыл бұрын

I feel like my family has had a similar lifestyle but I am 42 and am from rural USA (California, Idaho, Arkansas). I've made butter plenty, taken care of lots of farm animals, and my dad is a blacksmith. I feel blessed to have experienced the simple, good life 🙏

@DozyDruid 2 жыл бұрын

As a stonemason I thank you for uploading and sharing this ..its a dying trade and few get to see what It can be

@petersmedley459 5 жыл бұрын

I’m a week away from burying my mum...watching this is amongst the closest I’ve come to peace in recent weeks. Bless you.

@irishpickens6581 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about your mama. Jesus loves you. Peace.

@20greeneyes20 4 жыл бұрын

Prophecies is telling us Jesus's return will be very soon then we will see our loved one very soon. Of course no one knows exactly when but I pray every day it's soon.

@Ben-rj7xs 4 жыл бұрын

"God Bless" you my friend..

@CL-vz6ch 2 жыл бұрын

@@20greeneyes20 is he here yet?

@furrycircuitry2378 2 жыл бұрын

I know it's been years but I hope you found peace in such turbulent times, stay safe, stay healthy.

@helenkiely-oregan7605 7 жыл бұрын

the narrater is my uncle, and writer, the late Benedict Kiely.

@sheller94 7 жыл бұрын

he had a very soothing voice...

@tuforu4 6 жыл бұрын

/// tribal.

@marybrady3127 6 жыл бұрын

Helen Kiely-O'Regan I love his voice.

@tuforu4 6 жыл бұрын

...... he use drink in MADIGANS IN DONNY BROOK.

@tobuslieven 6 жыл бұрын

He's good. You can tell he's not just reading something somebody else wrote. There's some poetry to it.

@martinbyrne6643 4 жыл бұрын

The older these videos become ‘ the more precious they will become

@betterworldtogether 4 жыл бұрын

How reassuring to see people living in complete harmony with nature.

@jeremiahquinlan2482 5 жыл бұрын

This takes me back to a time that was so real. I was born in co cork 1966 i left my mother land 1988 and arrive in the good old USA I'm here over 30 years and I miss the life of my youth. However we must forge on. This show brings tears to my eyes and a lump in my chest. A time gone by. A lovely time!!!

@lorimangold2890 4 жыл бұрын

Jeremiah Quinlan, My Ancesters are from Cork County, The McNamara's, and. the McEnany's

@makeirelandgreatagain437 4 жыл бұрын

So nice to see this and all the government is doing to day is destroy any thing that is anything to do with Ireland as fast as possible we are in a very sad country now unfortunately ,

@lindenvillage2474 4 жыл бұрын

You should take a trip back , don't regret it ,I couldn't leave here I would miss it so much .

@Sjm-xg3yx 4 жыл бұрын

I'm from cork myself you left a great island behind you .

@gerryduggan6821 4 жыл бұрын

I am also from Cork living in the UK since 96 As they say no place like home I'm a rebel true and true and so proud to be 👍 as they say ( UP CORK) home is where the heart is 💯 ❤🙏

@retockirtap 9 ай бұрын

I remember seeing these programmes on the TV when I was a kid. They were contemporary then. I didn't much enjoy them thinking them boring. I rediscovered them in my 30s on the Irish national broadcaster RTÉ who were rerunning them over 10 years ago. I saw then what a wonder they are and the quality I had the maturity to appreciate. So great I can rewatch them now at nearly 50 on KZfaq. So cool!

@Kysushanz 2 жыл бұрын

My family is from Crumlin - I was born in Belfast and left Ireland in 1956. How I wish the world could go back to this simple way of life; forget the great reset, we need the great resist.

@dkcorderoyximenez3382 2 жыл бұрын

The world needs much more sentimental grace as featured here...thank you for posting this charming time capsule of Irish country life...

@ThisIsGoogle 2 жыл бұрын

It needs more porn. Can't be out here watching day old porn. Gotta have it fresh.

@hiworldstephensonultranate290 2 жыл бұрын

100%agree mod world some of it impersonal now 20yrs

@clavichord 2 жыл бұрын

@@ThisIsGoogle Well, today's RTE no longer produce this kinda stuff. Now they produce daily debauchery, encourage men to be women and women to be men, prepubescant genital mutilation and the killing of babies in the womb.

@wrongfootmcgee 2 жыл бұрын

the world is having this sort of thing taken from it as rabid consumers are replacing human beings

@shiitakestick 2 жыл бұрын

@@ThisIsGoogle - poor pathetic empty soul..

@Antipodean33 10 ай бұрын

What a good life. I was a city boy here in Australia and went out to work on a farm clearing Mallee scrub and also growing grain/clover seed. I was a bricklayer before but the farm work was hard, it was long days and serious manual labor, especially loading out Mallee tree roots in 100 degrees and a burning sun. But it was no doubt the best few years of my life and I regret ever leaving and coming back to the city

@bbcisrubbish 5 жыл бұрын

Some of this series was shown on the BBC many years ago. A superb example of what television should include. All that is on BBC now is soaps, quizzes, antiques and cops and robbers.

@Packyboy 10 ай бұрын

absolutely fantastic program, beautiful writing, beautiful narrative . And what saddens me even more today is to think that Loch Neigh the largest freshwater lake in Western Europe. Is polluted to the point of dying, i’d love to know who did that polluting

@odubhthaighp1931 2 жыл бұрын

The more I watch videos such as these, the more I learn about & appreciate our heritage. As a much younger person, at the time these programmes were broadcast, I was more interested in pursuing my social ventures and interests rather than absorbing these beautifully crafted documentaries of our country and life. My formative years were a mix of city, town and rural and I have memories of farmsteads and lifestyles such as those documented here. Much of the rural land l roamed, explored and played in my childhood is now sprawling estates, supermarkets and other urban features of modern living; no longer a sleepy village. Such is progress - alas.

@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering 10 ай бұрын

How marvellous this show was . They don’t make hardy folk like the Mulhollands any more I warrant . Such a well made and narrated document of a time and place which is rapidly if not totally disappearing . Glad I saw this . 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@TheGiorgos29 4 жыл бұрын

Great job... I love watching this video. Greeks love Irish people and their families

@13infbatt 2 жыл бұрын

We are very similar,Greeks are some of the most generous , kindest people I’ve met ..

@RenegadeZoo 10 ай бұрын

This narration is pure poetry, fantastic to take a short peak back to yesteryear.

@slowstang88 2 жыл бұрын

That is beautiful country, I pray God's grace that it stays country

@trog.lodyte 10 ай бұрын

My grandfather (who died before I was born) was Jim Mulholland as well, left Armagh NI in early 1900's and emigrated to Canada. Not sure if these lads are related distantly but it gives me a sense of where he came from and what life might have been like for my unknown ancestors there. I have also been drawn to stonework through an interest, genetic? who knows. Thanks for posting these vids. Cheers.

@darnellbiggumsthe9th658 9 ай бұрын

i’m a native from armagh, it’s just ireland mate no “NI” needed🤝🏻

@lindenvillage2474 4 жыл бұрын

Miss those times ,I'm 53 from Dublin,when I was a kid me my two brothers ,and me ma, and Da, would head over to mayo just at the foot of cropatrick ,I would of been 2year old and went each year until I was about 6 it was very similar to this we now have a holiday home just up the road from where we went and still good friends with the family who would rent us a cottage ,it's such a beautiful place and I miss those times so much ,who needs to go abroad when we have such a beautiful country right here at our door step ...

@christinechristine1531 3 жыл бұрын

Awe. My family are from tubbernavine, lahardane, near castlebar. Crough Patrick to my right and Nephin behind me. I remember the old days and old ways fondly.

@elpollodelmar 9 ай бұрын

Lovely story. Beautifully written very well narrated by Benedict Kiely. Thank you for helping me reconnect to my history. Our family of Scots-Irish became wealthy shopkeepers in Dublin. They built Castle Coole, around the corner from the town of Enniskillen, in County Fermanagh. My son and I visited from the states and learned the story of how building a castle can ruin your finances.

@deirdrevaughan5078 10 ай бұрын

Loved this, my great grandfather Patrick McCormick came from Lisnaskea , and while I didn’t know him , my grandfather had that same lovely quiet way about him just like these lovely people. He even wore the same cap , reminds me of him a lot ❤️

@theworldsmostgiantDr 2 жыл бұрын

This is everything I want to do in life. Such a simple self-sufficiency. Skills and knowledge that are seldom taught anymore.

@donaldeldridge1674 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I got to see this. Although born of Irish kin-despite being born and raised in Pennsylvania - this film touches me deep within my soul. I long to walk those green meadows of Ireland...

@paulmckenzie4291 Жыл бұрын

The Paddy's will always talk of home, no matter how far they are from it, and your yen is a testament to how well they told their stories. People are place, as much as place is. Good luck

@johnny96888 Жыл бұрын

at the 17 minute mark there were two men talking and I had no idea what they were saying, but I loved every minute of it!

@olsim1730 2 ай бұрын

Weather, availability of a sharpening stone, that the stone could be used to sharpen more than just scythes and how much it would cost. You're welcome

@cfcreative1 5 жыл бұрын

When you see old stone buildings you have no idea how this could be built but this video gives you a big clue.

@Ewr42 2 жыл бұрын

reminds me of Machu Picchu, stones that fit together so perfectly that they must've been carefully carved out to match or maybe they just took those walls directly from the ground And rebuilt them in their final place, adding rounded edges for aesthetics it's crazy to realize how much our eurocentric view blinds us to the simplicity of the olden days's crafts I wonder what humanity was capable of many millennia ago, all the old forgotten knowledge that we've lost what was our culture like in pre-historical times? and how much of it is still alive in many forms, present in almost all cultures all around the world? how many versions of the same ancient myth? how many variations of the same old idea? I hope one day we can unify ourselves as a single tribe again, one with all different kinds of ways to express ourselves, but yet deeply rooted in a common connection to our past and our species's.

@jameslast3192 10 ай бұрын

I first went to Ireland in 92’ as a 20 year old from London but having an Irish grandmother. I went to the dingle peninsula for a month and fell in love with the land, the people and a girl. I’m so glad I got to see “old Ireland “ as I call it that was much like this. Oh and a proper pint of Guinness too! I thought talk of the black ice cream were all exaggerated. No. It’s true. Rare now in Ireland but the occasional pint in certain pubs is blissful, and dangerous.

@Sam-cz2bz 4 жыл бұрын

Priceless window into the past.

@reginaldwelkin 2 жыл бұрын

While the stone cutting and shaping was fascinating, I also found those cows to be interesting. I love how different places have very specific breeds.

@manderson147 2 жыл бұрын

This series is absolutely amazing. Did you all see that house they were living in? Wow.

@colmcasey1794 4 жыл бұрын

Worth it just to hear the wonderful voice of Benedict Kiely alone.

@harryoliver1130 5 жыл бұрын

This documentary has so many memories for me as a child, and it is always {almost} summer on my Grandparent's Dairy Farm.

@robertmacdonaldbespokekilt3063 3 жыл бұрын

Ah jayz - I choked up a bit when I read your comment - it reminded me of a line I once read "I keep it in a part of my memory where it is 'summer', and always will be"

@willb1157 2 жыл бұрын

And now look, all the people wanting to return to a more traditional, or more manual lifestyle - the Artisans, those disenfranchised from the city. But who can teach these old skills? it is getting hard, forcing people to reinvent these skills. It takes a long time to learn. We let these lifestyles die - laughed at them even especially in the1980's. More-fool us. Being English, I know little of Ireland, but these videos are amazing. These people more so. Thank You for Archiving this series. They are Gems.

@Savetheworldfirebidennow Жыл бұрын

Hello from America! My mothers maiden name. Bonnie Besse Kelley! My middle name is Kelley! We come from a long line of O’Kelley’s. Very proud of that I am. A good and kind people with rich beautiful traditions

@mrbojangls3293 5 жыл бұрын

The imagery of the sentence at 2:38 is absolutely fantastic. Great writing.

@stepitup5409 5 жыл бұрын

A total delight to spend this time with Ireland folk for certain.

@IrishAndy85 3 жыл бұрын

2020 anyone watching this.. How simple life was then, wish it was the same now today as it was back then. Rip the great peaceful and simple lives they had.

@barbarabroeske1061 5 жыл бұрын

I LOVE that they wear white shirts with starched collars! Beautiful labor! Gorgeous film!

@MrSullismom 4 жыл бұрын

I know! When our car broke down in 1970, the mechanic who came out from Coleraine was wearing a white shirt, tie and jacket.

@adamanderson3042 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrSullismom I'm from Coleraine.

@brianbrusnahan4518 3 жыл бұрын

@@adamanderson3042 I've been to Coleraine

@TheWayBackMachine72 10 ай бұрын

without hyperbole, this video, for me, is the best thing I have seen on youtube, end stop. This is what I needed. Thank you for posting, thank you for sharing. Speaks to me.

@sirwheato 2 жыл бұрын

Well I didn’t think I’d end up watching the whole of that when it popped up on my feed. Brilliant. I love that there’s a home for this sort of content on KZfaq

@2006illuminati 8 ай бұрын

Love Hands, watch them regularly, this family is all living together, and all have their jobs to keep them all going, amazing, however, this makes me so hungry for the current bread with the strong tea, and that homemade butter looks so amazing. Takes me back to my grandparents' rustic farmhouse in Wexford Ireland, no running water or loo inside the house, cooked most food over the open fire, and my gran made unpasteurized salty butter and spread it thick on warm current bread.

@barbaraforooghian9444 11 ай бұрын

Now in my 60's and English, my childhood holidays were spent in Donegal on my grandparents' farm. This video reminds me of the wonderful times I had there and the family and friends whose company I loved so much. Thank you for sharing this. I will now recommend it to my grown up sons who have heard so many stories of those holidays.

@letsgobrandon136 2 жыл бұрын

Some will say these folks have nothing, some will say they have everything! It's all about perspective!

@helentucker6407 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, that butter making looked so good. Bet the taste is magnificent! ❤

@Inkdraft 5 жыл бұрын

Helen Tucker: Yes, I've made my own from raw milk almost nothing like it except for Kerry Gold butter which I've bought here in the states. As close as you'll get.

@MsMesem 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, though I prefer non salted butter. It does not keep fresh so long but once you get used to it you realise how much salt you were consuming. NZ butter is very, very salty and strong. I much prefer milder, non salted European butters.

@mrsgbee8246 4 жыл бұрын

We are lucky enough to be able to freeze it.

@lorimangold2890 4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever gotten Irish. Kerry Gold butter, from your grocery store, Delicious

@negativefreeroll5089 3 жыл бұрын

Raw butter and cream is amazing

@dylanmcgowan3737 4 жыл бұрын

Well done to the folks behind the camera who recorded this episode. I was born in the mid 90s in Ballymun, Dublin. Always had an affinity toward the rural lifestyle compared to city living which I find dismal. Hopefully one day I can afford to buy myself some land out in the countryside 🙏

@mrheck5311 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed its healthier being in nature.

@geraldneary1948 3 жыл бұрын

How to be happy,going to confession and saying the rosary. Confession gets rid of depression,and the rosary makes one happy and optimist because most of our prayers get answered the way we like.

@reginaromsey 2 жыл бұрын

Dylan McGowan, do it now while you have the youth and the money for it. Notice the hard physical labor that is continuous all day, every day? Having a pipe and a mug in front of the fire is a blessing then.

@musashidanmcgrath 2 жыл бұрын

There were plenty of wild animals roaming the streets of Ballymun in the 90s. 🤣

@johnny96888 Жыл бұрын

Im from America, but Im curious how much does land cost per acre where your at?

@hhardwood 10 ай бұрын

How wonderful see these highly skilled men at work.

@basilallen308 5 жыл бұрын

My father was from Irvinestown in Fermanagh. This family lived exactly how his did up until the 1980s. Lovely hard working, highly skilled, peaceful people.

@josephwanjiku6853 Жыл бұрын

Bless them all

@eatiegourmet1015 5 жыл бұрын

Ah! I remember this series played on tv here in the States, in the 1990's I think. I particularly remember the silversmith one, the barrel cooper, and the bookbinder. I had recorded some to VHS. Happy to see episodes here, thank you!.

@Miler97487 5 жыл бұрын

I definitely remembered seeing this series in the very early days of the Discovery Channel around 1986-'87 but I hadn't seen it on television since. Glad to see this posted here. I remembered Irish folk music frequently used on the series.

@almeggs3247 5 жыл бұрын

Loved to see the sacred heart and immaculate heart pics on their wall at the end. The simple nostalgic life lie within those loving hearts thru eternity!

@magigurl755 Жыл бұрын

Tears of dignity and pride rose in my chest as I am most impressed by talent, skill and craftsmenship, such as It's just viewed now' omg, I'm going to watch them all, how much I enjoyed this first one of the series. Thanks for this! ♎🍯

@moonbongyang6460 2 жыл бұрын

I just recently discovered this program and I'm totally hooked. It's one good thing about YT, because without it i would have never known this show existed (in USA)

@EricksonTheFullMetal 2 жыл бұрын

Really nice little peace of old Ireland culture. Thank you for the post!

@bensnide5846 2 жыл бұрын

Can learn a lot from people like that. I don't think I blinked once or took a breath during the whole video. I was completely amazed. Thank you for sharing

@ThisGuyAd. 10 ай бұрын

That was such a treat to watch, thank you for the upload 😊👍

@JayScottOutdoorsPodcast 4 жыл бұрын

Honest work and a simple life, wish I had half the skills these men had

@0RoseRed 10 ай бұрын

I want to thank you so much for uploading this absolute gem of a series. It’s such a shame that the times have changed so drastically😢 Everything is so fast paced nowadays, everybody is rushing to get nowhere. We no longer stop to take in the beauty that surrounds us, instead we’re enslaved to materialism. I’m from Dublin myself, but have always longed for the peace and tranquility of the countryside. I have watched three episodes of this captivating series so far, and can’t wait to watch the rest. Thank you again, thank you!

@markmanleyH2Oactivity 3 жыл бұрын

Tremendous skills. Well done Irish people's, never let these capabilities die out !!!

@gyurmethlodroe1774 2 жыл бұрын

it is gone already

@darellsunderlin4670 3 жыл бұрын

It brings to mind the peace and tranquility of days gone by ! Wonderful story .

@KenDodd1317 10 ай бұрын

I’m so glad I stumbled upon this and I will definitely be watching the entire series if possible. I remember watching it back when we first got a tv. With all the technology and luxury items at our disposal today, we have managed to erase the uncomplicated lifestyle of my youth. This programme was filmed in the early 70s, what seems like a few years ago to me. Those were the days!!

@canadiangemstones7636 10 ай бұрын

This is superb! I’d dearly love to own one of those sandstone scythe sharpeners.

@s10m0t10n 5 жыл бұрын

These gents don't seem to talk a lot to each other, but cram a lot of chat in when they have a visitor. A lovely video of a gentler, less complicated way of life. We shan't see its like any more, sadly.

@denisl2760 5 жыл бұрын

Old country folk usually aren't too fond of too much talk.

@MrRoastedSnow 3 жыл бұрын

Yes you CAN. You only need to try. I'm doing it and lived in English cities for thirty years. In fact its the future

@AmazinFireMan 2 жыл бұрын

My first experience watching this way of life. Wonderful!

@bessiemann7468 2 жыл бұрын

Oh this takes me back to my childhood We had a lane and woods to play in. Mom and Grandma made butter,gathered eggs,hung clothes on the line,made homemade bread we didn't have an electric stove Mom cooked on a wood cook stove

@ravengirlforever3183 4 жыл бұрын

I have always loved this series. It was beautifully thought out and produced. It showcased the best of Ireland , the land and its people.

@charlescharliecharles5220 5 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful film! Priceless 👍

@lexaharpell5196 3 жыл бұрын

Fabulous and fascinating series - I visited nearby where my ancestors were flax growers nearby, they were born in Five Mile Town. Love Australia xxx

@steveforrester2217 5 жыл бұрын

A wonderful film. We could all learn some lessons here. Thank you for sharing this masterpiece.

@johncritch6812 3 жыл бұрын

I'm from Newfoundland Canada the way you pronounced scythe shocked me. They same way it was pronounced here when I was a kid the mid 60s.

@OneironauticalOne 5 жыл бұрын

These kind of Docs are the best. I am either lulled into slumber with gentle awe or entranced in attention with captivating wonder.

@kathleendunworth9875 3 жыл бұрын

this was my mothers way of life, Fermanagh

@stephenkful 3 жыл бұрын

Reading through the comments and just to clarify, this is an extremely romanticised version of rural life as a farmer in Ireland. Poor education, poor infrastructure/amenities, and 5 am starts in depths of winter are a reality this piece has left out! Still a great look into traditions though

@geraldneary1948 3 жыл бұрын

Troll.

@Eoin933 2 жыл бұрын

Yes totally romanticized - it was a God-awful existence peppered perhaps with occasional joy.

@michellejaquish8392 5 жыл бұрын

Makes me smile to go back to the simpler times.

@jamessones4044 10 ай бұрын

I’m sure lots of you will know it,but for those that haven’t had their hearts touched by one of the best films EVER made,you simply must see THE FIELD. 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

@MrDaraghkinch 8 ай бұрын

The circuitous mode of conversation is a marvel. Instead of saying "I would like to buy a scythe stone", we have, "Well yous are still working at the scythe-stones? ...Well I suppose yous'd have one spare now or? ...Well that'll be ok now Frank, I could be doing with one."

@GuruRasaVonWerder 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, look how the lady makes butter, shows lovely details. I used to make it myself as a child on our farm.

@zerocurve758 3 жыл бұрын

What a gem. Many thanks for your kindness in sharing this.

@lydialily846 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved ‘ Hands ‘ it was a beautiful programme, really enjoyed watching this episode again . Narrator voice is soo soothing ..

@davidriley8590 5 жыл бұрын

just a good old way of life I love watching these vids I am a Riley and I just feel so much at home watching these lads at work.

@briantrend1812 5 жыл бұрын

love this video thankyou retired bricky , graphic designer and lithographic printer now hardened NATIONALIST GET FIT TRAIN HARD FIGHT EASY WELCOME TO CAMP WESTERN FREEDOM

@bigunone 6 жыл бұрын

Loved the whole hands series thanks for posting them

@goombakiwi 6 жыл бұрын

Since finding this video series; I'm now binge watching and have consumed five today alone. I look forwarded to seeing the rest. Thank you.

@midnaurthqua6773 2 жыл бұрын

These docus are GEMS!!!🎩

@wakeoftheflood2 5 жыл бұрын

Im from Massachusetts & all these guys look like people in my family...my grandfathers & great uncles.

@brikkijim 5 жыл бұрын

@J Freddy you have no idea.

@benebutterbean2737 5 жыл бұрын

Mine too.

@paulbroderick8438 5 жыл бұрын

Love to see old school crafts and skills preserved coupled with proud self reliance. Those dogs could tell a tail, for sure. Born in Dublin, lived in Norther Ireland and England, greetings from the USA.

@johndoe-ss9bz 2 жыл бұрын

Born in the East of Ireland and lived in the North of Ireland. Born in Leinster, lived in Ulster.

@Sumtimreh 8 ай бұрын

As much as we'd like to believe everything we see is a pristine slice of life, we can't forget the effect the camera's presence has on the people's behavior.

@thraciangrapes 5 жыл бұрын

This series is absolutely fabulous! My grandfather was from Dunndorn, Doneghal, and my grandmother from Glennfinn, Doneghal. My grandfather had this 78 record they play near the end, the song is called, The Lassie from Doneghal.

@benmccrossan2130 3 жыл бұрын

* Bundoran * Donegal

@elleryeggen9678 2 жыл бұрын

Were they also quiet men? Is that an Irish thing?

@pestyone1024 4 жыл бұрын

Great Video, i so enjoy watching times before modern machines do all the craft that was hand done back in the day. And the Women back then experts in home making, cooking just..... steals my Heart away. ❤️💖💕🌹

@anto7906 7 жыл бұрын

wow... Helen, i love his spoken voice , it brings me back to my childhood ... Benedict also narrated the cavan cabinet makers episode which is my favourite one....

@voraciousreader3341 Жыл бұрын

My goodness! The one thing I always notice about these Irish farmsteads from the last century is how silent everybody is! My husband and I are always talking, laughing, singing, or humming all day long, now that we’re both retired! And our adult sons are the same way….we never run out of things to say and to laugh about! And it’s so different that six unmarried siblings chose to live together til death.

@fortbumper 7 жыл бұрын

Such a healthy life! Rewarding, satisfying, independent... A good example to go back to.

@BrianCarnevaleB26 7 жыл бұрын

Keyword, Independent!

@folksurvival 6 жыл бұрын

Reject the degenerate modern world.

@roccoconte2960 5 жыл бұрын

And a lot of back breaking work, and no money.

@banjodeano2202 5 жыл бұрын

not sure if i would call it a healthy life..

@Inkdraft 5 жыл бұрын

Banjodeano: Healthy life? Look at the age of them and working like strapping young lads. They look healthy enough for me.

@bretdouglas9407 6 жыл бұрын

Real people doing real things living real lives. Wow this is great stuff. Thanks! You can see how much exercise they get combined with fresh pure food and water.

@TheTomBevis 5 жыл бұрын

You won't find many active quarries with tadpoles living in the sumps, these days.

@alanpartridge2140 5 жыл бұрын

How do you know they had pure food, they probably went home for spam or corned beef on toast

@westers1514 5 жыл бұрын

@MichaelKingsfordGray Most of the internet

@ananda_miaoyin 5 жыл бұрын

Every last one of them would trade it all for what we now have.

@westers1514 5 жыл бұрын

@MichaelKingsfordGray Lol - Infantile? Cowards? - says the child who is hiding behind his keyboard and hurling abuse and insults to the anonymous face of the internet. When you grow up, actual adults might decide to give you the time of day. Now, run along now, your nappy is starting to smell.