Suibhne: there's a lot of small little things in this such as we're not heavy drinkers as you may think.. Dublin was originally duflin, there were a good few gaps in it.. Such as the troubles and why it happened.. Along with the leaders of the rising.. The reason for them.. and how they ended, and what there affects were.. As this is a video on the history of our nation ya no
Scuba Steve actually it's a term for a linguistic group that made up the majority of Western Europe before Rome did it's expansion thing probably originating in Northern Spain.
+Allie Doak. You realize a linguistic group is a language group right? Today Celtic Nations are defined by whether or not they speak a Gaelic or Brythonic tongue. Even though the Gaels and Britons aren't related.
Scuba Steve yes that is what I was saying... although all Europeans are relatively closely related genetically with the Irish being the most genetically distinct group. The fact these groups shared a common family of languages is what distinguishes them from other Europeans.
I am an Irishman and a man who is constant student of Irish history and Irish lore... I suggest you do a study of the Banshee... According to what I have read and researched, there was a tribe of blond haired tall blue eyed people on the Island of Ireland before the Celts visited ( they are attributed as the people ' the sidhe', who build the Newgrange passage tomb in county Meath which is estimated to have been built in approximately 3200 bC; believed to be a sun worshiping civilization; it is believed that the Celts came to Ireland between 500 bC and 1000 bC ).. The Celts called them the Feara (sp)describing a people with light coloured hair... The word Feara (sp) went down in myth when the Celts slaughtered the indigenous people and in some cases copulated with their women.. According to my research, the Celts buried the blond haired people in mass graves.. Feara became pronounced as Fairy, and there is a belief that the so called fairy forts in Ireland are mass graves.. to this day there is a superstition that it is unlucky to enter a fairy fort or remove anything from the fort.. Farmers in Ireland who have these forts on their land will plough all the land around the fort but will not dig beneath the earth in the ring... The Feara became known as the Sidhe in Celtic mythology and the saying went that when a man of Celtic origin who was related to the people who slaughtered the Sidhe, that the woman from the fairy fort would be heard screaming in an unworldly fashion celebrating the oncoming death of the man who heard her screams... Her cry is meant to be heard by Irish people who have the prefix 'O' 'Mac' and 'Ni' before their surnames... Bean (Ban) is the irish word for woman, and Shee is the word used to describe people who were of the Sidhe people... thus the myth of the Banshee...
Could you give any insight on Irish weaponry? I’m looking to make an axe or short sword modeled after a traditional Irish design. I haven’t found any accurate designs, most that I find are gallowglass weapons as opposed to traditional Irish. From what I gather the gallowglass were mercenaries from elsewhere and not indigenous
Wow. I researched banshees just recently and did not find that information! That's incredibly interesting. My family is an "O'" family, so it was especially intriguing to me. Thank you for the info!
Ireland was settled before the arrival of the people called ‘Celtic’ today. There are monuments still standing that predate the Celts by approximately 4500 years.
British isles?? The important thing is we have the irish sea and england has...well a channel. So where are these so called isles? maybe apart from isle of man but that's about it.
I never noticed how similar Irish and Korean history is, both for a majority of their history being in the sphere or direct influence of foreign nations, but continuously fighting back and retaining its independent heritage and culture until full sovereignty. Being raised in an Irish heavy community now I get why I was so drawn to their pubs lol
I love every irish person ive interacted with. They are humble and compassionate. Biiiig respect to all my Irish brothers and sisters. You make the world a better place X
It's strange that so many Polish people want this video, they must have a history test coming. I'm not Polish either, that's why I'd like to learn what it's like. I don't want a Bulgaria video, I went to school already.
Poland would be interesting. Everybody in Europe has some knowledge of history of France, Germany, Italy, UK and Spain. Less known countries are more interesting for me
I think you and I can agree 12,000 B.C.E at the very least is how long the island has been settled. Google bears in Ireland. The found a bears skull that shows evidence of being carved.
I'm not even Irish, I just really found the culture beautiful after watching a movie called "song of the sea" I've seen it many times and every time I end up crying, its so amazing
The Irish actually didnt gain Independence in the 1916 rising, that revolt just fueled the revolt of Micheal Collins guerilla warfare for Independence from 1919-1921. Where the British and Irish signed a peace Treaty leading to Sinn Féin splitting intopro treaty and anti treaty causing the civil war. We have the most misunderstood history.
Irelands space program ÉSP (Irish space program) were the first to land on the sun And you must be thinking they'd melt before they reached it But the thing is they went at night and left before daytime Unfortunately the flag melted
James Martian Show, If God exists and he really wanted to save Ulster, he would give it back to Ireland and its indigenous people and not the terrorist state that invaded its beautiful shores and partitioned it.
It's the geographic name given by the British even though it's root is based on the ancient brythonic celts which only inhabited moderen day england and wales and not ireland which was inhabited by goidelic speaking celts.
It's like the "English Channel" and "La Marche" with the British and French using different names Personally I like the term Irish and proud of it isles. What do you think?
Exactly, the term the British Isles isn't exactly a geographical name it was more of a political one. The British decided to use the name hundreds of years ago in an effort to claim some sort of ownership over Ireland and it's islands.
Krombopulos Michael According to law we had the euro but had tandem use of pounds until the euros were minted. We actually did change to euro in 1999, as everything showed the exchange rate of euro, but we still operated in pounds. The actual circulation of euro was in 2002. I remember the ads well. "A euro is .787564 pounds"
@@Toonrick12 No. Euro was Ireland’s currency from 1999. Transition period from then had all euro zone currency exchange rates fixed and pegged to the Euro from 1999 and cash was introduced in 2002 and old currencies phased out. They didn’t “ALLOW” it as you say.
Born and living in the north. I never really gave a damn about the divisions and the north and south. But the older I grow and the more I understand. I feel a growing hostility towards England. Many of Irelands major disasters and and losses of life can be tracked back to them. And I feel myself becoming much more republican. And yes. Reunification is inevitable
Shovelfighter22 as much as I’d love to see IRELAND, the north is too divided. There’d be another troubles if we reunify due to the unionist Protestants.
@@ciarangrimes7912 Yes well unionists said they'd kick up a fuss if home rule were introduced. It was a bluff. Give them status in a federal United Ireland and they'd be fine
I think it's kinda silly about the resentment towards the British, especially considering the modern British are not the same people as the English during the Irish Famine.
Ireland will always remain strong and free. The north is still Ireland and we're all one. If they want to believe a country across the water have a care for them then let them live in fantasy and call themselves what they want. At the end of the day they're living in Ireland and are Irish.
@@rraacchhellll more are actually related to the Scottish and also many in the South are related to English and dont even know- especially around Dublin
Thank you so much for your work! History wasn't a subject I really enjoyed when I was a kid because of how it was taught to us but your vidoes completely turned my world around and now i've grown to love History and realize how important it is to learn ❤ your videos rock my world and I hope you do an animation about the Philippines soon! ❤❤❤ I love you
I’m black and Native American and I recently found out tht I have some Irish dna from my mothers side from my great great great grandfather I’m trying to learn more about it
Croatian people are always so positive abd gracious about Ireland and the Irish, thank you or your comment and I would love to visit Croatia one day,especially if the people are as nice as you and all the other lovely comments Ive read from Croatians.God bless you!
My family is from Munster but immigrated to New York. I grew up in the Bronx in a very Irish neighborhood and have been fortunate enough to know and practice my Irish Catholic roots🙏🇻🇦🇮🇪
I want to travel to Ireland for vacations, I have a deep respect for your people, since you help defending Mexico with the St Patricks Batallion, cheers from a good friend! The sacrifice of commander John O'Rilley and his brave soldiers will never be forgotten Erin go Bragh! viva el Batallón de San Patricio!
Soreofhing Actually the reason they deserted is because a lot of Irish immigrants were treated worse than blacks when they arrived. Virtually all of the US was protestant and so Catholics were denied some rights. Irish people heard about Mexico, they thought it would be a better place as it was also Catholic and was more welcoming of immigrants.
Also, who agrees that we have the most amazing country and nationals in the world? I couldn't think of any other nationality I would rather be, or even one that comes in close second. Love our country ♥️♥️♥️
If looking into Irish folklore, the banshee and Irish mythology is fascinating but also I recommend looking into Loftus Hall, a very interesting and haunting legend in Wexford.
Been spending the past two hours binge-watching your videos, and wow man! You have taught me so much today about these countries' history, great format and great style! Bravo, well done! Looking forward to more of your videos, and hope to be a patron of yours very soon!
Very well researched and simply presented. For a bit of extra education, the residents of Northern Ireland who are descended mainly from protestant-British settlers have begun to refer to themselves in recent years as “Northern Irish”. The non-British NI residents like myself who remain loyal to the prospect of a United Ireland free of British occupation or rule still refer to ourselves as Irish so it isn’t the Irish fight ourselves so much as Irish vs Descendants of British occupants. That’s not to say that all Protestants living here feel loyal to the Union, especially younger generations.
Nobody talks about Welsh history or Celtic history in general but this was refreshing to see. Although I'm welsh I am proud to be of Celtic decent. Would love to see a history of Wales or Celtic history video.
Do you know that India adopted the Irish tri coilour flag (as Ireland was the first country to break away from the British Empire) and put a Hindu symbol in it
I have lived in Northern Ireland my whole life, my mother is English and my father is from Waterford in the south. I honestly don't mind either way what happens to the border as long as it's not shut & i can understand both points of view, but it seems to me it would cause as much grief as it would stop to re-unify, maybe i'm just being pessimistic but believe me when i say you have to live here to appreciate what i'm saying, love to all though!
@@pandashaveguns7770 the only reason that Scotland and Wales voted to stay in was for money reasons. It's hard to run a country. But believe me they want independence
4:51 They aren't "some Republicans" - they're our founding fathers, the leaders of 16. Completely skimmed over the most important part of Irish history which was the Easter Rising, and didn't even mention The Emergency. Also skimmed over the famine and the troubles. Tiocfaidh ar Lá brothers and may we have a united Ireland some day.
As an Italian guy with an irish girlfriend i have been in Ireland many times, and i have to say that i really love Ireland. It's a nice and fascinating country, and i hope to live long enough to see it unite again as it's been for centuries. 🇨🇮☘🧚♀️💚
7:19 They listened 😂 When they made the Scottish video I commented that I was sad because they didn't animate in a little animated Nicola Sturgeon... but they did this time!😂
Great video! I feel Irland has similar history from the French in America, Now in Québec. Would love to see one video about Québec/French Canadians in the past when where not on British rule
im from Slovakia. when i came to Ireland with my school, i was in Dublin and then in Galway (Connacht), What i remember from Ireland was Galway Language School (a place where i bought Warhammer 40,000 stool game)
Italy and Italians don't really exist. Italy is a 19th century invention, comprised of many different ethnicities who are less related to one another than other European nations are to each other...all with different histories, cuisines and languages going back thousands of years before Rome: evolutionistx.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/genetic_map_of_europe.png "S. Italian" in Green = Southern Italy where 90% of "Italian-Americans" originate. Tuscan in Yellow = Central Italy, Northern Italian in Purple and Sardinia in dark Purple.
I think if Scotland does get a second vote (even if it's considered 'illegal') they'll vote to leave the UK and as a result I think N.Ireland will also choose to leave a few years after that.
@@leoreodcinn9153 Dubthach was from the time that is considered quasi-mythical, as in he was indeed a historical figure, but has mythical attributes tied to him. He had three children, two sons and a daughter. If I am remembering correctly, the surnames of O'Duffy and its variations came from the eldest son, Duffy and its variations from the second, and all other variations from the daughter - all from the root of O'Dubhthaigh, where the name "Dubthach" comes from. It means "dark, black or swarthy", which most likely described Dubthach's hair, though some references point to his eyes, metaphorically meaning that he was shrewd and cunning. Anyway, Connacht was the family seat since the time of the High Kings, and at least for my branch of the family, we ended up in Donegal, where Saint Dubhthach/Duffy is the patron saint. We became renowned for our connection to the parish. Interestingly enough, there's also a historical pub in Glasgow named Duffy's that was started by one of us. And in the early 1900s, the side of the family from my mother's Grandfather moved to America, with maybe a couple other members coming earlier - that's a bit harder to pinpoint. And here I am. So, in short, I am directly descended from the Donegal sept of the Duffys, who are in turn through a long history directly descended from the second son of High King Dubthach.
Just a quick point- people had lived on Ireland for thousands of years before the arrival of the Celts with New Stone Age structures of unique size and scale and the first verifiable farm fields in Europe being found within Irish archaeological heritage. Still, Celtic culture is the oldest and arguably most dominant culture on the island, even to today.
I as an english person don't have a problem with irish unification as long as it's what ulster wants. Britian would not have a land border so leaving the eu would be easier and there would hopefully be less irish resentment toward britain two birds one stone.
It must be tough scrolling through comments only to find that half of them are requests (not even kind ones) I'll patiantly wait for my countries' (yup, I have 2 nationalities) turn without asking for it because I can see that you work hard in these videos and I don't want to put useless pressure on you
Would you say the Irish people are descended from Celts cause with all the other people taking over Ireland throughout its history it's all pretty confusing but I am pretty sure Irish people call themselves Celtic so I guess they are?
BTH 2001 The bulk of Irish genetics and indeed British genetics date back to neolithic farmers ie pre-Celtic people. Invaders often arrive and form a minority elite. The peasants are often the same peasants, before and after. Indeed males of invading elites often intermarry with local women. Celtic is best used as a linguistic and not a genetic or ethnic term.
Lowkey wanna move down south being born in the north I feel left out from my brothers down in Dublin and Galway, everytime I’ve ever been down there for a holiday it’s always been good vibes all around 😕
Mattie Mary-Rose, Brexit makes Irish reunification even more inevitable as Northern Ireland and Scotlands majority vote was to remain within the European Union. The UK was stronger under the European Union, Brexit could lead to the downfall of the United Kingdom if NI and Scotland leave it in the next border poll.
No as the green is against the flagpole which is correct but it’s being viewed from the left side You don’t always see things from the right side in real life either.
Can you make one of Wales please. I find the country so interesting due to it being so similar to the irish with rebel groups such as the free wales army and what not. Btw love ur vids ❤️🏴
This was fantastic, by far one of the best renditions of Irish history I've come across. I will inform you though that although "Suibhne" does translate to "Sweeney", in the Irish language it is pronounced as SIV-NUH. Just thought I'd let you know.
Interesting history! And it's only 10mins long! I'm gonna study further the wars that you mentioned in this video because I love learning about war. Thanks!
I'm mostly of Irish decent. I'm all American at heart though. However, I still want to see my ancestral land unified under one flag. Time to binge watch the rest of your channel.
From a non-irish perspective I definitely think the UK did the dick-move. I would be pro United Ireland, but it's hard to say what's right with this history of conflict. The right thing would be to travel back in time and stop the Brit's from settling in Ireland and diving the nation
