Christmas On The Aran Islands, Ireland 1984
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- A big welcome for Santa and Christmas carols from the children of Inis Oírr the smallest of the Aran Islands.
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta broadcaster Máirtín Davy Ó Coisdealbha introduces a special Christmas show for children from studio two in the station’s headquarters in Casla, Connemara, County Galway.
Máirtín’s very special guest is Santa Claus who will be visiting Inis Oírr (Inisheer), the smallest of the Aran Islands, the following morning. Santa is looking forward to seeing the children and hopes they will meet him at the airstrip when he arrives by plane.
As Santa’s special flight approaches Inis Oirr the children are in school when they hear a plan approaching. They take a break from drawing Christmas pictures and make a dash to the landing strip. The meet Máirtín who prepares them for Santa’s arrival.
He asks them what sort of man they think Santa is and one boy says
Fear mór iontach ramhar.
Máirtín jokes that Santa is not as big as Derek Davis. Six year old MacDara Ó Conaola tells Máirtín he wants Santa to bring him a spaceship for Christmas.
Santa’s plane arrives and the children clamour to shake hands with him. Santa, who admits to being 105 years old, has a basket full of presents, but hands out the ones for the boys first, much to the disappointment of the girls.
The children also attend a Christmas mass during which they sing carols. Back at home, two children light a candle and leave it in the window, a sign of welcome for anyone who might be passing by on Christmas Eve.
One of the stars of the report is the six year old MacDara Ó Conaola sporting a fringe and hoping Santa will bring him a spaceship. MacDara is now a renowned traditional singer although we don’t know if he ever did get the spaceship.
This episode of ‘Davis at Large’ was broadcast in 21 December 1984. The presenter is Derek Davis.
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Was there in 1989 and with my video camera interviewed locals including a little lady on Inis Mór sitting beside her husband and 19 year old daughters grave. Going to go back soon and show that film there
Unspoiled Aranislands back then.
It was lovely to see it back then. I delivered gas to the boat back in the late 70s as a young fellow.
Merry Christmas all ☘️
Beautiful, I grew up in Dublin but spent 3 very happy summers on Inis Oirr in the gaelteacht in teach tseipeal, plassy agus trá. Wonderful Bean an tís, don’t know how they did it with 12 extra in the house. I was about 10 in 1984 and they were good times despite the haircuts 😂, I suffered the same hairstyle as one or two on this film thanks to my lovely Dad's hairdressing skills. That was the way, we all made do but we had lots of good honest fun playing with our friends outside. I can’t imagine Inis Oirr in winter but it was heaven for me as a teenager in those distant summers. Those kids are probably mid 40s to mid 50s now, I hope they found this footage of themselves.
Proud to say I understood 98% of this 😂
Absolutely delightful! 😊
Lovely. Merry Christmas!
Thanks for the true inspirational ideas CR and everyone else. Merry Christmas with lots of Christ's Love! ❤️🤜❤️🤛❤️
The only islands of massive the speaking of Irish language area. "Oileáin Árann agus Muir an Atlantaigh" (The Aran Islands and Atlantic Ocean)
2:08 How to evacuate a school in 10 seconds!
Lovely
Thanks!
Nollaig shona
I remember the candles on the window sill how wer we not all burnt alive 😁
Iontach ar fad! Is breá liom inis oírr, is oileán ana deas é ❤
Spaceshipín Beag! Nach iontach an naíondacht atá le feiceáil ann
How many of these children remained in the Aran Islands? The are in their forties now, I suppose some are living in America.
Not necessarily. My family emigrated to England
Poor child at 01:06 with nothing to eat except a £20 note))))
I wonder where was fr,dougel
L.O.C.L 😆😄😊☦️❤️
Euro giant Santie
Incredible language. So sad they were, also, colonized by the British and almost lost it.
Iriseoir ón Raidió na Gaeltachta teasaíonn níos mó ceachtanna I dteanga na hÉireann.
Ní dhéarfainn sin, tá neart gaeilge aige, cé gur deir sé cúpla focail i mBéarla
Ní dóigh liom go dteastódh uaidh mórán ceachtanna uaitse a Gherard, chuir sé cúpla abairtí i mBéarla isteach mar rogha stíl ach bhí fuaimeanna foirfe aige is gach rud eile murab ionann agus formhór na Gaeilgeoirí eile sa tír seo!
Bhí orm dul chuig google translate chun go leor a thuiscint duit. 😘 Nollaig Shona!