in my opinion, The Third Policeman is genius, a great comic work of the English language, with numerous exquisitely written passages . I read it first nearly 50 years ago and read it again every five years or so, and always laugh at its wit and surreal humor.
@keniiilmarinen6964 Жыл бұрын
What the hell happened to the collective genius of Ireland?
@Oscarhobbit Жыл бұрын
I love these guys, their sound is so mellow.
@paudsmcmack3117 Жыл бұрын
"Health and Safety and all that craic was coming in"....lol
@paudsmcmack3117 Жыл бұрын
What a fantastic story...I've walked the river fishing it all around Barnes Gap, I never knew it was a highway where robbers caught one's coming out of Derry! Makes me proud!
@paudsmcmack3117 Жыл бұрын
"Talking about the neighbours" - sure there's nothing else to do in those places for the last 200 years
@Johnconno2 жыл бұрын
'Ay, that's the true comic spirit alright.'
@williamkelly98592 жыл бұрын
Doesn't matter.we all don't know but how great being young was we can't all be geniuses .
@vincentvanwyk55222 жыл бұрын
14 years in derry but only came upon this now. Must go to prehen at some point.
@jamesdolan40422 жыл бұрын
I read Flann O' Brian fascinating book The Third Policeman some years ago. It definitely was ahead of it's time and very delightful to read, for a book published about 1940.
@marknewbold2583 Жыл бұрын
It wasn't published until after his death in 1966
@highlandpaddy27563 жыл бұрын
class!
@paudsmcmack31173 жыл бұрын
I love this! Dropping the drunk policeman off with his car!
@darrendohertymusic3 жыл бұрын
Setlist : The Raging Song Liquid Audience Big Mistake Angels Wings (Social Distortion Cover)
@kcurran99133 жыл бұрын
Starts at 0:24
@leechpapersltd43763 жыл бұрын
Brilliant enthusiastic collection and research Catherine _Joe leech
@zootopia85863 жыл бұрын
Stupid old people shit. Wag your hat and crawl under the table.
@iordanissavvoglou99423 жыл бұрын
It would be interesting if there were irish subtitles as well. I 've hardy found any irish language video with irish subtitles.
@nathanmerritt15812 жыл бұрын
That would be too confusing and distracting for the video.
@joeleigh-corrigan77623 жыл бұрын
A lovely and uplifting video, I particularly liked the interviews. I think it a pity the makers didn’t think to use a musical soundtrack more in keeping with the spirit of the project.
@irenemax35743 жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you! I wish there was footage of Johnny McAnena, Mickey the Crocken, Patsy Feile, Raymond Duffy, Packy McSorley, Charlie Duffy, Joe Art and Pat Molloy, may they all rest in peace.
@paudsmcmack3117 Жыл бұрын
Why do I know Packey McSorley?
@irenemax3574 Жыл бұрын
@@paudsmcmack3117 Packy was a moonshiner like his father before him (I think there's a mention of Packy's father, Mick McSorley the poteen maker, in this video) He and his brother Mickey started McSorley Brothers garage on the Tobermore Road, Draperstown, in the late 1950's. Packy was an insurance agent for companies such as Eagle Star, Guardian Royal Exchange, General Accident, etc., and he was also something of a People's Advocate or "fixer". He was very smart, and a great talker and schmoozer. Perhaps you or someone you know once needed something fixed? Er, maybe someone crashed the car after a feed of drink, and then was breathalysed, so now they're in danger of losing their licence and reputation... well, Packy would have been the man to consult about the issue. He was a diplomat, a mediator, a problem solver, a loan arranger. A fixer. Packy was very good to people that he liked, and very cruel and dismissive to those he didn't. He was a great character, but alas, most of the time, he was a lousy husband and father (I'm well qualified to make that statement). He had many friends but I'm sure he would have had some enemies also, because he never hesitated to insult or offend someone. At the same time, he could be warm and witty and charming. And kind and generous. A complex and interesting man. When he was dying of cancer, the house for weeks had an endless stream of visitors, people coming to pay their last respects to a beloved friend. And the wake was great craic because lots of people sat up all night telling funny Packy stories. Well I suppose that might answer your question 😅 Did you know any of the other people I named?
@hmq90523 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Yiddish.
@AndreiBerezin3 жыл бұрын
Hell no
@NeelLLumi-AnCatDubh3 жыл бұрын
…וואָס?
@realitywins9020 Жыл бұрын
Couldn't be more wrong
@hmq9052 Жыл бұрын
@@realitywins9020 The Gaelic tribes originally came from the Levant
@realitywins9020 Жыл бұрын
@@hmq9052 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@eoghanoneill97653 жыл бұрын
níl a fhios agam cén dóigh ar tharla mé ar an suíomh seo ach blianta ó shin léigh mé leabhar faoi Padaí Láidir MacCuladh agus a shaol i dTír Eoghain. Buíochas as é a chur ar fáil.
Can anyone tell me what our man says at the very end: "... ironic, because it was [?] Tuesday"?
@irenemax35743 жыл бұрын
“He died in Dublin on the first of April, 1966. He would have found this ironic, because that was All Fools’ Day.”
@nozecone3 жыл бұрын
@@irenemax3574 Thank you!
@timflatus3 жыл бұрын
This helps me to understand Irish pronunciation and sentence construction better than any text book. Thanks!
@highlandpaddy27563 жыл бұрын
Brilliant stuff! Well worth gathering these oul yarns!
@jimmymullen41323 жыл бұрын
Great job Cookie........well done my friend.........who's the doll with the red hair.....:-)
@sarahjanemurray56813 жыл бұрын
Amazing 🤩
@mackenziefan50193 жыл бұрын
Count John McCormack at the end?
@alanmodokh3444 жыл бұрын
im an indonesian, dafuq i got here?
@user-ys5yv2nz6w3 жыл бұрын
Ireland calling you
@LehaSwn4 жыл бұрын
How did i get here
@naomiseraphina97184 жыл бұрын
Bhi sin go halainn!!! Is clar go hiontach seo.
@jackstux4 жыл бұрын
I'd hoped for elaboration on the story that after not finding a publisher for The Third Policeman he had it sitting by where he ate for 26 or so years.
@seamusdevine85104 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the chat
@Bubblesandcandyfloss4 жыл бұрын
Thinking of doing my thesis on this guy. Fascinating. So many angles to take
@arborialmonkey4 жыл бұрын
Nice bit of work, Michael. You're a natural!
@brendanmcbrearty53414 жыл бұрын
Another beautiful song by eunan.
@huub19895 жыл бұрын
Sorry but that was awful.
@markcampbell81073 жыл бұрын
Moonpig
@puckering16 жыл бұрын
Very well done and informative thanks for sharing!
@tonymusic47736 жыл бұрын
My Hero, Myles Na Gcopaleen.😁
@SuperMichine6 жыл бұрын
Which dialect are they speaking?
@stevesandford89936 жыл бұрын
They are speaking Northern Irish Gaelic, yet that dialect in itself has certain sub-dialects... (Donegal Irish, for example, would be noticeably different...) Other native-speaking areas of Ireland with specific dialects include Galway/Connemara, in the West, and Munster, (Cork/Kerry) in the South. (Something that might amuse you is that I went to an Irish Speaking secondary school in Dublin, though I an not a native speaker. On a visit once to the Gweedore Gaeltacht area of Donegal, my accent and use of syntax provoked general hilarity among the Donegal native speakers!!!) xx SF
@SuperMichine6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve, it is indeed fascinating.
@padairua81293 жыл бұрын
Basically in Northern Ireland we are taught the Official Standard, but when we visit the Gaeltacht in Donegal we pick up a few of their habits and phrases. It’s a wonderful mix haha
@karenrichardson11516 жыл бұрын
No sound? Wtf.....?
@jackobryan51045 жыл бұрын
Karen Richardson it did have sound
@mrsbrownandhercat6 жыл бұрын
For anyone who doesn't know, the opening "reading" is from The Third Policeman, which everyone should read.
@grenvillephillips69985 жыл бұрын
It was starting to read the The Third Policeman which brought me here. I heard it mentioned by Alex Lifeson reminiscing about Rory Gallagher, who he said bought him a copy by way of offering him an insight into Irish humour. As I turned the first page I knew exactly what he meant.
@miralong85013 жыл бұрын
I certainly will!
@Gaeilgeoir7 жыл бұрын
Maith sibh uilig! 👍👍
@SeanQuinn-IrishMarxist7 жыл бұрын
It's amazing that native monolingual Irish speakers managed to survive into the 1950s in a state that was hostile to anything Irish. And to this day, many clowns in the north have got it into their heads that Irish is somehow a foreign language, despite it being native to the land. Poor stupid bastards.
@SeanQuinn-IrishMarxist7 жыл бұрын
WinnerorNot8 No, many people genuinely belive Irish to be a foreign language in northern Ireland. I should know as I have had the displeasure of dealing with these people before. Even Jim Allister has came out and publically stated that an ILA would be a direct threat to his Britishness.
@75smurfette7 жыл бұрын
The Irish branch of my family tree were from North Antrim and one of my great-aunts was even very pregnant when she came, her daughter being born in NY harbor! Can't imagine sailing across the freakin' ocean while far along in a pregnancy. This 3x great aunt eventually settled in Kansas City MO as had my 3x great-grandfather and other family members when they came over.
@joenavanodo37807 жыл бұрын
This was very interesting and very well presented, from start to finish, thank you. ,
@joehiggs1007 жыл бұрын
Very good, many thanks.
@seancoleman50218 жыл бұрын
Thart faoi 2.30 agus ar aghaidh: 'Níl fios ar bith agam uafa', 'nil a fhios agam an dadaí uafa' agus ar eile. Tá sé sin spéisiúil.
@letusplaydarts5 жыл бұрын
Incredible to hear something that is not dead, but from a place where it is no longer alive but sounded fairly similar but different in subtle ways from how it is still spoken elsewhere. It's fascinating that he used "uathu" (or uafa) where they would tend to use "faoi" in Donegal.
@pragmatic1ultramagnetic2028 жыл бұрын
Very sad.
@Lexusis2008 жыл бұрын
I'm in it
@Hickmann8 жыл бұрын
A great singer/songwriter and a great man. Had the pleasure to see him in person twice.