How Ireland surprised this Englishman Part 2
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
- This is the second video in this series. This time it not only shows where I think Ireland differs from my birth country of Britain but shows aspects of Irish culture and infrastructure that may aid someone touring the Irish countryside.
I hope that you enjoy this and then have a look at my other videos which mainly cover hiking, camping and the Irish countryside.
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Note: The video appears to have corrupted at the very end. I have no idea how this has happened as my file is ok. I hope this doesn’t lower your enjoyment. I have now removed the rogue music file but it has left a glitch at the end. Sorry
A warm welcome to you and your family.Many British families have moved here and are welcomed with open arms.Lovely people.❤
I came over to Wexford in 2010 to stay with my Aunt and clear my head, a sort of sabbatical.
Both parents from Ireland so I have some family here amd spent most Christmas holidays here so i was already familiar with the place.
Anyway 14 years later, Im still here and dont think i would ever move back to London.
Fantastic video .... and you are so very welcome to Ireland. Wishing you and your family a long, happy and healthy life.
In 1954 Tayto pioneered the first flavouring of crisps in the world. Cheese and Onion.
Love the photos of Sligo Town
Thank you. I have fallen in love with the town.
Another good video most enjoyable watching from South Carolina USA thank you
A lack of graffiti and clean beaches, my family came from Kilkenny, wonderful video
Thank you
I used to have a drink and many more in Mcloughlins pub in Sligo , it was small and had some of the best nights fun that I can remember , I brought a friend from California to it for a drink and he told me the next day it was the best night he ever encountered, people just sang and a band called the rubber band entertained , the instruments was a rubber band , a beer tray and whatever else that made a sound. Definitely the best pub in Ireland as far as I am concerned , that was going back about forty years though .
Another thing I must point out is that you get free travel whether it be bus or train if you’re a pensioner and that covers the whole of Ireland.
Quick note : the Irish name for Dublin is Baile Átha Cliath .. which means town of the hurdle ford. Dubh Linn is where the english name comes from middle irish .. but its no longer used in irish... and yes it means dark/black pool in irish but the gaelgoirí stopped calling it that around 1365 and started to use Baile Átha Cliath which is the official name in Irish now.. . Great video x
Great stuff. I'll from Waterford. Glad you enjoy it in Ireland.
Beautiful video. Delighted that you have no regrets about moving to Ireland. You're most welcome here. I'm in the South East of the country and we have quite a few English neighbours in our town. I have to say I'm always impressed at how eager they are to get involved in the community. Wonderful.
I am very happy to read that! As a Welsh language speaker and learner, I have met a few English who feel guilty about the Blue Books and some are even learning the language! Kudos to you, from an American from a Welsh diaspora trying to preserve my ancestors' history. I also have some Irish heritage.
Heartwarming to watch this video. Nowadays it's the most natural thing in the world for a couple from Essex to emmigrate to and integrate in Co. Sligo. When I was growing up in Dublin in the 1950's and 60's there was still a great deal of grudging mistrust of the English and the Irish in Britain were largely seen as hod carrying Micks. The oppressive state religion (of which my innate childhood loathing has since been vindicated) along with the nationalistic propaganda taught in schools were the main reasons for me emmigrating to Germany in 1977. It's a matter of profound joy for me to see such a natural warm reconciliation between these two cultures which have more in common than they are aware of. Enjoy your life in Ireland!
Pudding haircuts for the lads are definitely a thing in Ireland.
What a wonderful, thorough, and enthusiastic video! I even learned a thing or two and I was born and reared here. Thank you ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a refreshing video, clear, accurate and informative. I'd recommend it to any potential visitor.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The welcome to the stranger defines us.
I’m so happy for you, I sincerely hope that your life here will always be good..Thank you for your lovely video.☘️ ☘️ ☘️.
Thank you
The reason we have alot of ruined churches & monasteries is King Henry's dissolution of the Monasteries beginning in 1536 & the penal laws in Ireland beginning in 1695 in which Catholics were not allowed to practice their religion hence the churches suffered with no income. Many churches had their roofs removed.
I rarely watch youtube videos from beginning to end, but I watched both. They're really informative and enjoyable to watch.
Great video s this guy is a real pro the first one was wonderful
Thank you for your kind words
lovely video ..and lovely voice ..I wish you a hundred thousand welcomes..regards froom Cork 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I’m from Norn Iron (as it’s nicknamed) and thoroughly enjoyed your quick review of life in Ireland.
Lovely enjoyable Vlog, even to an Irishman.🤗 Delighted you chose Ireland to reside in and indeed the beautiful county of Sligo. Great editing.🙌 Liked and subscribed.. So looking forward to some more of your videos...🙏👏👏☘
Thank you for the lovely comments.
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu You're very welcome...☘💚
Well Deserved,Delighted to subscribe to your channel.
Nice video of my country. 🇮🇪
Gorgeous! I’m so proud of you! ❤
Spuds are important and loved in Ireland as mash, boiled, roasted, chips and crisps.
Tayto Park is now renamed Emerald Park as the Tayto sponsorship reached the end of its deal.
Great video. I know I'm speaking for all Irish people when I say you and your wife are heartily welcome here.
Thank you so much.
Very enjoyable, always good to hear about the country from a different perspective. Living here a lifetime we sometimes don’t see the beauty. Glad to see you’ve settled in well and are enjoying it, long may it last. Failte!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for bringing me back to the place of my youth (Ballymote). I’ve been over 50 years in Australia and the memories came flooding back.
@@26mcgettrick I am so pleased. Please keep watching for even more in future videos.
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu in the grounds of Ballymote castle and to the right of the castle they have erected a memorial to my father Tom McGettrick. Further round is the memorial to Brother Walfrid (Andrew Kerins) who was the founder of Glasgow Celtic football team.
Lovely video, thank you and we also thank England for two of its best, Jack Charlton and Andy Farrell.
Thank you for the wonderful video, I hope you have many years of happiness in our emerald isle.
Thank you
Your two videos are very good. Thanks a mill from an Irishman
Great video, superb photos, you live in a beautiful place now,keep those videos coming please
We will!
Do we have a potato fetish? Perhaps, but one thing is for certain, we definitely have a love relationship with carbs in this country. We put carbs on carbs, e.g. chip butty, crisp sandwich, 3in1, etc.
Your summation of our bus services was spot on. 😂😂😂
Great video & welcome to Ireland 😀
Thank you
Great stuff! Enjoyed it thoroughly. No ego, no nonsense, just an impression of Ireland. And very well made too. Great photography. Made me think how blessed we are to live here. Thank you so much. Let's see the next one......!
Hello. I moved to South Sligo from Southampton in December 2015, i don't regret it either. The starry skies, fresh air and magical energy and some fantastic quality food. I miss the pasties, never seen them at Supervalu, nor Scotch Eggs. The people are friendly, the neighbours are great, the biggest eye opener for me was the weather, but i am used to it now.
I never even thought about scotch eggs not being a thing because my wife makes them. I agree about the weather. Ireland is the only place where you can swim through the air.
Tesco has scotch eggs, which i love.
@@liffeyman6813 That is great, although my Tesco never sell them. I will have to start making them. Tesco in Sligo and Carrick-on-Shannon show them on their websites, but never in store.
I had made my previous comment before catching the end...loved the signs and your observation of the pentagon on the church.😂😂😂
I think that it is lit up as a star at Christmas🤩
Yes it is. I was making a joke.
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu 😁😉
Fáilte a chara..what I really love about your video is how you've not tried to romanticize our country. You use genuine pub footage from an proper local bar, not a tourist filled location. Well done and may you both have many happy years here...I'm not sure you should go and watch the Euro final next Sunday in the local pub.😅😂..But I for one think that England could do with a happiness boost. ❤..Topadamornin my friend 😂
Thank you. I hope that my video will actually help tourist by showing them what Ireland is really like. I would like it to make them aware that there is more to Ireland than just the overhyped tourist spots. I am still learning about Ireland and I receive a lot of information from these comments. I am also having new experiences. Last week I went to my first Gaelic Football match and loved it which shows the difference because I am not a fan of association football.
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu do check out an inter County hurling match ...I'm a huge rugby fan but hurling is the greatest field sport in the world ..and I'm not a huge GAA fan. Keep up the great work and enjoying your retirement ...I took up motorcycle when I retired..new lease of life .
Lovely content and narrative
Glad to hear you are happy there.
Really love that you’re enjoying our beautiful country,and you are most welcome here. Will there be a part three?😊😊😊😊❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it. I’m already working on a part three and a few other videos.
Thank you.
A double whammy (Vids 1 & 2) of emotional cruelty for a Weshtie expat that went the other way 30 odd years ago....😄
Congrats on the videos, gently informorative and highlighting the main reasons to look at moving to Ireland, and particulalry the georgeous West...
Fantastic video thank you. Brings back some great memories ❤
You have got it. You understand. Thank you. You kept away from history, and maybe as well!
TBH,I really believe the bad historical elements were a double edged sword.I like to think that we Irish and British have a common history too,I trained as as a nurse in London in the 70s and was warmly welcomed.I feel we are similar to a family that can seriously clash at times.I think we would unite,and rise up against any enemy that would threaten our well-being.
A really good video. Well done! It is great that you like Ireland so much. It is the best country in the world to live. But then I am Irish and therefore biased! Two things I think you mentioned: hilly roads in Ireland and, you are from Wales. Wales is a really beautiful country but I think it may be the world champion for hilly roads! I spent a week, many years ago, cycling from Fishguard to Holyhead. The roads were top quality but an unending sequence of long stretches up and down made the cycling really tough. One memorable day was spent travelling from Aberysthwyth to Devil’s Bridge along the Vale of Rheidol narrow gauge railway. Something not to be missed. Enjoy your time in Ireland and I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
Yes, Wales is a beautiful country but we were only there for nine months and lived in the town of Neath whilst preparing to move to Ireland . I am originally from London but spent most of my life in the east of England. Suffolk and Norfolk, where I spent a lot of my free time make a billiards table look hilly so it is really lovely to wake up in the morning, open the bedroom curtains and see farmland of rolling hills.
Great video… and welcome… (still hope you loose in the final though😆👍)
I couldn’t care less about the England football team. I am,however, ecstatic than Great Britain won the speedway world championship yesterday. 😊😊😊😊
Hi there. Just came across your vlog by accident and enjoyed it very much. I myself am an old walking geezer from Ireland. Most of my holidays were spent out on the walking trails in Ireland and the British Isles. I recommend the Dingle peninsula and the Ring of Kerry trails. I've also done the South Downs, Yorkshire Dales and Breckon Beacons, albeit decades ago now. Welcome to Ireland. Looking forward to more vids.
@@billyo54 Thank you. I am based in County Sligo and, due to the pressures of refurbishing my house, have restricted myself to local hikes so far. I will be venturing further afield over time. I too did a lot of hiking in the British Isles in areas like the Peak District, Yorkshire moors and dales, Brecon Beacons, etc..
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu
Ex-Brit here ...
Like you, I am restoring a house
(my mother's former home in County Carlow).
I'm sure I don't need to remind you that a 26 county-wide free bus and rail pass is available to Irish residents over the age of 66 - just about to apply for mine (think you need a current PPS no., which shouldn't be an issue for you).
I know rural public transport is sparse, but a free pass should allow you (I'm being very presumptuous in assuming that you are around my age) to roam at much lower cost than would be incurred in the UK.
Suggest you speak to someone (eg a QFA specialising in Pension Entitlement) regarding your eligibility for age-related State Benefits too, if you haven't already done so.
I'd be interested to hear how you get on, and if you have already had some interaction with State entities regarding this.
Kindest Regards.
PS: thank you for a superb video - really enjoyed it;
now to dig out all your other ones
(this was the 1st one of yours I've watched).
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7buwe are starting to worry about another invasion of English though with England going to the dogs
This is great. I see you've put some extra effort into the editing and story telling. It shows. Very informative too with a dash of humour (exit only 😄) and if you show the right shots, it turns out like this little beauty of a video. Your best yet in my opinion.
Fantastic video, thank you Old Hiking Geezer
Great video,keep em coming!
What a lovely video! Thank you! It is beautiful here❤x
It really is!
Liked and subscribed, looking forward to following your adventures, welcome to Ireland ☘️👍
@@Karl_with_a_K Thank you. So pleased you enjoyed it.
Lovely video, glad you've settled down here 👍👏
Definitely our forever home now. Thank you.
Another great video. Very useful for my move to Ireland later this year (although I'm moving to Dublin, which is about as similar to rural Sligo as London is to the Outer Hebrides!).
Dublin may be different but it is those differences that make Ireland what it is. Hope the move goes well.
I agree, the Cornish Pastie is a great little meal. Hard to understand how its not more popular in Ireland. Same with that great London addition to the breakfast, Bubble and Squeak.
Business opportunity
I struggle to find good Pork Pies (no, not Porky Pies - I get enough of them at home, hehe);
My local Supervalu do occasionally have Cornish Pasties (of a kind),
but s'times I have to raid across the Border to satisfy my cravings
😁😁
@@davidpryle3935 mushy peas and chips, it's a thing in Liverpool.
Ireland is in dire need of some more savoury snack options 😂 a delicious pasty or scotch egg would be a welcome change to the usual ham-and-cheese sandwich
@@elll2184 Now you’re talking. And while we’re at it, what about that great Scottish takeaway, the Haggis supper (haggis and chips).
Ah! maybe I’m getting a bit carried away now 🤔
Great video keep it going
Loved that, you are more than welcome to our country!
Thank you so much
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu You're welcome!
Nice photography. Enjoyed the music too.
Thank you
Great video 😊 welcome to they family
Thank you!! 😊
Thank you.....super video.
Unfortunately 'Tayto Park' is no more, goes by 'Emerald Park' these days.
Oh well, that is a shame. Still, its new name is so Irish and charming.
Excellent ❤🇮🇪☘👋
Great video-many thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Lovely lovely video.Delighted to subscribe.I live in Kinsale,West Cork might appeal to you.
Isn't West Cork full of English rich people and drop outs?
@@pulchralutetia I was a nurse,primary care parent,so I can assure you not all rich living in West Cork.Amazing salt of the Earth people.I don’t know any drop outs to be honest,but I always believe people should not have labels attached.
Nice photographs
I love your videos
Very good thanks 👍🏻
Liked and subscribed great videos
Thanks for the sub!
uou must have a marvellous camera .as them pictures are amazing...🎉🎉🎉
Lovely video.
Thank you very much!
Welcome to Ireland bud 👍
Very good
Thanks
What an awesome video. I’m so glad that you love our country so much. I hope also that you found the much vaunted hatred of the Irish for England is purely for their national sports teams. It’s mostly jealousy. There’s not much difference between us. I’ve never met an English person I didn’t really like.
The bus service around Cork city is excellent and a 1000 times better compared to when I was a child in the late sixties early seventies when it was a joke.
I can believe that as Cork is Ireland’s second city but, in the areas like where I live it is very reliable but infrequent. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. It is very much appreciated as I learn so much from this type of feedback and it assists me in planning future videos.
The recent ongoing ,"Transport for Ireland" T.F.I. Bus routes, 'Roll Out" are now linking up small towns and Villages with the Hinterland thus allowing people to connect and commute into larger towns throughout the Day to do shopping and to their workplace,this conductivity makes access to do shopping and the like , also as you say Wireless Rural Broadband is a Game changer, with good speeds and even that VOIP Phone you have what mimics a local Landline could be handy for ringing back to Wales without incurring penal International rates ...that are charged on the Mobile Network...Great Upload....
I knew someone who'd lived in Ireland for 40+ years, they were still introduced as the Blow-in. Ireland invented flavoured crisps, Whiskey, and Binaural Stethoscopes, which all Doctors still use! Sadly Tayto Park is no more, they lost the licence to use that name, so from 1st January 2023 its been known as Emerald Park. I grew up in Ireland and moved to Essex, now in Kent.
In from Brentwood in Essex. Where did you live?
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu I moved to Basildon when Depeche Mode, Alison Moyet and Denise van Outen were locals. My dad was born in Danbury Palace and fell in love with Ireland on holiday, and moved there!
@@CliveBilby Sold a house in Dengayne in Basildon to move to Ireland.
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu I lived in Ampers End then Barstable!
King Henry the Eighth is the man responsible for the disolution of the monasteries and the main reason why many are in ruins. But having said that, they are great ruins.
Signage of trails can be patchy depending on what county. Further down the less good signage.
You are welcome our English neighbor, the tourist board should give you a job, love your videos
The old church grounds are pre reformation churches and abbeys, small abbeys in the west that were closed during the Henry 8th period. Since most people didn’t convert, nearly none there was no use for them. After catholic emancipation in the early 1800s from about 1830 Catholic Church’s were allowed again and they were rebuilt in new French neo gothic style, the people having long forgotten the previous styles.
Thank you
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu And welcome to Ireland of course. Like all english people who move here, they often become more Irish than the Irish. You have to learn to allow for ups and downs and navigate through the blarney at times, especially in business matters in the west in particular, you might find it very odd at times, but be yourself and everyone will understand. It's ok to demand precision and asking people to get to the point, trades men and the like will not be precise about time and cost at times, but it is a type of patter in the language and culture and you have to search for the point. And you will be believing in the fairies in no time, they were here before us, no question.
I'm sure you've been there already but if not check out Gleniff Horseshoe. It's right on your doorstep there in Sligo. It's absolutely stunning. You're very lucky to live in Sligo. That's where my wife and I intend to retire to. Great video
I hope you framed that picture at 1:40, great catch.
Glad you like it. That was taken from the summit of Knocknashee.
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu it's timeless.
Welcome to Ireland,as a fellow blow in from Wales/Somerset.
Pork pies are my favorite but not found in Ireland except Tesco bad attempts.
So I make my own.
Agree on the pasties too.
Garage deli are excellent for food on the go .
@@paulturner7829 Even MacDonalds tastes better here than in the UK. Must be the higher food standards.
@@OldHikingGeezer-lp7bu supermacs is better thou ,real chips 😀
We're in South kilkenny area if you're over this direction anytime.Brandon hill is a good local walk.
Welcome to South Sligo!
@@spcm6781 Thank you
Lidl does crumpets I think
First place I asked but all I got was a puzzled look.
Pensioners in Ireland get a public service pass ,which allows them travel free on all public transport.They also get a medical card which means all doctors visits are free and a prescription costs one euro .
Is it not e2.50?
Means tested for Irish Citizens.
@@mmg9675 Nope,just paid 0ne euro at my chemist this morning.Maybe yours is taking the p#ss.
@@treborsirrah7916Sorry , maths not my strong point. I pay e1.50 per item which will reduce to e1 if I reach 70.
Fantastic video. Very informative, nicely narrated, beautifully shot, & well edited. Oh, & lovey a soundtrack too. ❤️👍
Céad míle fáilte.
Thank you for your kind words
What happened at the end?
I have absolutely no idea. I’ve checked the. Original file and it is fine. Corruption on uploading. I will re-upload it.
Weird! It has inserted music that I don’t have on file and I’ve never heard.
@@grahamthompson5239 😅 weird alright, technology they call it.
@@TheWanderingIrishmanHe Rode into the sunset.
Your a blow in if you come from a different village and I am talking about when you're grandfather moved
UK is also represented by a musical instrument.
@@stuartkelly3106 Which instrument? I’ve had a quick search and cannot find anything.
Tayto don't own the park, they just sponsored it. It has a new sponsor now the name of which escapes me.
Emerald Park.
I think you mean England when you mention the Uk or British.
Prob still calls it southern Ireland
The theme park changed its name to Emerald Park, due to some other entity holding the Tayto brand outside Ireland.
That was lovely 😍 😊
Thank you! 😊
My deer old english friend . Where you not taught way back in your youth in your home country of centuries of oppression by our neighbours? Does ..for example..the name Oliver Cromwell not ring a bell with you ?
It was not only under his rule, that worship by catholic rule was severely punished and on top of it churches , cathedrals and chapples preaching the catholic faith got ransacked by the invaders from the other side of the Irish sea ... Your love for Ireland 🇮🇪 is highly appreciated,but please educate yourself about our never trouble free history .
I am well aware of the troubled history between my country of birth and Ireland. I am not proud of what was inflicted on this lovely country. A few things to bear in mind - I didn’t choose where I was born and was a great supporter of Mo Moslem and her tremendous selfless efforts to bring peace. Also, I was twice a victim of the troubles. Once when I was in Kings Cross underground station when it was bombed and later in the Bishopsgate bombing. Do I feel any animosity? No, just understanding. For most of the troubles I was too young to have a say. I love Ireland and its people but I can no more be held responsible for what happened than my German wife can be responsible for the London blitz. We have to live as peacefully as possible and, yes, I don’t know everything about the persecutions but I am trying to learn. Let us look to the future whilst learning lessons from the past and not let such terrible time happen again
My "dear english friend " was in no way ment disrespectful ..the opposite is what I had in mind ...I just wanted to clarify ,that ransacked monasteries,friaries,nunneries or other violently tumbled sacral structures are not connected to the the horrendous pain and suffering the famine brought over this country . My request to you to make yourself aware of the consequences of 700 years of occupational rule is aswell is not ment in a derogatory way . I think it is a normal procedure ,that anybody who settles in a new country, should have the courtesy to get familiar with the history of the country( and the people )he or she chose to be their new home( and neighbours ).
On top of it : in no way would I think, that you or your dear wife could be or should be held responsible for the wrong doings of the governments of the countries of your origin .
My wish for you is , that you might be able to build a happy life in Ireland 🇮🇪.
@@joeie5979 I apologise if I took your comment in any way other than the way it was meant. I am trying to understand the history of Ireland. There is so much history so it might take a while.
Go back to sleep.theres no compulsion on anyone to learn history from the past...just be respectful in the present.
@@culminate100 You seem to fit in this time's of " mindfulness " . Thankyou for your smart advice 💤.
What an awesome video. I’m so glad that you love our country so much. I hope also that you found the much vaunted hatred of the Irish for England is purely for their national sports teams. It’s mostly jealousy. There’s not much difference between us. I’ve never met an English person I didn’t really like.