22grena Ireland is not free yet. Only 26 counties are.....BTW, did I criticise these 3 lovely fellas or put them down? Not at all! I'd love to have a pint or 8 with these boys!
I understand what they mean, although I don't get every word, and I'd like to have a pint with them 'cuz they seem like friendly types.....is that so hard to understand?? What you boys want to bring it down to is that if you don't understand every word these boys say then you aren't a real Irishman? Right? Well, that shows your ignorance of Irish regional accents/dialects and how different they sound. The men in the video have Cork/Kerry accents. Not one I'm used to. But the country accents of N.I. and the border counties I have no problem with.
I'm Irish. I've transcribed as much of the video as I understand for people who are curious about what the guys said. I wrote "(undeciphered)" in places where the accent and/or slurred speech was too tough for me. Somebody commented that Gaelic (the Irish language) was used sometime in the video - I didn't hear any, but I could be wrong since the English alone was challenging in places. First edit: Interviewer: Dan, what does the reopening of the pub mean to you? Dan: God, it means a pint because I hadn't a drink with the last two years. Terror altogether. Stone dry with two years. Johnny: (Undeciphered) Dan: I can't go anywhere. (Undeciphered), Joe. Go on, Johnny. Go on, do a pint. Woman (Mrs. Creedon?): Dan. Dan, drink your pint of Guinness. Joe: I've it nearly drank. I'd be looking for another one - if we want to keep the show going. Dan: (Undeciphered) Joe: (Undeciphered) Interviewer: What does the reopening of the pub in Coom mean to you? Joe: Well, it means a lot because we keep up the tradition of the singing and the music and everything like that. Ah, we have dancing and everything. That's the great (undeciphered) dance here; I mean jigs, that's done, tangos and sambas and foxtrots and... So, yeah. Now everything's right knowing we can... we're back to, to square one again. Interviewer: Excellent. And had you missed the pub when it burned down? You missed it badly, I'd say. Joe: Well, we had, but *we're after building up an awful lot of money* and we'll have to spend it now. That's the biggest job, but we can, we can spend it. [Credit to Tantronic for deciphering the part in bold.] Johnny: Delighted to have seen it opened again. And to see it there - it was lonesome without it, like. Even to pass the road outside, if you never came in, the old light there, it was lonesome. Yeah. Thanks be to God. Yeah. Interviewer: And in the evening time, I presume you'd come up here and meet friends. Johnny: Always, yeah. Yeah. Meet friends is right, Dan. Dan: Even in the middle of a fine day (undeciphered). Man (Mr. Creedon?): The mighty oak is there. Johnny: There's a bit of drying there. Man: Lambing season (undeciphered). Johnny: And lambing season isn't (undeciphered) drinking porter. The lambing season (undeciphered) porter. At least I have one (undeciphered). (Undeciphered). Interviewer: Tim, what's it like to have the pub opened? Tim: Sure, 'tis great. Like, you... From meeting people... We'd meet normal when we were out of it, and - what do you call it - we'd have our locals all the time coming, and you have the news of the place, and you have the craic, and you have the banter. And here then, you... 'Tis Cork and Kerry. Like you've two Kerry fellows here and a Cork Man, so you have, and you've a great community. Joe: Well, we're on the border, do you see? Tim: (Undeciphered) on the border - Cork/Kerry border. Erm, and 'tis great to, erm, be back. Erm, the only thing: we'll have the late nights again - that's the only thing. That'll be the (undeciphered), but, sure, what harm? We'll get used to that again, so we will. But other that that, 'tis good, so 'tis.
+MC Thank you! It has been a small obsession of mine over the last week to somewhat fully understand what they are saying, and I only just now saw that you had posted this!
+MC It's all in English - the area would be close to a Gaeltacht, so it would have some influence on the dialect, but that's all English, believe it or not.
I've been to this pub many times. My grandfather is from there. You might need a few pints to understand what's going on, but I've had nothing but great fun there. Going back this summer to raise a glass!
To break it down, they're having the craic again. It's been 2 long years for these men. They saved a ball O'money and now they're having their delicious pints of Guinness they love, and will continue to enjoy them until the end of their days.
Dan, Joe, and Johnny got one over on us. We can hardly understand what they're saying, but they understand one another and can easily understand the interviewer who talks like we do. lol My favorite is listening to McCarthy speak. An amazing voice of sounds that can get too complicated for my ears but very fluid and even a bit hypnotic. Linguists must have a field day with these fellows. But I have been coming back to listen to them, and I am understanding them better. Would probably be talking a bit like them if I moved there.
grew up in Kerry but its been many yrs since I've been back. Its hard to understand them. Here's the gist of parts of what I think I heard : It means a pint because I hadn't a drink with the last 2 yrs. . . just a preview... We'll have to keep the show going. . .Well, it means a lot because we keep up the tradition, the singing & music & everything. And we have dancing ...sets & tangoes & sambas . . .Everything's right now again because we're back to square one again.. . We're after building up an awful lot of money & we have to spend it now, that's the biggest challenge if we can spend it. Delighted to have to see it it open again. And to see it there 'twas lonesome as left it like . . If you'd passed the road outside you'd have never came in, you'd have only thought it was dirt. Thanks be to God. Always, yep meet friends is right then. Bit of a fine day......... mighty...... Porter. a half . .... .isn't a whole lot to drink. Sure tis great. We'd meet normal people when we were out of it. what'd you call it, Have the locals all the time coming, you have the news of the place & you have the craic & the banter. Here then there's Cork & Kerry, 2 Kerry fellas here & a Corkman so you have. Great community (on the border) Tis great to be back. Late nights again that's the only thing, we'll get used to again so we will. It's good so it is.
Seems like a lot of Irish people only recognise English as spoken on the telly. They should get out more.There are still different regional rural accents spoken in the various counties.. The Top of Coom is a pub that borders an Irish speaking region and Irish would have been spoken in all the area up to recent times. That influences the local dialect. That dialect is now disappearing - most young people speak with a more standard accent even if they still have a local lilt. Someone else said he didn't know if it was a Kerry or Cork accent - actually it is both. The pub straddles the county border. Accents don't automatically change the moment you cross a line on the map.
Stan Doubt The Irish language is called just "Irish" by most people in Ireland. Some people call it "Gaelic" but that's mostly foreigners. Both terms are correct.
This wasnt too hard to understand. But they are tipsy so the speech is slurred more than normal. Imteviewer : Dan what does the reopening of the pub mean to you Dan : Well it means a pint, I haven't had a drink in the last two years, waiting over two years, I can't go anywhere. Its a fine pub anyway Bartender Do you want another one Joe : I'll have one aswell, if we want to keep the show going Interview : What does the reopening of the pub in Coom mean to you Joe : Well it means alot because we can keep up the tradition of the singing and the music and everything, ah we have dancing and everything and ara thats good obviously. Ah we have the tango and the Baorán and sambas. Now we're right back to square one again Interviewer : Excellent and did you miss the pub when it burnt down, you missed it badly I'd say Joe : Well we're after beilding up a ball of money, we have to spend it now. Thats the biggest job we can spend it Johnny :Delighted to see it open again, and to see that it was lonesome without it like, you'd pass outside it jo light and you'd have thought it was lonesome. Ya, thanks be to God Interviewer : And in the evening time you come up here to meet friends Johnny : Always ya ya, meet friends on a Right day Dan : Even on a fine day you know yourself Someone : theres a mighty ewe out there Dan: tis like, it is lambing season but lambing season can wait till Ive finished my Porter, shur that lamb there you could give him a dropeen of porter. Interviewer: Tim, whats it like to have the pub opened Tim : Shur tis great, like from meeting people we'd meet when normal when we out of ot we'd have our locals coming in all the time with the news of the place. Youve the craic and the banter and you hear them you've Cork and Kerry, two Kerry fellas and a Corkman, like here you've a great community Joe : We're on the border you see Tim: Ya we're on the border the Cork / Kerry Border, am its great to be back but ya'know we've the late nights again thats the only thing ara takeanaul while but we'll get used to it again but other than that its good There ye go completely translated👍👍 No Irish was used in this interview, only the Old Irish way of talking which is a combination of the Irish and English languages. Its an aul way of talking yhat most young people don't use. Thankfully my Grandfather taught me how to understand and speak it so I can understand it and translate it. Its generally not written but it can be the odd time.
My dad was Irish but lost most of his accent when he came to England. I visit Ireland every year to see family. Despite that I can only understand btis and pieces of this.
subtitles *narrator* what does the pub reopening mean to you? *farmer* *hat* well it means a pint since i hadn't a drink in the past two years hahaha. It's a lot of time, I've been dry for two years. I can't go anywhere is that your pint? you have a pint in your hand! *woman* Dan always drinks two pints of guiness *Chubbs* BEcause I LIKE it, after the first I'll be lookin' for another one wheheehee and we'll have to give the dog one. *narrator* what does the reopening of the pub mean to you? *chubbs* well it means a lot since we keep up the tradition singing, and music and things like that. And with the dancing we have tangos and rumbas (I'm not sure) F*** dancing ehhhhhhh. I will say its great were back to square one again *narrator* and you missed the pub when it burnt down? You missed it badly I'd say *chubbs* well we got the ladder and spinned it around hehehe. thats the biggest , we cant spin this I'm sorry rest is too hard like wtf they just suddenly have a goat and no ones gonna comment on that, they just do their weird laugh.
Irish (Gaelige). It's an awesome and we'll worth learning a few words and listening to it. It's used a fair bit at the start of the film 'The Wind That Shakes The Barely' for example.
+Matthew Clifford It's English. I posted a transcription of the conversation in a comment yesterday. It's a tough accent to understand, but they're not speaking Irish/Gaelic.
+Matthew Clifford It's not Irish, it's English What he's saying is "Well, we're after, we're after building up an awful lot of money, we'll have to spend it now."
I want to go there one day for St. Patrick's Day and drink so much Kilkenny and Guinness until I understand what those guys are saying AND speak just like them.
Trying so hard to understand these guys.. They're such nice people. I've always wanted to go to a remote Irish or Scottish local which is why I've been trying my best to understand all UK dialects as much I can. I think it'd make for a good time!
this is the queens english through the voice of an irishman.. its almost instinctively vile.. their from cork & kerry. only caught about 60% of it myself, and I live only a couple hundred miles from them!!! Classic
TRANSLATION: the first guys says,' oh its great to get a pint because ive hadnt had a drink in the last 2 years,dont you no it 2 years, i cant go anywhere, oh jesus that boy of yours? wheres my pint?' MIDDLE GUY' rite there, ah go on there ud swear were drinkin water 'lAUGHS' 'ah were going to have to get this over with, 'lAUGHS'.... MiDDLE GUY QUESTION ' well it means alot because we can come up for the traditional singing and music and everything, things like that, ah we have that you know and thats a great bit of moving and dancing, i mean you can do tangos and farm bells round, back straps and eh dont get me right dont get me wrong we are back to square one again..QUESTION, 'Well we have and we had to build it up on her, we just built it now.... dat was the biggest job.. sure we helped built it.. LAST GUY, 'to the old dad see open again and to say that it was lonesome without him like, thats the door outside he would of never not came in by the way it looked, ye thanks to be god.. QUESTION. 'always yea yea,
Why all the anger? These men are having fun and speak just as well as their counterparts in pubs all over planet Earth ! Not all Americans are ignorant, we are just very enthusiastic in our un-knowing of some things. I suppose I get by mostly through the charm I inherited from my Irish grandparents.(my good looks go without saying)
