Eamonn Mac Thomais is my grandad. My family and I appreciate you uploading these videos and keeping his memory alive. It’s his 20th anniversary today 💕
This is the most Irish video I've ever seen and I gotta say I enjoyed every single second of it. This mans voice and accent are incredible and he puts such soul into it
This narrator has one of the best voices for this type of documentary that I have ever heard. I like the content of the film but I enjoy it more while listening to his commentary.
Éamonn Mac Thomáis had a historical show that you can find on youtube called Dublin a Personal view where he gives a tour of historical spots, He's a great guide very informal attitude but very informative
we lived and were restoring on old thatched cottage in near Lacken village in 1981 could hear them blasting the stone in Ballyknockan had a few pints in the ballyknockan inn a few times but mostly in Zellers Pub great people great crack
The narrator was famous in Ireland a true scholar. Here is a link to a show he did on Dublin. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DjqvIcFdfdo.html
I am Highland Scottish ( yes I make the distinction) and we are often confused with the irish by foreigners but the Irish are much prouder of their country than we are and I think that it Scotland physical attachment to other countries that makes us less proud than the Irish. As an insular nation they have kept more of their traditions than we have. Truly a wondrous people ,,
I think the Irish maybe over sentimentalize their country, nice though it is. Plenty of blarney and a legend of uniqueness that actually exists elsewhere in fact. If you're not as proud of Scotland, then that's a pity. Scotland is a grand country, brave, educated and beautiful. For its small population it has provided a colossal amount of value to the UK.
@@Thepourdeuxchanson But I am proud of my country, Scotland is one of the most beautiful places on earth. I was talking about people generally and not myself. I left home at 16, escaping poverty and an abusive environment and studied in London then moved to France then other countries. Luckilly I had a mother who told me that there no limits other than those I set myself.
My grandfather Jerimyah Flynn left for Australia in 1908, from County Roscommon. My father Maurice James and l travelled there to meet his nephews in 2005. They were a tribe of stone masons also!
I went to Dublin last autumn. It's nice to see the Bank of Ireland in this. I happened to take a few photos of this beautiful old building. Now it has yet another depth to it.
Whilst brilliant and genuinely interesting we consider these films informative agreed? Seeing the various old timers with chisel on stone, hammer in hand is a pleasure to watch, but let's not lose sight of the fact that these Gentlemen are master craftsmen of our times, things were different then, much different to this.
Impressive craft and graft. Those who doubt one day that this was the work of humans and think a few intoxicated alien pranksters happened by to help make it even more fun l hope. Never underestimate the skills of stonecutters present or past
Much respect for the old school, who did it then, 50 years later still doing the heavy stone work 💪👷👍, peace and health to you all, God keep you all,Jesus is the truth and the way, amen 🙏
Ireland has always produced great tradesmen with a fantastic work ethic with great pride in there work but tempored with modesty.they would shy away from complements .
Back in the 70s and 80s older men in their 50s and 60s were sought after for their experience in their craft. Now we live in a time when you reach your 50s and no matter how skilled you are, no one wants you. I know because Iam that man.
@@rabmcleod3508 Yes it's part of a globalist plan to eradicate individual skills and independant workers in favour of mass production and corporate dominance over our 'needs' and purchases. Some corporate zillionaire once said 'if I can't patent it then I don't want it'. Artisans will always be treasured for now but there will come a time when the human race will not know how to make, simply to buy, use and throw. How sad is that.
@@TheFiown Sadder than a sad thing in a big saggy bag full of sadness, but the suns out and Iam kayaking round part of the west coast so for today at least there is joy, oh and otters. 😀😀
The eu/un must be for all western countries to keep our European cultural, heritage, identities and for our children to have a safe peaceful dictatorship free future.
Not wrong but if I may, more specifically, cutting his throat refers to the grief he'd be getting from his wife/mother/sister for not being in the photo. No doubt he was slipping a pint in but he knew the consequence of not being the shot. Most weddings are the same.
Men of iron. No wonder societys gone to shit, everyone wants to be a desk jocky these days to afraid to get there hands dirty and lug heavy objects about all day. Not many blokes left now what can do these sorts of trades.
@@liamkisbee8117 Thing is this, Liam ol chap, I spent nearly 28 years in the construction trades from carpenter framer to union mason tender, plus a 12 year stint in between as a tugboat deckhand, with every moment of each, working shoulder to shoulder and cheek to jowl with my fellow man and, tho not all but many, one would call a man of iron. I myself have been called that too, by others but never would I agree ...passing 15 000 lbs of material each day every day for the better part of 10 years since the age of 40. Gripping two 40 lb concrete block with thumb and finger grip by their web, carrying them whatever distance to pass sometimes overhead, hundreds at a time often before first break So for you to say "Then was a time of men of iron but no longer today" tells me you know not of today's working man. And to call yourself a construction worker holding this belief that makes me wonder what kind of work you do and/or with what kind of men you work... if you even work at all
@@tommypetraglia4688 bricklayer pal been doing it since I left school, there is no man left like these and the likes of fred dibnah. Dead breed. I used to work as a young lad with my dad's lot, but your modern lads on site today are shite. Sites are run like shite by clueless cunts who have only ever picked up a pencil and pen in a office not like before hand were sites were run by seasoned tradies.