Naked Ireland is a channel devoted to travel, places and the culture of Ireland. On the channel you will find video of some of Ireland's most beautiful lakes, mountains, beaches, forests, towns and architecture as well as some less obvious connections. The videos all include commentaries as well as useful descriptions and web links . The content is designed for those considering traveling in Ireland as well as anyone more generally interested in Irish culture.
With a population of 7000 and 1000 Ukrainians now living there, and all the other Muslims in Ireland, will in fact change Ireland into something no Irish person wants.
@@nakedireland From my perspective it has changed for the worse because I remember the main street being a busy place, always crowded with people , and when I went shopping with my mother we couldn’t walk far without being stopped by friendly residents for a chat. In your video it was sad to see all the shops shuttered and closed. The last time I was home ( yes Belfast will always be my home ) was in 2005 and I wanted to see Blythe Street where I was born. I only found it because the school was still there as a reference point. Of course the old houses were in terrible condition and had to be pulled down at some point. Where the church in Hope Street was the last time I saw it was a car park ! So much nostalgia and so many memories. Thanks again for taking the time to make this video. Just subscribed to your channel by the way.
thanks so much Kathleen. Yes, my memory of Sandy Row as a child was of a busy street too. Do you know that some of the old houses in Sandy Row were taken brick by brick and reassembled at the Ulster Folk Museum. I made a film about the UFM in which you ccan see the old houses. Many thanks again for your contribution.
I was anticipating the Molly Malone statue all the way through the video and was beginning to think you were going to miss her off (surely not!). It’s the only Dublin statue I remember from a very brief visit to the city centre some years ago. Possibly I saw the JJ statue too, but can’t be sure. Thanks for another interesting video.
Almost as good as being there. Ok to be honest it's not but you're quite good at this and your format and production is spot on. By the way your accent is almost exactly the same as Stephen Rea's and your voice itself quite similar. Thanks and keep it coming!
I recall chancing upon a number of women drinking in the lounge a few years back. I was told in no uncertain terms that they were not in the mood for male company and would I leave. It was all done in such a jovial way that I agreed. As the drinking gathered pace they would join me individually for a chat whenever one of them needed a break from the raucous clamour of the group. It turned out that they were having a hen party. All were nurses and all were back on holidays from the Far East. Not only that but they all belonged to a Gaelic Football Club on the other side of the world. I laughed till I cried at their shenanigans. What a great bunch of Irishwomen to have as our Ambassadors.
That was great! My heart turned over looking at all the calm happy people living a good life . In the 50's , the Irish Government offered the general public the opportunity to own a pub licence, for free!!! That's apparently why in the South, there are so many wee pubs ! Pubs with shop's, shop's with pubs, living rooms with bar's, bar's with living rooms ( going a bit far here, but you get the idea)! The Teachers at the Glen Road CBS Secondary school tried to get the Gaelic into my thick head but failed. I even went to the Gaeltacht in Donegal! But just managed to say Slan!
lucky me no ancestors to stop me from visiting not Dublin the other places quieter play golf buy souvenirs not one for crowds take in the scenery can find crowd anywhere scenery not so much
Again, that’s exactly what I thought, although I translated as ‘grind you down’. I say translated, I’ve no knowledge of Latin, but a friend of mine used to quote a similar phrase many years ago. Thanks for watching, and sharing your Latin knowledge with us.
Yes, that’s what I though, but my Irish is elementary to say the least, so I thought it best to hold off and let someone more knowledgable chip in. Especially since you’re all such great Irish speakers in the west. Don’t wanna get corrected. Thanks for that.
Guinness if taken in moderation is medically beneficial hands down if abused it is not. As well as the iron content recent American studies have shown that it promotes bone mineral production potentially slowing down various bone related maladies. It also (personal view) tastes great and fulfilling.
Thoughtful and interesting video. [U.S.A.; bankroller of republican terror, and stooge of Israeli despots. A contradiction for the muralists to consider...]
They were all stunning. For me, my fav is Bundoran. I have great memories of galloping horses on that beach in November and then hacking through the dunes and a woods. Not a sole around. Just us and the horses. We did misjudge the tide one day and had to swim the horse a bit to get back. That was cold water! lol
It made me so happy when you said your number one beach was on Cruit Island. I'm booked at one of those thatched cottages in August. Never been to County Donegal. Sounds like I picked the right area to stay. Looks beautiful!
As I said in the video, I once stayed in one of those cottages, and unless it’s a different group of holiday cottages, the ‘secret’ beach is right there! So what luck. Let me know what you think of it after you’ve had you holiday.
Yeah, thanks! Just beyond the imagination Donegal, then add the people! It's Ireland's Yucatan, we're only saved from predatory tourism because our weather. I suspect Global Warming will have enormous impact, the Brits are now making wines that are world class.
Thanks for the video, couldn't help but notice the colour tint in all the clips, seems unnaturally green? I know it's The Emerald Isle, but something not quite right.
Stunning! That last beach was my favourite. Im drawn to the remote, wild places and it ticked all the boxes. My own memory's of Donegal beaches are Ross Panna . Back '71 , summer , with the Belfast 14th Boy Scout troop!! Incredible land scape. You have great taste in landscapes, highly commendable.Thank you.
Uncountable numbers of beaches! When we as a family,arrived in Australia, we washed up on a beach here on the Far North Coast of NSW. It ran from Cape Byron to Hastings Point. Look it up on Google Earth. Back in the 70's it was empty. Mum was a widow back then. We were helped by the local Catholic Community, and all 8 of us lived in a two room fibro hut, surrounded with mangroves and sweeping white sand, right on the beach. From have the house raided each week to this was mind-blowing. I still wonder if this is not quite real, 50 years later.
It's all about scale, history, and no matter where you are, Donegal is one of Earth's most beautiful Landscapes. I've stood and fish on some very remote and stunning beaches here, camped out with my wife and kids. There's one in particular, about two hours south of us , called Woody Head. Sweeping white sands running for 12 miles + . Rock pools and head lands , Humpback whales by the hundreds. Nothing but the Pacific Ocean between you and Chile. Vast sky's.
Some lovely beaches, but Rosslare Co. Wexford will always be my favourite, its not the biggest but holds a special place for me. You made a friend at Portnoo Beach I see, or was that your dog?
No, not my dog, although I used to have a boxer just like him. Thought I’d get him in the film, glad you noticed. Yes Rosslare, when I next get back to Wexford.
@@nakedireland Glad you captured him on film, he looked a friendly soul. I have most boxers to friendly. When I first lived in Ireland in 91/2 my friends had a boxer, he would fall asleep on my lap, when was nice as we had no heating 😂. Hope you make it back to Wexford one day, I hope I do too 😂.
That’s a cracking site, the kind of place I would like to go. How were you able to go in, its open to the public always? I thought the presidents garden was lovely as was the architecture of the quad, it looked a tranquil place to sit and contemplate life 🙂. Nice one Greg 👍
Hi James, yes there are direct trains from Dublin to Belfast. The Enterprise stops several times, but there’s no need to change. If you book online it’s cheapest. Regular webfares are £15 -20 usually, depending on how early you book. A first class ticket will obviously be more (again price depends on when you book). Have a great time in Dublin and Belfast and thanks for watching.
I absolutely love your videos, however one tiny suggestion. Maybe you could find another track of music that is a little brighter or happier sounding. Your music choice sounds a bit down and negative to me. But again, I absolutely love your videos☺️!
Ah thanks Suzana, and also for the advice. I’ll prob stick with the music I have, for the time being anyway. Some people love it, some hate it. It’s hard to please everyone. But so glad you’re enjoying the vids anyway - hope you’ll keep watching.
@@nakedireland I think it’s in a minor key, and is a bit on the dark side. So it’s very difficult for me to watch more than one video at a time. But thank you for your reply and thank you for your lovely videos!!
What a load of rubbish. There's no difference with times changing in the Village and any other working class area. Couldn't resist the wee digs at Linfield and the international team could you? I notice you forgot to mention that Sinn Fein are historically linked to the Provisional IRA who visited sectarian murder upon that very Proud Community.
Thanks for your comment. Sorry you didn’t like the video, but I think you’ll find all the quoted facts correct. I personally have no interest in digs at Linfield or any other football team. I’m just filling people in the clubs past. Sinn Fein? We’ll there’s many things I didn’t mention about them, but then it’s not a film on Sinn Fein, it’s about the Village. However, Sinn Fein historically go back long before the Provisional IRA ever existed. But again, I don’t mention it as again it’s not relevant in the context of a film about the village. But, thanks a lot for watching and it’s great to have your input.
A film about the Village but you litter it with references to Sinn Fein who have no link to the Sinn Fein of over a century ago and were only formed in 1970 after the Provos split from the Official IRA. As for the tripe about demographic changes, how much has support for a united Ireland grown over the last generation? 3%? The majority of the residents in new housing you focused on are long standing and generations Village through and through, but don't let that stop the waffle about 'changing times' and crap about how many Cllrs are in City Hall. The Windsor side of Tates Ave is NOT the Village. Would it have choked you to refer to Northern Ireland by its actual name even once?
it’s a film about changing demographics, the statistics of which are clear for everyone to see. It’s not a film about United Ireland and Sinn Fein are referred to only to show the change in voting patterns (demographic change) more generally in Belfast - demonstrating that the Village is part of a wider trend. You may not like this trend, but it’s happening nevertheless. Me personally, I don’t have the political bias that you seem to credit me with. I’m merely making a film that observes what’s going on. There must be something you agreed with in the film?? The facts for example?
@@nakedireland @nakedireland What have the boundary changes which led to the moving large sections of the unionist population in the City being placed in neighbouring Local Councils got to do with the Village or the vibrant community within it? You obviously didn't spend too long in it to get the real feel of it apart from a quick walk around talking tripe about 'sinister murals' which are a vivid historical documentation of the tribulations forced upon that Community and from which it emerged unbroken. Inner Belfast is changing full stop. That includes other areas, including Republican areas within Northern Ireland.
Unionists weren’t placed in neighbouring local councils, they moved, it’s as simple as that. We should probably just agree that we won’t agree here. Perhaps you should make your own RU-vid video on the village and sing the praises of the UVF murals and pretend that the population is as it was in 1972. Belfast is changing my friend, and it’s changing for the better. You should embrace it. Our kids now live in a peaceful part of the world.
I LOVE CUSTY’S! It was the only place in Ireland I knew to go in the early 2000’s. They were clever enough to get on the internet by then. I only spent 9 days in Ireland but my half day in Ennis was by far my favorite. It was too short, indeed. The weather was perfect. Cold, windy, sunny, AND rainy. All within the same hour. Bliss!! None such. I miss it every single minute of my sad life.
I am born irish but emigrated to California usa…. I retuned to Ireland after 30 yrs and went to Westport. Now i am considering moving there for good. I wonder the cost of buying an apartment .
Hmmm, not sure I have any real real estate knowledge. I think you should maybe scout out the various estate agent websites who operate in that area. But you obviously like the town?
I recently did some filming in Limerick - it’s a much changed city I’m sure since your youth. But yes, the countryside and towns like Ennis, Westport etc certainly have their charm. Good luck with the search, I hope you find your dream home.
@@nakedireland i am a prof bodybuilder.. former MR. Ireland. I will looki into open a gyn in west point. I never liked Limerick.. very rough aggressive people.
