Ireland’s Matchmaker Has Made Love Connections for 50 Years

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Tired of Tinder? Throwing everything you catch on PlentyOfFish right back into the dating pool? Is Hinge making you feel unhinged? Okay, we’ll stop. You probably get where we’re going by now-this is a story about finding love the old-fashioned way. Meet Willie Daly. He is a professional matchmaker in County Clare, Ireland. He’s been making matches for over 50 years, following in the steps of his father and his grandfather. When it comes to finding love, timing is everything, according to this expert. And a little drinking at the local pub can’t hurt.
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25 авг 2019

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@hiyukelavie2396 4 года назад

So basically his matchmaking technique: "Hold hands, and drink until you look attractive to each other" Brilliant

@Austrianking23 4 года назад

I love how it says Hobbies: Sex Fishing Golf and Riding (Horse) at 1:36 The Irish are straight forward I guess

@nhanat 4 года назад

yeah .. lol the "(horse)" part really cute.. as if we know anything else that can be riding of XD

@stephenb17 4 года назад

@@nhanat riding in Ireland is slang for sex, the clarification was needed haha

@AKilahVamp 4 года назад

I noticed that too! 😂😂

@gerarddunne956 4 года назад

🤣🤣🤣 That shows how un-educated some people are in this country

@ashleyburbank3129 4 года назад

not really something that makes people stupid trust me a lot of other things do, I only know this because my grandmother is from Ireland and horseback rider. honestly unless you're discussing horseback riding which not a lot of people do....

@potatomatop9326 4 года назад

We must protect this man from conor mcgregor

@pimps4simps562 4 года назад

Is there something I don't know about this?

@armynavymarine2 4 года назад

Cæke McGregor punched an old man at a bar recently because he didn’t want to try his whiskey.

@Bravetowers 4 года назад

Yes! I still haven’t found my Irishman yet

@lovelyskull3483 4 года назад

potatomato :p , Hahahaha,good one.

@RyanSavage_Banjo 4 года назад

potatomato :p hahaha

@liam-ethanwallis4924 4 года назад

Imagine all the creepy and fetishy stuff he must hear all the time. I couldn't keep it up myself

@niqchus 4 года назад

Liam-Ethan Wallis honestly...same

@matthew5386 4 года назад

Hes a old man who lives in rural ireland no one is going "ah howeya Willie I'm looking for a girl into clamps and cutting. Update me when you have a match." It would be normal stuff

@rbdel 4 года назад

"Just got a call, she wants someone with sonic feet"

@kateherr2893 4 года назад

I doubt you could get creepier than that first request...ewwwwww

@Sohave 7 месяцев назад

People who want creepy and fetishy stuff go on the internet, it is when they are done with casual kinky sex and want to have a lasting relation they go to this dude.

@amandamclellann 4 года назад

Does he work outside of Ireland? Asking for a friend.

@sakicks3829 4 года назад

Amanda McLellan 😂

@banditcountry3232 4 года назад

What's your friend's name? How old is she? Where is she from? 😂

@lovelyskull3483 4 года назад

Amanda McLellan , Hahahahaha

@ayla998 4 года назад

Same

@fandests 4 года назад

TheBandit 32 You don’t know her, she goes to another school.

@ernestborres6179 4 года назад

Despite the staaggering popularity of Matchmaking apps. None of them gets the beauty and warmth of a traditional matchmaking.

@Justjim_2924 4 года назад

Totally agreed

@abhinavbharadwaj13 4 года назад

Mulan

@raybyrne4806 4 года назад

Ireland only had a population of 85 until Willie came along, thanks Willie, I'm alive because of you or at the very least because of another Willie

@linusmlgtips2123 4 года назад

The reason why I'm alive is because of my dad's Willie.

@DarkValorWolf 4 года назад

everyone is alive because of a willie ;p

@ivy3640 4 года назад

This is a high-quality comment.

@bonniestevenson2221 4 года назад

*Quality humour* 👌

@rhythmictiger 4 года назад

'open-minded' 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Is that code for 'pls just send someone'

@StephJ0seph 4 года назад

😂😂😂 *LOL* My standards: - Have a beating heart 💓 - That's it.

@rayd. 4 года назад

If it is I'd be the most open minded person filling that form

@samanthasowell6350 4 года назад

"I started out picky but wasted alot of years on that so now I'm bordering on desperation and I'll take all the luck a 160 year old book and a man almost as old have to offer."

@gurungbros7461 4 года назад

I guess I'm moving to Ireland then.

@matthew5386 4 года назад

He's not a miracle worker pal

@bryancornejo3672 4 года назад

cob1 mob2 that was cold dude

@baileynewton8463 4 года назад

Don’t. It’s not worth it.

@PolarBear-rc4ks 4 года назад

Don't listen to these old geezers in this thread, you will find someone!

@JT-xj1pg 4 года назад

Sorry but marriage isn't worth it people should stop romanticizing it. I'm divorced btw

@pgrane16 4 года назад

I guess I need to touch that book

@doctronfour9060 4 года назад

Pau grane gonzalez I need to eat that book

@tatiana2133 4 года назад

I shath talk to thee thy internet in such lustfully romantic manner

@edmundpower1250 Год назад

I did touch the book and it opened a new chapter in my life.

@local_dinosaur614 4 года назад

Is no one gonna talk about that amazing voice 3:28

@kevinkall8547 4 года назад

There was a 5 second ad for Great Big Story before the Great Big Story video...

@Ray-hl7kq 4 года назад

SAME

@StephJ0seph 4 года назад

3:10 YAY I'm glad that she's going to keep the tradition going for future generations!😊💝💞

@WaitWhat99 4 года назад

That could’ve been an hour long doco and i wouldve loved every minute

@heatherkaye8653 4 года назад

So many of the great big stories are not given enough time!

@beautifulsunset4071 4 года назад

That's it! Now I know ... To find a husband - Go to Ireland, meet this man, touch his book, hold hands with a stranger and have a drink = get married. 😍 😂. So much better than internet dating! 😄

@shannon-pb3uh 4 года назад

I'm gonna book a plane rn.

@watchdealer11 4 года назад

How about just a flight, big spender?

@shannon-pb3uh 4 года назад

@@watchdealer11 😂😂😂😂

@watchdealer11 4 года назад

@Watcher505 This guy is trying to get a dance over RU-vid comments 😅

@banditcountry3232 4 года назад

Meet me at the River Shannon for a dance

@sanSDI 4 года назад

@@watchdealer11 and if it goes well he has a hell of lovestory to tell to his children!

@burgerhugger1014 4 года назад

Maybe this guy can help me

@michael-m 4 года назад

Likewise

@michael-m 4 года назад

@Watcher505 hahaha well said

@ivannovotny4552 4 года назад

@Watcher505 Bingo...!! 👏

@banditcountry3232 4 года назад

Stay away from burgers

@ivannovotny4552 4 года назад

@@banditcountry3232 Hamburg/er? 🍔

@manamemajeff6283 4 года назад

That putting your hand on the book is really great, because when you're told something will happen, your brain will believe it will happen...

@magpie.314 4 года назад

Irish matchmaking: get'em boozy & handsy

@jlanish 4 года назад

ireland is a beautifull country with beautifull people with it's history nature etc but, this man gave me another reason to love it.i hope someday i'll gonna travel there.

@joferguson7 4 года назад

1:36: Hobbies: Sex, Fishing, Golf, Riding (Horse). *Okay*

@paddydeane1295 4 года назад

Ferg0 Riding has another meaning in Ireland 😉

@ElizaArika 4 года назад

Age group: 50-60 Well, aren't you full of energy

@Skund79 4 года назад

Honesty is important in any relationship ;)

@Maria-xw6qe 4 года назад

Personal preference for partner is something “ASAIN”

@kamichan7901 4 года назад

So maybe my soulmate could be in Ireland and only Willie knows him lol

@Robopi3.14 4 года назад

Must protec old man!!!

@shinobi650 4 года назад

Irish rural places, Europe's rural places look so beautiful and quiet that it makes me wonder why on earth would anyone wanna leave them in the first place!

@LadySnowfaerie 4 года назад

Usually no work plus very limited social circles. It gets a bit tedious when your family isn't talking to the one on the other side of the village due to an argument that your respective grandparents had over a pasture half a century ago.

@chrisserrific 4 года назад

Famine, and religious persecution.

@finnmccarthy9768 4 года назад

The Catholic church

@markstephen1308 4 года назад

@@finnmccarthy9768 Bullshit.Another one who gets his education from Hollywood.

@kairinase 4 года назад

First the Blarney Stone, now this Book; those Irish never ceases to surprise me. But if it works... LET ME TOUCH IT!!!

@huntermauldin6262 4 года назад

Such a sweet man, such a sweet story

@rumnas6904 4 года назад

We need this in America instead of Tinder/bumble/etc.

@jeffpape6519 4 года назад

I’ve driven through this town haha. What a legend.

@ivannovotny4552 4 года назад

We all need MORE stories like that and thank you for sharing.

@barrymckenna7123 4 года назад

One of my favorite RU-vid channels making a video in my country! Been waiting for this one for a while :)

@Spoon80085 4 года назад

Why are Irish people so nice!

@Spoon80085 4 года назад

Oh my god this is so Irish. Reminds me to all the Irish Songs I used to listen to. When he started playing wild rover I was so surprised. I’m like 5th generation Irish but it’s still very alive

@sranice 4 года назад

Everything was going good until the narrator tried to pronounce the daughter's name

@timmyt1717 4 года назад

Bless this man and every little bit of good he does for so many out there. May he live on forever in the hearts of those he brought together. ^=^

@KyleKirenn 4 года назад

Thank you Great Big Stories. There is nothing but depressing stuff on the media. Really happy you guys make these vids!

@shirahime23 4 года назад

Bless your heart, Willie. You're able to connect hearts because your heart is as big and as green as the fields of County Clare. What you do and who you are makes me so proud to be Irish. :)

@lovelyskull3483 4 года назад

This is a lovely story, Thank You. Ireland is o fine❤️☮️🇨🇦

@johnbrowne9644 4 года назад

You used the Canadian flag

@jamesscanlon747 4 года назад

@@johnbrowne9644 maybe because that's where the person is from 😒

@noobass1996 4 года назад

When i read the title, I actually thought he made matches, like the type for lighting fires. And brought couples together as a side hussle.

@edmundpower1250 Год назад

Well you're almost right. Some of the relationships have been very firey

@brennanmartin808 4 года назад

I got an add for “Great Big Story” before watching this Great Big Story video... hmmm

@lofios1099 4 года назад

At 2:31 does it say many nice Donkeys? 😂

@raybyrne4806 4 года назад

Donkeys need love too

@1989Chrisc 4 года назад

We have tonnes of nice donkeys here in ireland, some of them even sing to you, search for harriet the donkey..

@splitatorium 4 года назад

I NEED to meet this man 😭

@michaelberry1793 4 года назад

Proud to say I met willie in 2013. Me and my cousin spend 4 days solid on the beer in lisdonvarna.. best place on earth by far.

@Shine_atl 4 года назад

Great story and great tradition. Keep it as long as we can!

@GenevieveThornton 4 года назад

Lord, I need to touch that book with both hands ✋📖✋

@StarMonkies 4 года назад

The festival also includes a matching making event for LGBT people as well

@daikoo 4 года назад

3:04 : Welp I guess my Discord relationship is over

@galaxyyfrog 4 года назад

Aw shit mine too....

@nilen 4 года назад

Discord relationship? Is that a real thing

@Sabbathissaturday 4 года назад

Was is it?!

@Juliana-rw6pt 4 года назад

@@nilen surprisingly, there are a LOT of online relationships on discord

@xbjrrtc 4 года назад

Mine led to marriage 🤷‍♂️

@afifakmal9464 4 года назад

This story is wholesome

@Moist_Plinth 4 года назад

Aw bless his heart ❤️

@michael-m 4 года назад

Awesome story

@TP-tg8cc 4 года назад

Who else got a Great Big Story ad right at the start?

@yeetgod1758 4 года назад

Nobody's Everything you to???

@taufanadikurniawan7170 4 года назад

Me too... at the start and at the end of the video

@yeshii 4 года назад

Lol i did

@loelkito2213 4 года назад

Love this Big Story.

@coffeeenema6958 4 года назад

This is the noblest job to want other people to be happy. I"m a romantic .

@ishratrahman6714 4 года назад

Simply lovely

@uditfartyal 4 года назад

Other than the video, some of the shots were amazing and beautiful.

@Ka-ws5qj 4 года назад

That’s so beautiful to see

@naomis5613 4 года назад

I am from Ireland and I will be happily using this service hopefully it will be better than tinder

@Worbel 4 года назад

By jasus lads we are 2 for 2 now,Keep the train a rolling with the Irish videos!

@banditcountry3232 4 года назад

😎🇮🇪💚

@raybyrne4806 4 года назад

Hurlin an riding, think that's our lot now, not much else we can do

@coolbeans887 4 года назад

@@raybyrne4806 well they can go to the north but the storys wont be so light hearted

@ladrugo 4 года назад

Wow this is amazing I got an ad for great big story On a video of great big story That's great big story for me

@kchannel4299 4 года назад

Lol his joke at the end made me laugh so loud

@junetwenty2835 4 года назад

Thanks this is the perfect plot twist for the story I'm writing atm

@gabbie3174 4 года назад

This clearly makes him happy💜

@abrahemsamander3967 2 года назад

He’s a pretty decent singer too! Love Irish folk.

@steinaf 4 года назад

Good for him!

@myla9140 4 года назад

I got a great big story ad on a great big story video

@gabereeuhlod8603 4 года назад

I read Matchmaker as Watchmaker and was super confused for the first thirty seconds 🙈

@Shteeeeeeeve 4 года назад

His accent is absolutely darling.

@mingzy 4 года назад

The magic book should go on a world tour so more people can touch it and be touched by its magic!

@user-cp5vv8en8n 4 года назад

That's basically every relative after 25 in India 😂😂😂😂😂

@fransou1 4 года назад

When I first saw the title I accidentally read it without the word "connections"... Nice

@irmaaguayo6175 4 года назад

Match made perfect ✨💫

@salmanaisawesome 4 года назад

At least he's a good match maker, the south Asian match makers I am stuck with are making a mess!

@beezlebub9 4 года назад

Passport DIY 😂

@lilyraimey3499 4 года назад

Why is it so pretty there? Damn.

@AB-jt4rs 4 года назад

I can safely say to you that ireland is a very miserable country so if ypu are going there because it looks sunny, then i am warning you...

@abraxamovic 4 года назад

I thought this video is about handmade matches (like you know, the one you light up)

@abraxamovic 4 года назад

ByeBitch 《 Yo, I’m ready to watch anything Great Big Story posts

@vietnammg 4 года назад

Thanks for keeping Ireland heterogeneous

@ByDaviddessine 4 года назад

Hello big like 82 thanks for this good video top quality see you later nice to meet you

@jadenandres8238 4 года назад

Literally got a Great Big Story ad before the video

@almirasiskartika4867 4 года назад

I NEED TO TOUCH THAT BOOK

@archive5969 4 года назад

Awh Willie

@mariacristinabravo4681 4 года назад

Guess I'm heading to Ireland

@walterwhite3018 4 года назад

I'll meet you there. How do we contact each other?

@Jobe-13 4 года назад

This is sweet.

@nickieshuodebuhao 4 года назад

OMW Willie!

@invertco1955 4 года назад

Just got a Great Big Story ad before this video

@NomonyRNT 4 года назад

He, he can represent us

@abc_cba 4 года назад

Grindr and Tinder do the magic for me thesedays !

@lucianokroka8633 4 года назад

Finally some one from county Clare tank god

@AdrianMedrano93 4 года назад

Yo you guys drop videos everyday holy shit

@v3c70r6 4 года назад

I love these videos but did I really just get a great big story ad before a great big story video?

@angel7085 4 года назад

Wow ❤

@JasmineBella2029 4 года назад

Thanks im going to Ireland

@fuckayou3209 4 года назад

I got an ad for the great big story before watching this video

@realname2404 4 года назад

Why does great big story have its own add while I watch their videos. Good job Google!😜

@vegasgirl3538 4 года назад

Willie and his daughter should transcribe the contents of that book before the paper disintegrates. Those old records are such a treasure.

@bobtheknob1687 4 года назад

I got an add for the company I’m watching 👍

@taylor-qu8nh 4 года назад

I got a great big story ad for this video😂

@janeking8065 4 года назад

I actually got an ad for great big story on this video

@annatheawesome1 3 месяца назад

Must... touch... book...🙃

@ximec.r.2643 4 года назад

In this era of digital communication we need matchmakers more than ever, meeting new friends is rare as it is!

@jungkooks_wife 4 года назад

Dude before the video played I got an add for this channel

@nhanat 4 года назад

i want to touch that book..

@himanshuchaulagain914 4 года назад

Can you guys please help me share this video to save water? Thank you And Great big story keep up the good work