It wasn't published until after his death in 1966

That would be too confusing and distracting for the video.

Why do I know Packey McSorley?

@@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?

Hell no

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Couldn't be more wrong

@@realitywins9020 The Gaelic tribes originally came from the Levant

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Cad is ainm don Leabhar a hEoghain?

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“He died in Dublin on the first of April, 1966. He would have found this ironic, because that was All Fools’ Day.”

@@irenemax3574 Thank you!

Ireland calling you

Moonpig

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

Thank you Steve, it is indeed fascinating.

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

Karen Richardson it did have sound

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.

I certainly will!

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.

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.