Never has one race of people given so much of themselves for the benefit of all. I am proud to be an Irish American, retired police officer and a highbridge boy. Moveover, I am proud of those that set the way becoming to this great county and building the greast city on earth. Thank you, thank you to all those Irish men and women who set the bar so high for us to follow.
I’m a third generation Irish American and was raised in Queens. I have 2 retired NYPD, officer and Lieutenant, in my family. We are very proud of them, for their dedication to the city! My father and uncle are retired I.U.O.E- Local 15 construction workers. They know so much about the buildings, bridges and tunnels that the Irish have built. This song holds true, to so many things! Thank you for your service to our great city!
Race? ain't y'all just white here in the states? I'd say, out of all whites, the Irish and to some extent the Italians, have gotten the most positive views for white Americans.
I grew up in the Bedford Park section in the Bronx in the 50s and early 60s. All the cops and firemen were Irish. Not to mention the bus drivers and transit workers. There was Irish music radio shows on Sunday evenings, great Irish bars to socialize in. Yes, the good old days when NY was Irish!
My father was a Conductor for NYC Transit. He was such a good man. The best. Honest and hardworking. I wish my son got to meet him. Proud to be from The Bronx. We built that city.
Damn right lad irish Catholics built America Hard to believe The New York of today wasn't full of crime rats and corruption and a defunded Police Jesus Mary and Joseph 🤦
My great grandfather emigrated from Ireland to NYC, settling in Bay Ridge Brooklyn. He was a Lieutenant in the NYPD. I can so relate to this song. I only wish I had the blessing to meet my great grandfather, Michael Connors! Hi
Family came over 1921 ,Ran bar and grille in brooklyn for 50 years. All sons served in military, Police, Fire ,post office ,the girls nurses ,civil service...Loving America and its opportunities..
My great-great-grandparents came to the U.S. in 1850 to escape the famine. They settled in Hudson, NY and spent the rest of their lives there. A few years ago I visited the Hudson Cemetery where they're buried. I said a prayer to them, thanking them for their courage and determination, without which I wouldn't be in this great country. I also told them they were not forgotten and never would be, because I was working on our family history which I would hand down to future descendants.
this song reminds me of when i left tulsa oklahoma at the age of 10 to live with my mothers parents "who were both off the boat" in the bronx. I went from country music and cowboy culture to subways amd skyscrapers. i remember my grandma taking me shopping on fordham road at caldors to buy toys, and taking the bus to yonkers. im a mutt but im proud to be half irish, grandfather was from.kerry grandma from roscommon
i lived on perry avenue from 1997 to 98 with my grandmother. went to st brendans for 4th grade that year. moved back to long island summer 98. my grandma was from roscommon
@@mrblue028 yeah i only lived in the bronx for my fourth grade year. i lived in tulsa oklahoma before that and moved to long island after leaving the bronx. my mother grew up in that neighborhood tho and my grandparents came from kerry amd roscommon. i was a hick okie when i moved to the bronx with a southern accent. now i am pretty much a new yorker having lived here most of myblife i lost that oklahoma accent many many years ago
Grew up in the Bronx during the 1950s and 1960s. We had almost nothing, but we were too happy and hard working to know the difference. School at St. Ann's, boy scouts at St. Brendan's and high school at Cardinal Hayes. The Bronx was pure heaven. Love and prayers to all that helped make my life wonderful.
You're totally right but it's amazing how the Irish left their imprint on America. I'm not Irish yet I grew up in an immigrant neighborhood and learned all these traditional Irish songs in grammar school (as well as Irish history). I even know some Gaelic, which is a bit bizarre when you think about it since my family is Portuguese.
Yeah,that was my experience seeing photos of my relatives in Ireland when I was growing up in the Bronx.I visited them. It was just like being with my aunts,uncles & cousins here in New York.We do look alike too! Thanks for the positive comment.Hearing some of the really hate filled comments from the Irish on here is amazing.After all,we don't pretend to be native to Ireland.We do have family connections to Ireland & celebrate our family's success over adversity here.
Mary Frances Dawgs, First of all what a lovely song and video about the New York Irish. Secondly I know your comment was posted many years ago now but I just had to add my own comment to say how much I agree with you. I am native to Ireland and over the years I too have seen these thoroughly nasty and utterly uncalled for comments by native born Irish people in relation to Irish Americans. I have been shocked and indeed horrified at the level of totally unnecessary vitriol levelled against people who are basically our cousins, the Irish Americans. I have no idea where this vitriol comes from and can only apologise for it. You only have to look at the people in the video to see the Irish look about them. It would take someone cleverer than me to analyse why some ignorameses feel the need to insult these good people who have every right to celebrate their heritage.
my grandad was 100% irish and knew this song word for word by heart. I remember him singing it, bouncing me on his knee while my grandmum was in the kitchen, always cookin something tasty. Gosh i loved those days. Ty so much for posting this song. I missed it dearly. Eire go braugh :)
It's a special heart. Winch has a one. I don't know what happened to this band. They played all the Irish pubs in DC for years. Got famous. And now some new people not even carrying on. Miss these guys. The content always plainly spoke for itself. They come from Irish musician families and can still make me cry and proud. It's a special heart.
The Bronx n Long Island..My father's family roots through Ellis Island. U.S. Customs Inspectors n NYPD Police n Firefighters in FL. When Irish eyes are smiling from Knock 🇮🇪
My earliest years were spent on Theriot Ave in the Bronx. My Dad's folks came over from Ireland. He was an NYPD detective. We moved out, like so many did, to Long Island and then New Jersey. NY will always be my home, no matter where I am. Thanks for the great video.
Came here in 1949 as an immigrant child. I was reading "Angela's Ashes" and had to call my Mammy and thank her for bringing us (four kids) to this great country and wonderful city.
Thanks for this post! It's a touching remembrance of growing up in Woodside and going to Rockaway Beach on hot summer days. I agree that it is disheartening to see that the neighborhood is no longer the place we remembered for all those party's and weddings the Céilis and wakes but we moved on to better lives. Although we left the old neighborhood for a life in Suburban America, Irish Americans still maintain the strong Irish traditions that made us who we are today!
Even in Ireland, the towns we we knew as children are disappearing fast.. They are "modernising" the frontage of beautiful old buildings etc and taking away the uniqueness of each town... And all they're replacing them with are mire of the same gaudy, modern, cheap looking frontage.. So sad to watch it happen.. And felling/decimating trees everywhere for "insurance" purposes... 😢
I have been so fortunate to live in the Washington, DC area and have seen Celtic Thunder live many many times. Jesse Winch once told me he knew if I was at their show, it would be a good one because I get so involved in the music with them and bring the audience with me. I was very flattered. They are an awesome awesome band!
The video shows 100% Irish which is great Bronx New York had a lot of Irish many many years back Woodlawn was a famous place where I grew up was 150th Street and third avenue was all Irish in that neighborhood but times changed everything that's not the more you could really do about it just have a nice drink or an Irish coffee and talk about the good old days you never forget them 🍀🇨🇮💯🍀🇺🇸💯🍀👍
Everyone does realize this song was written by Terry Winch who - last I heard - lives in DC now. He is from NY though. I've seen THIS Celtic Thunder many times and felt like a I had a real friendship with Jesse, Terry's brother, who is a terrific musician. Didn't know they were still playing live anywhere. Jesse actually said once that he knew if I was there, it would be a good show because I would get the crowd going along with the music. I miss those wild Irish days.
As a daughter of Irish Immigrants this song means a lot to me. The Irish that came here years ago adapted to their new "home". They were so proud to become American citizens, unlike the new immigrants that come here from Ireland and other countries! They worked hard to give their children a better life than they had and still sent money home to their parents to make things easier for them! My father died when I was 9 and my mother (God Bless) raised 4 children without welfare or food stamps!
I grew up in the South Bronx in the '50s.You didn't worry about locking the door.It was a working class,Irish immigrant neighborhood.People didn't have lots of money but knew what was important to teach their children.Awareness of your heritage,respect for neighbors,go to school to get an education,go to work to support yourself & family.We weren't always respectful of other groups.The beauty of living in NYC was you learned that when you went out into the wider community.Not all,but most did.
This song paints a beautiful picture of Irish New York in the old days and its surrender to the modern multicultural society that it is today. Still, every St. Patrick's Day, the city belongs to the Irish as well as those who would like to be.
One of the best compliments I ever received was from Jesse Winch. He told me he knew if I was attending one of their shows, it would be a good one because I was so enthusiastic about their music. And, I always tried to be where they were entertaining in DC or Northern VA. They are just awesome performers!
I'm from Irl.. It's amazing the way times change things. Dublin now is as much Polish, Chinese etc as it is Irish. Our little country has changed toally beyond recognition over the last 20yrs. Most people are secular these days, the church use to rule. But now it's obscure. Massive immigration has changed Ireland as well. Whatever idea any American has of the old sod across the Atlantic, it's totally outdated. We have and are still changing at an incredible rate..Just like New York did...
I grew up near where this video was filmed in the late 1950's. It was filmed in front of one of two project buildings on West 228th St. The area was considered Marble Hill located in Manhattan/?Bronx. You get a glimpse of St. Stephens Church and the bar named the Lakes of Sligo.
I've viewed this video several times and am just now beginning to apprecitate it. It defines a life-style I never have, nor will, know. There's a richness and closeness to their live I envy. And what would we be without the Irish's contribution to building up this country?
Drugs can ruin any neighborhood. I lived in Inwood from '79 - '02 and my best friend growing up was Irish. The neighborhood I grew up in was always a safe a pleasant place...it a was a great place to live. My parents still own their apartment in Inwood and they don't plan to leave even though the neighborhood is changing, Again.
This is amazing how similar is to my family photos. We also grew up in upper Manhattan. ( I think that is where some of these photos are taken or maybe the Bronx) I had to watch it over and over again it is so much like my family. Thank you Thank you Thank you.
I'm half Irish my grandma and grandpa came to the Bronx from Kerry and roscommon. the other half is a mix of Italian and German Jewish. from long island but live in rural central Minnesota . never forget where I came from
Yes and we helped build that city and left it to people that never appreciated us.Up to this day they rejoice in our schools and churches being closed .Only now need us to fight their wars.
This was great! I heard this song the other day after many years and it really brought memories... and then finding your video on the web was just perfect... Thank you! I posted a family video as a video comment - Hope you dont mind.. If I had only remembered this song when I originally scored the video, I definitely would have used this!
Speaking of Irish Catholics, remember the litanies we recited in school? Remember the one where we kept repeating "My Jesus, Mercy?" There was one kid in my class who didn't seem to have heard Sister correctly. He kept saying "My Jesus Murphy." At least his heart was in the right place!
What a wonderful video!I grew up and still reside in the Bronx...would have loved to have seen it's heyday. Hearing all the stories from the older folks makes me realize how much pride they had in their surroundings. Nowadays people just throw trash around and blare music until all hours...no class whatsoever.
I graduated from Bishop Dubois H S in 1960. Lived on Adrian Ave. in Marble Hill. I played Irish Music with James ( Jesse ) and Terry Winch down in Highbridge in the late 1950's. James ( Jesse ) Winch graduated from Bishop Dubois H S in 1960, also. Terry Winch graduated from Bishop Dubois H S in 1963. Jesse and Terry presently live in Silver Spring, Md. Tell your father to join the Bishop Dubois High School; New York City Facebook Group at facebook.com/groups/1381412232086609
There are other ethnic groups moving into Woodlawn but the Irish are still very strong there, definately the most Irish neighborhood in NYC today. It has a decent sized Italian population too.
I Spotted Another Guy whom I Knew from the old days on The Video. Marty Kennedy is in the background when the bridesmaids are getting into the Limo's. Marty Kennedy would be about your Father's age and lived accross the street from the projects. He hung out at a neighborhood bar named The Lakes Of Sligo. He was an excellent Irish Fiddle Player. He worked at the TA as a Bus Dispacher and married Elaine Hagen from Terrace View Ave. I went to St. John's with his younger brother Jimmy.
Wow 228th street. I never see any Irish folks around there now. Grew up on 231st in the early 90’s when they were still here yet most were moving to greener pastures upstate.
I'm from old school Irish/Polish stock. I work moving furniture. I'm the only white guy I work with and the rest are black. I'm also the youngest. But they all know that I work. I put boxes on my back and up three flights of stairs I go. Go back down and do it again. I always say that it's the Irish in me. "It must have been the Irish that built the pyramids, No one else could carry up the brick" Not far from BX, Stamford CT.
I am a Venedam as well and would like to find out more, I finally got to check this out! You left a comment on my fox and the hound music video I did over 10 years ago! please message me back I am interested to know more
@luispihormiguero Well I been following your conversation with that other fellow and I just want to say a few things. There is no such thing as an 'arabic' race. In the Moorish Empire, there were ethnic Lebanese, Persians, Berbers, & racial arabs that were all considered 'arabic' due to their culture/language. Yes, Iberians do have small amount of DNA from the North Africans (many r white btw), just like most Europeans do. Queen Elizabeth II actually has some slight Moorish descent as well.
Never has one race of people given so much of themselves for the benefit of all. I am proud to be an Irish American, retired police officer and a highbridge boy. Moveover, I am proud of those that set the way becoming to this great county and building the greast city on earth. Thank you, thank you to all those Irish men and women who set the bar so high for us to follow.
Dude we built the Nypd the city itself wouldn't have such high quality city services without that catholic guilt the Nypd would have fell years ago ☘️
I’m a third generation Irish American and was raised in Queens. I have 2 retired NYPD, officer and Lieutenant, in my family. We are very proud of them, for their dedication to the city! My father and uncle are retired I.U.O.E- Local 15 construction workers. They know so much about the buildings, bridges and tunnels that the Irish have built. This song holds true, to so many things! Thank you for your service to our great city!
Race? ain't y'all just white here in the states? I'd say, out of all whites, the Irish and to some extent the Italians, have gotten the most positive views for white Americans.
Respect from Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪
I grew up in the Bedford Park section in the Bronx in the 50s and early 60s. All the cops and firemen were Irish. Not to mention the bus drivers and transit workers. There was Irish music radio shows on Sunday evenings, great Irish bars to socialize in. Yes, the good old days when NY was Irish!
Respect from Ireland ☘️🇮🇪💚🇺🇸
My father was a Conductor for NYC Transit. He was such a good man. The best. Honest and hardworking. I wish my son got to meet him. Proud to be from The Bronx. We built that city.
Damn right lad irish Catholics built America Hard to believe The New York of today wasn't full of crime rats and corruption and a defunded Police Jesus Mary and Joseph 🤦
I too am proud to be from the Bronx. My two grandfathers were born in Ireland.
And look what you let happen to it
I also am from the Bronx.
My great grandfather emigrated from Ireland to NYC, settling in Bay Ridge Brooklyn. He was a Lieutenant in the NYPD. I can so relate to this song. I only wish I had the blessing to meet my great grandfather, Michael Connors! Hi
My name is conner haha cheers to your grandfather and the rest of our irish police officers across the world ❤️
Family came over 1921 ,Ran bar and grille in brooklyn for 50 years. All sons served in military, Police, Fire ,post office ,the girls nurses ,civil service...Loving America and its opportunities..
Irish people bring hard work And good fun and the best women in the world.
My great-great-grandparents came to the U.S. in 1850 to escape the famine. They settled in Hudson, NY and spent the rest of their lives there. A few years ago I visited the Hudson Cemetery where they're buried. I said a prayer to them, thanking them for their courage and determination, without which I wouldn't be in this great country. I also told them they were not forgotten and never would be, because I was working on our family history which I would hand down to future descendants.
Brave people looking for a future, my people.
Well said, my people to.
Me too
Slainte
God Bless The Irish ☘️.
@@Katwoman4318 Good on ya girl 🇮🇪☘
this song reminds me of when i left tulsa oklahoma at the age of 10 to live with my mothers parents "who were both off the boat" in the bronx. I went from country music and cowboy culture to subways amd skyscrapers. i remember my grandma taking me shopping on fordham road at caldors to buy toys, and taking the bus to yonkers. im a mutt but im proud to be half irish, grandfather was from.kerry grandma from roscommon
yep. I grew up on Perry Ave and Bainbridge. A once beautiful neighborhood looks like shit now. Its sad.
i lived on perry avenue from 1997 to 98 with my grandmother. went to st brendans for 4th grade that year. moved back to long island summer 98. my grandma was from roscommon
Borntolandhard 87 Yeah I was out of there by 1990. Those prior years were great to be there
@@mrblue028 yeah i only lived in the bronx for my fourth grade year. i lived in tulsa oklahoma before that and moved to long island after leaving the bronx. my mother grew up in that neighborhood tho and my grandparents came from kerry amd roscommon. i was a hick okie when i moved to the bronx with a southern accent. now i am pretty much a new yorker having lived here most of myblife i lost that oklahoma accent many many years ago
Grew up in the Bronx during the 1950s and 1960s. We had almost nothing, but we were too happy and hard working to know the difference. School at St. Ann's, boy scouts at St. Brendan's and high school at Cardinal Hayes. The Bronx was pure heaven. Love and prayers to all that helped make my life wonderful.
St Brendan is closing
@@michaelarmstrong5065 So sorry to hear. Who will serve the neighborhood's spiritual needs? Wish you well.
Me too. God bless us. All Hallows.
Thank you. I could walk into the door of these people's homes and feel at home, and surrounded by family. God Bless from Australia
You're totally right but it's amazing how the Irish left their imprint on America. I'm not Irish yet I grew up in an immigrant neighborhood and learned all these traditional Irish songs in grammar school (as well as Irish history).
I even know some Gaelic, which is a bit bizarre when you think about it since my family is Portuguese.
My grandfathers brother was a policeman in New york, the money he earned helpsd 4 families to rurvive and get ahead, a tough but lovely man .
Yeah,that was my experience seeing photos of my relatives in Ireland when I was growing up in the Bronx.I visited them. It was just like being with my aunts,uncles & cousins here in New York.We do look alike too! Thanks for the positive comment.Hearing some of the really hate filled comments from the Irish on here is amazing.After all,we don't pretend to be native to Ireland.We do have family connections to Ireland & celebrate our family's success over adversity here.
Mary Frances Dawgs, First of all what a lovely song and video about the New York Irish. Secondly I know your comment was posted many years ago now but I just had to add my own comment to say how much I agree with you. I am native to Ireland and over the years I too have seen these thoroughly nasty and utterly uncalled for comments by native born Irish people in relation to Irish Americans. I have been shocked and indeed horrified at the level of totally unnecessary vitriol levelled against people who are basically our cousins, the Irish Americans. I have no idea where this vitriol comes from and can only apologise for it. You only have to look at the people in the video to see the Irish look about them. It would take someone cleverer than me to analyse why some ignorameses feel the need to insult these good people who have every right to celebrate their heritage.
@@davidpryle3935 your comment is
sincerely appreciated.
my grandad was 100% irish and knew this song word for word by heart. I remember him singing it, bouncing me on his knee while my grandmum was in the kitchen, always cookin something tasty. Gosh i loved those days. Ty so much for posting this song. I missed it dearly. Eire go braugh :)
Beautiful this is my family.
San Francisco in the 50's (when I was a teen) was exactly the same. Those are my people.
It's a special heart. Winch has a one. I don't know what happened to this band. They played all the Irish pubs in DC for years. Got famous. And now some new people not even carrying on. Miss these guys. The content always plainly spoke for itself. They come from Irish musician families and can still make me cry and proud. It's a special heart.
This song almost made me cry! Not many people know how hard it was for us back then. I love this song! Worth 5/5! Thank you for sharing it!
The Bronx n Long Island..My father's family roots through Ellis Island. U.S. Customs Inspectors n NYPD Police n Firefighters in FL. When Irish eyes are smiling from Knock 🇮🇪
I feel nostalgic for a time I was never in, looking at pictures of family gatherings from the past here in Boston it looks identicla
My earliest years were spent on Theriot Ave in the Bronx. My Dad's folks came over from Ireland. He was an NYPD detective. We moved out, like so many did, to Long Island and then New Jersey. NY will always be my home, no matter where I am. Thanks for the great video.
Came here in 1949 as an immigrant child. I was reading "Angela's Ashes" and had to call my Mammy and thank her for bringing us (four kids) to this great country and wonderful city.
I'm half irish and half swedish, best mix in the world. Viking meets Celts.
Thanks for this post! It's a touching remembrance of growing up in Woodside and going to Rockaway Beach on hot summer days. I agree that it is disheartening to see that the neighborhood is no longer the place we remembered for all those party's and weddings the Céilis and wakes but we moved on to better lives. Although we left the old neighborhood for a life in Suburban America, Irish Americans still maintain the strong Irish traditions that made us who we are today!
Even in Ireland, the towns we we knew as children are disappearing fast.. They are "modernising" the frontage of beautiful old buildings etc and taking away the uniqueness of each town... And all they're replacing them with are mire of the same gaudy, modern, cheap looking frontage.. So sad to watch it happen.. And felling/decimating trees everywhere for "insurance" purposes... 😢
Looks like just like my own family's old home movies.
I have been so fortunate to live in the Washington, DC area and have seen Celtic Thunder live many many times. Jesse Winch once told me he knew if I was at their show, it would be a good one because I get so involved in the music with them and bring the audience with me. I was very flattered. They are an awesome awesome band!
The heart and soul of what our nation once was, better times and better people.
do you mean white people? it sounds like you want to say white people..
+kaydaw24 no im real irish we dont want the term white
This story for so many ends in The Gate of Heaven Cemetery up in Westchester...what a beautiful song..
Frankly Speaking that's where my family is...
Gate of Heaven....my family is buried there too.
My family is there, too! Their journeys began at Redden's on 14th, across the street to the Old Saint Bernard's and then onto Gate of Heaven.
Just put dad and mom there in the last 3 years
william foley my Father is there now. Gone 4 years this month.
The video shows 100% Irish which is great Bronx New York had a lot of Irish many many years back Woodlawn was a famous place where I grew up was 150th Street and third avenue was all Irish in that neighborhood but times changed everything that's not the more you could really do about it just have a nice drink or an Irish coffee and talk about the good old days you never forget them 🍀🇨🇮💯🍀🇺🇸💯🍀👍
Everyone does realize this song was written by Terry Winch who - last I heard - lives in DC now. He is from NY though. I've seen THIS Celtic Thunder many times and felt like a I had a real friendship with Jesse, Terry's brother, who is a terrific musician. Didn't know they were still playing live anywhere. Jesse actually said once that he knew if I was there, it would be a good show because I would get the crowd going along with the music. I miss those wild Irish days.
Yess this celtic thunder are apparently my cousins haha, well some
As a daughter of Irish Immigrants this song means a lot to me. The Irish that came here years ago adapted to their new "home". They were so proud to become American citizens, unlike the new immigrants that come here from Ireland and other countries! They worked hard to give their children a better life than they had and still sent money home to their parents to make things easier for them! My father died when I was 9 and my mother (God Bless) raised 4 children without welfare or food stamps!
So true!!
Galway and proud 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
I grew up in the South Bronx in the '50s.You didn't worry about locking the door.It was a working class,Irish immigrant neighborhood.People didn't have lots of money but knew what was important to teach their children.Awareness of your heritage,respect for neighbors,go to school to get an education,go to work to support yourself & family.We weren't always respectful of other groups.The beauty of living in NYC was you learned that when you went out into the wider community.Not all,but most did.
Your damn boyo there's nothing that some good ol catholic boys can't fix and build 🤙
A lot of those shots are from marble hill in the Bronx
Marble Hill is in da house! Boyzeee
This song paints a beautiful picture of Irish New York in the old days and its surrender to the modern multicultural society that it is today. Still, every St. Patrick's Day, the city belongs to the Irish as well as those who would like to be.
Richard Clifford you’re an idiot. people used to complain about NY being too multicultural before burning down Irish Catholic Churches
@@ryanaloe3433 no they didn’t, the Irish are European and we’re welcomed in new york
The Irish are not European , Ireland is an island separate from Europe
@@jamesm.3829 they were eventually accepted and assimilated in New York just like the Italians but they were not initially accepted and liked
@@samanthapower8863 they clearly are European
From Clare(Mom).. and Armagh(Dad).. born and raised in Wash.Hgts. Nana had a problem with a Northern boy dating her baby. Best life in NYC
We will Always be Irish.
My grandparents grew up in the Bronx as did 3 generations after them. NY will always be in my heart and veins 💖
One of the best compliments I ever received was from Jesse Winch. He told me he knew if I was attending one of their shows, it would be a good one because I was so enthusiastic about their music. And, I always tried to be where they were entertaining in DC or Northern VA. They are just awesome performers!
I'm from Irl.. It's amazing the way times change things. Dublin now is as much Polish, Chinese etc as it is Irish. Our little country has changed toally beyond recognition over the last 20yrs. Most people are secular these days, the church use to rule. But now it's obscure. Massive immigration has changed Ireland as well. Whatever idea any American has of the old sod across the Atlantic, it's totally outdated. We have and are still changing at an incredible rate..Just like New York did...
im irish loved new york i was born there!!!
I grew up near where this video was filmed in the late 1950's. It was filmed in front of one of two project buildings on West 228th St. The area was considered Marble Hill located in Manhattan/?Bronx. You get a glimpse of St. Stephens Church and the bar named the Lakes of Sligo.
I've viewed this video several times and am just now beginning to apprecitate it. It defines a life-style I never have, nor will, know. There's a richness and closeness to their live I envy. And what would we be without the Irish's contribution to building up this country?
Drugs can ruin any neighborhood.
I lived in Inwood from '79 - '02 and my best friend growing up was Irish.
The neighborhood I grew up in was always a safe a pleasant place...it a was a great place to live. My parents still own their apartment in Inwood and they don't plan to leave even though the neighborhood is changing, Again.
That's a good song... 💯
simpler times never to return
This is wonderful...thanks so much for posting!
Both my parents are from Galway Ireland so this is nice :)
This is grand. Thanks for posting.
A beautiful song and an appropriate video for it. Than you for sharing !!!
Amazing.
I can see my aunts, uncles and cousins
This is amazing how similar is to my family photos. We also grew up in upper Manhattan. ( I think that is where some of these photos are taken or maybe the Bronx) I had to watch it over and over again it is so much like my family. Thank you Thank you Thank you.
Happy days the Irish bring hard work no knife crime or drugs and they integrate the Irish enhance a country that Is a fact
I'm half Irish
my grandma and grandpa came to the Bronx from Kerry and roscommon. the other half is a mix of Italian and German Jewish. from long island but live in rural central Minnesota . never forget where I came from
im irish im in kerry a few times a year its a beautiful place you should go and see it
Daniélín NicG id like too. my grandpas family farm has been made a bed and breakfast. id like to go to roscommon too and see wherr my nanna grew up
Love those harmonies! I enjoyed this song. 5 Stars.
We started with nothing and wound up with it all
🙏 Amen.
And they tell us we have white privilege and all that shit😄
How sad....the loss of Irish Heritage in NYC!
Yes and we helped build that city and left it to people that never appreciated us.Up to this day they rejoice in our schools and churches being closed .Only now need us to fight their wars.
Good Luck to you Irish Americans ☘️🇺🇸
Most other countries we immigrated to the Irish culture faded out.
This was great! I heard this song the other day after many years and it really brought memories... and then finding your video on the web was just perfect... Thank you!
I posted a family video as a video comment - Hope you dont mind.. If I had only remembered this song when I originally scored the video, I definitely would have used this!
thanks for that mate
Speaking of Irish Catholics, remember the litanies we recited in school? Remember the one where we kept repeating "My Jesus, Mercy?" There was one kid in my class who didn't seem to have heard Sister correctly. He kept saying "My Jesus Murphy."
At least his heart was in the right place!
😂 Oh man do I remember those days and the busted knuckles that went with them from the wood pointers😣
Brilliant old video clips
What a wonderful video!I grew up and still reside in the Bronx...would have loved to have seen it's heyday. Hearing all the stories from the older folks makes me realize how much pride they had in their surroundings. Nowadays people just throw trash around and blare music until all hours...no class whatsoever.
According to my Irish aunt, a ceilis is a friendly get together/dance. Music is played and beer is consumed. A social gathering.
Strong lovely people the Irish And that Is a truth
I like this song, it's pretty. :P I wish I lived in New York....
My Dad also graduated from Bishop Dubois, I will forward onto him.
I graduated from Bishop Dubois H S in 1960. Lived on Adrian Ave. in Marble Hill. I played Irish Music with James ( Jesse ) and Terry Winch down in Highbridge in the late 1950's. James ( Jesse ) Winch graduated from Bishop Dubois H S in 1960, also. Terry Winch graduated from Bishop Dubois H S in 1963. Jesse and Terry presently live in Silver Spring, Md. Tell your father to join the Bishop Dubois High School; New York City Facebook Group at facebook.com/groups/1381412232086609
This seems like a perfect community full of respectable people. I don't understand why they would have left it behind for the suburbs.
There are other ethnic groups moving into Woodlawn but the Irish are still very strong there, definately the most Irish neighborhood in NYC today. It has a decent sized Italian population too.
god bless all here
Good name Richard Mick Clifford dad Kerry mum Sligo London born we never forget our roots brother
Dan, great, great video were these videos taken in the Bronx? I showed these to my grandchildren so they could a miniscule idea of what it was like.
@SuperThomas228 you're the first Irish i read who still remember his Celtic past...
most Irish only remember Catholicism.. that's awesome.
I hung out at Mclean Ave Yonkers, Woodlawn and Broadway. Oh not to forget 204st Da Bronx.
back when the whole family lived in the same area.
I Spotted Another Guy whom I Knew from the old days on The Video. Marty Kennedy is in the background when the bridesmaids are getting into the Limo's. Marty Kennedy would be about your Father's age and lived accross the street from the projects. He hung out at a neighborhood bar named The Lakes Of Sligo. He was an excellent Irish Fiddle Player. He worked at the TA as a Bus Dispacher and married Elaine Hagen from Terrace View Ave. I went to St. John's with his younger brother Jimmy.
thats a fiery mixture
New York was here LONG before The Irish!
Is the video post claiming that it was ALWAYS Irish?
KENNEDY IS THE ONE THAT STOPED IRISH FOR COMMING OVER ,THAT SKELL GOT HIS
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You said it bro...
im irish, and i fuckin love america
Yes, it is. Much of it is the Projects on Marble Hill.
@JordoF6 I totally agree!
Wow!!!! My Dad and Uncle both graduated from Bishop DuBois, I think my Dad might have been in school with Jesse. That's a great tip.
Dan thank you for this I think Bishop Dubois was in Washington Heights. I almost went there.
Im from the Bronx from old-school Irish/Italian stock I grow up with the Dominicans and the Ricans
New York used to be Irish but not anymore but at least we still have Boston, Glassgow, Manchester and liverpool still have strong Irish connections
Irish Rebel. We also have those Irish roots that run deep.
Nobody creates healthy and clean communities then irish Catholics 🤙
Timlin and Kane do a nice version of this song live. Worth a listen.
Wow 228th street. I never see any Irish folks around there now. Grew up on 231st in the early 90’s when they were still here yet most were moving to greener pastures upstate.
I'm from old school Irish/Polish stock. I work moving furniture. I'm the only white guy I work with and the rest are black. I'm also the youngest. But they all know that I work. I put boxes on my back and up three flights of stairs I go. Go back down and do it again. I always say that it's the Irish in me. "It must have been the Irish that built the pyramids, No one else could carry up the brick" Not far from BX, Stamford CT.
The big ones are Woodlawn in the Bronx and Woodside in Queens.
In the Bronx, I guess it is Woodlawn now...
Back in the day, was more in Norwood and Fordham-Bedford
Next video up is "when Dublin was irish."
I am a Venedam as well and would like to find out more, I finally got to check this out! You left a comment on my fox and the hound music video I did over 10 years ago! please message me back I am interested to know more
Hey,wheres me lucky charms? nice movie.
@luispihormiguero
Well I been following your conversation with that other fellow and I just want to say a few things. There is no such thing as an 'arabic' race. In the Moorish Empire, there were ethnic Lebanese, Persians, Berbers, & racial arabs that were all considered 'arabic' due to their culture/language. Yes, Iberians do have small amount of DNA from the North Africans (many r white btw), just like most Europeans do. Queen Elizabeth II actually has some slight Moorish descent as well.