Last year, while my mother was cleaning out my grandmother's house, she discovered an old obituary for my great-grandfather, Patrick Deveny. The obituary revealed that he was involved in the Easter Rising.
living in England, with Irish parents i have never understood why the British have never seen through their own hypocracy in calling native irish citizans TERRORISTS.... ireland never invaded anybody but quite simply would not give in to a a hostile invader. tell me i am i deluded or wrong.
You're not wrong nor deluded you're 💯 right. I see your name is Russell, my mother's maiden name was Russell, and an aunt of hers was a member of the Cumann na mBan, in1916 rising. Great lady 😊😊
@@Utube-l1p my father was from youghal who passed away to young my mother from cobh who is alive and well. They never hated the British and in fact respected what at the time was unacheivable in Ireland,, but home was ALWAYS Ireland and Cork,My grandfather or Pop as we called him who was 18 in 1916, captured my imagination as a very yound lad,with his storys of historic days
@@wlj344 When the choice is slavery and poverty for your children, a Man will stand up a Fight, every Irish generation since Cromwell's killing of whole towns of Irish catholic adults and children along with sending children into penal colonies in the American colonies.
My father was selling papers just round the corner from O Connel street that Easter Sunday, he was 10 years old. Hearing a commotion and seeing people streaming round the corner from O Connel street he went to the corner to see what was afoot only to have a policeman smash his baton into the top of his head. He was knocked unconcious. He carried the resultant crease in his skull for the rest of his life.
My Granda Cassidy, ( originally from Camlough, then met my Granny and moved to Belfast ), fought in the Rising, he was anti treaty and fought during the civil war. He's mentioned in a few books and pictured in one in his uniform too. But how Ireland is now, well ; " For what died the sons of Roisin " !
My grandfather, and grand uncles were also anti treaty, and fought during the civil war. They were imprisoned, and went on hunger strike, some of them were blacklisted after the war,and could not get jobs, or pensions, and for what indeed. The north was sold out to the British,and today the country is sold out to Europe. RIP Mr Cassidy🇮🇪 and the many comrades who are long since passed, and forgotten about.❤️🇮🇪
My grandfather came to Dublin with a Scottish regiment dispatched to quash the 1916 rising ,he met my grandmother on his tour, they lived after independence in Grenville street off mountjoy square where they had 9 children my mother being the youngest, there were many Dubliners fighting on the British side during the Easter rising, it was anything but straightforward which is the norm for Irish history and politics. Great video 👏
Yes & they came home & fought for their country, putting their acquired skills to good work. The Irish men wemhere coerced to join the British army, under the promise that we would then aquire independence.. they were duped of course & used as cannon fodder.
Many came from poor families and were encouraged to join the army in order to make a living - purely for that reason. In fact, if we look at most wars, including what's going on today around the world, the young men who join are often very young from poor areas of their own countries - sadly.
@@SB-mm9zhIndeed. If you haven’t read it I’d recommend the novel Strumpet City by James Plunkett which covers the 1913 lockout and the beginning of WW1.
I don't think any Irish Catholic fought in the hope of gaining Irish independence. It was purely to get a wage. Many died and all was cannon fodder not just the Irish. A sad unnecessary loss of life for all concerned except the Ruling classes.
Our greatest generation , to one and all we Owe them . everything . to honour the flag and honour there memory . for its with Gold ink there names are wrote in the History of all Free nations . Ulster will return to us . the dream of Four green fields united once again . Proud Irishman Proud Dubliner
This was amazing.. seeing this actual footage .. we especially noted the expressions on the faces of the people.. their true feelings clearly show… How difficult and dangerous were these times.. seeing the actual footage puts us right back there.. So appreciated this Davy.. as the narrator said at the conclusion.. that Irelands troubles were not over., and the worst was yet to come.. We wondered if he was referring to the Civil War.. and if this documentation will follow.. And yes there were tears.. for all those who died by hunger strike.. and the hanging death of 18 year old Kevin Barry.. Also in the shots they showed of victims of the potato famine.. the Great Hunger.. could not help but wonder if members of my father’s family were among them.. His forebears immigrated to Canada.. and later to US.. which is how our family came to be in Michigan.. These documented videos press us to think and to wonder what their lives must have been like.. Thanks is not enough for what you do, Davy.. a valued service indeed it is..for all of us.. Slan mo chara..💜💙☘️
What the Irish nationalists achieved can never be underestimated...they took on the world's greatest empire and won. For all its short comings had they not done what they did Ireland would have remained a dependent backwater of the UK. The English like their Irish either comedic or drunk..Collins was to prove that they were neither.
And sadly a few self serving spinless politicians have sold Irelands true sovereignty to an overseas power for a backhanded stash. Michael Collins must be rolling in his grave!
Excellent video, thanks for putting it together. Great Uncle (on my mother's side) Seán Howard was mortally wounded by the British in the 1916 Rising. Sean Bernard Howard, B. Coy., 1st Battn., 26, temple Cottages, Broadstone, Dublin, was only 17 years of age when he was fatally wounded at dawn in the Church Street area, 1916. He died in the Richmond Hospital. He was a student of brilliant attainments, taking first place in French and Irish in the Intermediate Examination. After this he went to London as a boy clerk in 1914, returned to the Land Commission, Dublin, in 1915, and transferred to the Congested Districts Board. Early in 1916, he left there and entered the Stanley Streeet Works of the Dublin Corporation. He was amember of the Fianna Pipers Band. The stone was unveiled on 24th November 1935. He was buried in the family plot in Glasnevin.
Davy your videos are without compare.. we can feel the power and poignancy of the history you teach.. There we will be.. among others who desire to learn.. we thank you so much.. slan mo chara💜💙☘️
We never forget the mem and wemon who my grand dad was was and he did what he had to do proud Irish men he was a a lovely person who work hard all his life his family always first Willie
Love this. My second name is MacTreanor. We held sway over Monaghan for many years, our enemies were the O'Neills. The English invaded and one of the very few clans to refuse to bow were the MacTreanors. We banded together with the mckennas and the O'Neills, our old enemy. For centuries we rebelled and eventually our names became Traynor. During the Easter rising we fought against the british, got elected to government, and never once did we bow to English rule. It destroyed a lot of us, some left during the flight of the earls but many stayed. To this day my ancestors never gave in and same applies to the present day. I changed my name back to MacTreanor to bring back my old name.
Great job unearthing this, Davy. Go raibh mile maith agat. One can and should read extensively to increase knowledge of this dramatic time in our history, but the ability to weave in some contemporary film footage really brings it all to life in a startling way. This was not that long ago. Thanks again.
@Kenny-uh4ho 0 seconds ago Charles Edward Trevelyan of "Trevelyan's Corn" infamy, was responsible for the shipments of thousands of tonnes of corn out of Ireland to the UK during the Famine years while a million Irish starved to death. He famously spoke of the Great Famine as "the judgement of God sent the calamity to teach the Irish a lesson". Never forget this inhumane treachery.
It sad to say , they would turn in their graves if they saw the state of the country now , so many Irish gave their life’s for our freedom, even the garda are against there own people now , the last time we saw that was under English occupation.
Davey thank you I enjoy all your videos I do enjoy all Irish history but the 1916 means so much to me I have all my knowledge on 1916 hanging on my walls and I think now what these men and women died for we fought the English and won and what I see my country is now everybody from all over the world our gov would do good to be reminded of the 1916 heroes 29:30
Thank you, the best footage i have seen, i studied Irish history in my 5:51 years. People need to be reminded what our great ancesters went through in trying getting to get our freedom. Its been given away now by these people in this government who only benefit from all the brave men and women's Blood, Sweat and Tears. May they all rest in peace
*Watching this, you see people who lived, breathed and walked the earth. Now they're all gone. Makes you realize how brief we all are in life. My Uncle Tony used to say "life's short and we're a long time dead, so make the most of it"* *I'm Irish born and raised and proud of it*
True! There was NO Famine in Ireland. Ireland was plentiful in all kinds of produce. Their food was loaded at gunpoint on to English ships and exported to Britain to be sold, while the Irish were left to die of starvation.. The Irish never say "The Great Famine" The Irish call it "AN Gorta MÓR"/ "THE GREAT HUNGER"
Charles Edward Trevelyan of "Trevelyan's Corn" infamy, was responsible for the shipments of thousands of tonnes of corn out of Ireland to the UK during the Famine years while a million Irish starved to death. He famously spoke of the Great Famine as "the judgement of God sent the calamity to teach the Irish a lesson". Never forget this inhumane treachery.
Good documentary. Ulsterman here - probably Irish. I don't understand why the Irish get so exercised about the English occupation from about the 12th Century. That's just how things were done then all over the world. Why do you think the Indian population of South America speak Spanish? It's called Imperialism and nobody was better at it than the English/ British. Remember the old slogan "the sun never sets on the British Empire" because it was so extensive. Of course the suffering and theft of goods from occupied countries made Britain what it used to be - a rich land of c**ts. Britain is responsible for long standing trouble in the middle East and China and just about everywhere. It's important though to look at history in the context of it's time. The creation of Northern Ireland was a reaction to an Irish state dominated by the Catholic Church at grass roots level and the North was populated by me - well Presbyterians planted from Scotland. Thank God things have changed. The most recent Troubles have encouraged some Protestants/ Unionists to think of themselves as Irish and ironically Sinn Fein is not as popular in the 26 counties as they are in the 6 making up Northern Ireland. Enough people have died for Ireland. Let's do some living. xo
The Irish flag has 3 colours,Green to symbolise Catholic Irish,Orange to symbolise Protestants,and White to symbolise Peace.Is this true or not?If so this was a flag of the future.
He was an English colonist and no more Irish than the British military who ruled India and were born in English enclaves there, never learning the languages.
@@BrianMcCarthy-z9l And yet every African or Arab not two wet days in the country with an Irish passport is 'New Irish' according to Sinn Fein? Yet Ulster Protestants who have lived on this island for nearly 500 years will never be Irish?
@@Jen-lg4hp I'm an American of pure Cork Irish descent, not an Irish citizen (though apparently I could claim citizenship through ancestry). I don't vote in your elections. Modern Sinn Fein is obviously run by shites and neo-Communists. They seem to be wedded to Socialism rather than Irish Nationalism and Christianity of any kind. As for Ulster Protestants, they're the ones who insist they're British and not Irish. They're the ones who despise Roman Catholics and resent their having basic civil rights. The Easter agreements of the 1990's haven't changed this in my observation. We mere Irish are simply taking them at their word. A Nigerian Catholic who legally immigrates and has their children learn Irish and Irish history and culture with the goal of submerging themselves into Ireland, including intermarrying, is more Irish than English settlers who still despise the natives. Unfortunately many of the 'New Irish' don't seem to want to do this any more than many illegals in the US don't want to become Americans. If you want to be a foreigner, don't be surprised when you're treated as one.
Im in the uk, 61 years old, and ill tell yas this, either from heaven, or minions on earth, its the same parasites that that are causing Division to this day.. love the video, its wonderful, and thank you
Imagine all Ireland went through and to hand the country over to the European Union and open the borders is beyond comprehension Ireland is on a very very precarious path and it’s not going to be nice not one bit this nonsense will eventually blow up in the faces of those responsible
@@MarkHarrison733 Not everyone, mostly the politicians and people who are gaining alot from been in it. The ordinary people are loosing what we had . The irish people now are giving more to thisI EU then they are receiving. Ukrain are receiving millions from the Irish People. The irish invaded no country and received help from no country in their struggle for freedom. I only hope we get out of this invasion again. This time, we are been replaced
This is an outstanding video Davy, really interesting. Is this history taught to all republican children in school? I mean the treatment of the Irish by the British?
Thank you James! Irish history is taught, but it's more of a summary to be honest. They don't go into much detail unfortunately. There is no 'Irish History' subject in our schools, just a 'History' subject. So it's a world history class with some Irish history involved. It should involve more Irish history in my opinion.
Davey, this is why are songs & stories past down are super important & keep the flame burning strong within us. Hense why this government were trying to ban our songs. They got their answer at electric picnic when a huge jubilant crowd sang along with the wolf tones. The airiel scene was amazing. Eireann go bragh 🇮🇪🇮🇪
That's hilarious It took us 700 years or so to get the British out of Ireland, and then what do we do in our drunken sense of freedom hand our country lock stock and barrel over to Europe. Way to go guys.
kind of agree to a point, but at least Europe has Irelands back, and all Britain gave to Ireland was pain and misery in a country so much steeped and stifled in culture , community and class.,looked down upon. dont forget Britains working classes suffered the same fate from a tyrant that was the crown and westminster
@@MickRussell-jr5rfI dont think europe would have Irelands back they are self serving bureaucrats just look how we were left to bail out the banks and still paying usc tax.
Not anymore,Third World incumbents are more important than native Celtic People,the so called Governments have seen to that.They died for nothing,just as the Brits on the other side did too. We have all been pawns in the Illuminati-Freemasonic agenda of the last 2 centuries,and now the seeds they have sown are devastating Europe as well as Ireland and Britain,it's heartbreaking for sure.
All sadly blown up by the IRA or destroyed by the woeful urban planning and lack of taste of Dublin Corporation. Further proof that we Irish are not fit to govern ourselves.
WW-1 was the war for the "Freedom for Small Nations" but England exempted Ireland, despite the fact that 200,000 Irishmen fought in the trenches of France, believing that it was for the "Freedom for Small Nations".. (English Lies)
Grandpa, Peter Keating ran bicycle messages for the rebels during the 1916 uprising. He didn't like to talk about his experiences much, but I do know he felt deeply betrayed by the accord agreement. He firmly believed they should have kept going until ALL of Eire was whole again.
Hi davy in 100 years i wonder will there be somebody like you posting content about how the irish have fought of the hordes of african and asian hell and won !!!! Regards , great videos
Dublin was one of the most depressed cities in Europe at the turn of the century. Declining industry, overcrowding, unemployment, and poor housing created a cauldron of poverty for many Dubliners. And yet we had a jolly time at Fairyhouse races. This is typical British reporting of their shame-full behavior
The finest time from our uprising brothers and sisters who finally gave us our Republic and out of hands of British overloads. Over 700 + years of Colonial power was removed. We now have a stronge country with one of the best economies in the EU. This is down to the men and women who gave their lives for our Generation. Long live our Republic !!
My Gran from County Kerry had my mother in Ireland. During the time my mother grew up in a certain border village. My mother moved to Scotland after having me where I had been brought up. Growing up I watched ww2 movies then joined the Scottish regiments not knowing of the troubles, say my mother kept me sheltered. In the army I had been deployed to NI where family started to educate me on history. I found myself in trouble several times for not following orders. My greatest memory was pulling this disgusting excuse for a human out of his car with his driver. They wouldn't follow instruction. The whole time he had been spitting while shouting "dont you know who I am" face down in the mud at the side of the country road. That man had been a certain Mr Paisley. The worst piece of sh*t I ever met. He would have us arrested and jailed. I'm still waiting. My heart is still in the south where I visit family to this day. The way the uk is going and indeed Scotland I will be moving back to the Republic
That was because of the conscription for the first World War raging on in Belgium between Germany Ireland objected to the conscription and the rest is history
Now the GPO looks like the ruins of Rome after the Barbarians have stormed the city. We are entering the Dark Ages in Europe (literally and figuratively). What was the point of 1916 if we Irish are a minority on our own island as will inevitably happen within the next 20 years?
The commentary and standpoint is fascinating in this. Calling the Republican army terrorists whilst the Auxies indiscriminately bombed and shot civilians. Context is key.
Guess who was in charge of attack on the GPO.The same Colonel that ordered the massacre of hundreds of unarmed Indians in Rawalpindi Northern India. Did the Army put him into charge of the Dublin Garrison because of his reputation or that he knew how to deal with anyone he deemed as troublemakers.
Last year, while my mother was cleaning out my grandmother's house, she discovered an old obituary for my great-grandfather, Patrick Deveny. The obituary revealed that he was involved in the Easter Rising.
I'd love to read it, bless him, RIP 🙏
❤🙏🏻💚🇮🇪☘️
@@philtoner2621 The uprising failed.
A lot of our Families were
29:30 @@MarkHarrison73329:30
living in England, with Irish parents i have never understood why the British have never seen through their own hypocracy in calling native irish citizans TERRORISTS.... ireland never invaded anybody but quite simply would not give in to a a hostile invader. tell me i am i deluded or wrong.
You're not wrong nor deluded you're 💯 right.
I see your name is Russell, my mother's maiden name was Russell, and an aunt of hers was a member of the Cumann na mBan, in1916 rising. Great lady 😊😊
@@Utube-l1p my father was from youghal who passed away to young my mother from cobh who is alive and well. They never hated the British and in fact respected what at the time was unacheivable in Ireland,, but home was ALWAYS Ireland and Cork,My grandfather or Pop as we called him who was 18 in 1916, captured my imagination as a very yound lad,with his storys of historic days
Ireland never invaded, but WAS invaded. Important distinction to be made here!
@@otaku1524 my point exactly
Its a tough difficult history😢😢 and using the word terrorist..they cause terror.... There are so many phrases that are thrown around.
Davy thank you so much for that. We dont see enough documented footage with such detail. Love the channel keep up the good work. 🇮🇪
Thanks so much Karl!
How can you call someone a terrorist when they are fighting for freedom off their own country 🇮🇪
Because these freedom fighters slaughtered innocent men woman and children from both sides
Exactly.....Briitish rule for 700 years had to end..
I believe that's exactly what the British thought of the Colonists in 1776...
Its easy when you feel you're entitled, strange that, have you noticed when they go abroad they expect everyone to speak english.
Happening today in other parts of the world.
Great footage Davy! Thank you so much! Irish in Germany.
Thank you pal!
treachery beyond belief.
@@alfredroyal3473tiocfaidh ar la
Great historical vid. Thank you. I would have loved to have seen this studying Irish History in school. Better late than never
My grandfather was the compositer and printer of the 1916 Irish proclamation . He also was a volunteer and fought in the rising .
Why?
@Charles-t7z ahh here we have Charlie the troll with his 2 week old youtube account and his 0 subscribers...you go Charles 🤣🤣🤣
The uprising failed.
@@SCALE_SLOTCARS You count your subscribers? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@Charles-t7z says Charlie the Troll 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣still with zero subs because he has no friends 🤡😭😭😭😅🤣😂
I'm English and find this terrible what we did to our neighbours! I'm from Irish and Scottish decent also
@@wlj344?
Of course you are that's why you think it's terrible.
@@wlj344 When the choice is slavery and poverty for your children, a Man will stand up a Fight, every Irish generation since Cromwell's killing of whole towns of Irish catholic adults and children along with sending children into penal colonies in the American colonies.
Yeah well nobody alive today had anything to do with it so don't hobble yourself with guilt that isn't yours.
@@Rinahoidhche I don't
My father was selling papers just round the corner from O Connel street that Easter Sunday, he was 10 years old. Hearing a commotion and seeing people streaming round the corner from O Connel street he went to the corner to see what was afoot only to have a policeman smash his baton into the top of his head. He was knocked unconcious. He carried the resultant crease in his skull for the rest of his life.
Thanks for this Davy. Amazing footage much of which I've never seen before
Thanks, Davy. This footage is amazing.
My Granda Cassidy, ( originally from Camlough, then met my Granny and moved to Belfast ), fought in the Rising, he was anti treaty and fought during the civil war. He's mentioned in a few books and pictured in one in his uniform too. But how Ireland is now, well ; " For what died the sons of Roisin " !
My grandfather, and grand uncles were also anti treaty, and fought during the civil war. They were imprisoned, and went on hunger strike, some of them were blacklisted after the war,and could not get jobs, or pensions, and for what indeed. The north was sold out to the British,and today the country is sold out to Europe. RIP Mr Cassidy🇮🇪 and the many comrades who are long since passed, and forgotten about.❤️🇮🇪
My father paddy Coyne will never be forgotten , we found out a lot when he passed I'm proud of you paddy
Iam James Cassidy
@@JamesCassidy-d5q That was my Grandma's name too, could we be related ? I know some of the Family moved to the US, and one to south Africa.
My Granny's maiden name is Cassidy. Dundalk, County Louth. Catholic.
My grandfather came to Dublin with a Scottish regiment dispatched to quash the 1916 rising ,he met my grandmother on his tour, they lived after independence in Grenville street off mountjoy square where they had 9 children my mother being the youngest, there were many Dubliners fighting on the British side during the Easter rising, it was anything but straightforward which is the norm for Irish history and politics. Great video 👏
Yes & they came home & fought for their country, putting their acquired skills to good work. The Irish men wemhere coerced to join the British army, under the promise that we would then aquire independence.. they were duped of course & used as cannon fodder.
Many came from poor families and were encouraged to join the army in order to make a living - purely for that reason. In fact, if we look at most wars, including what's going on today around the world, the young men who join are often very young from poor areas of their own countries - sadly.
@@SB-mm9zhIndeed. If you haven’t read it I’d recommend the novel Strumpet City by James Plunkett which covers the 1913 lockout and the beginning of WW1.
@@tonydalton459 Have read it - excellent book. In fact, have a signed copy by author. You're right it's excellent.
I don't think any Irish Catholic fought in the hope of gaining Irish independence. It was purely to get a wage. Many died and all was cannon fodder not just the Irish. A sad unnecessary loss of life for all concerned except the Ruling classes.
Our greatest generation ,
to one and all we Owe them . everything .
to honour the flag and honour there memory .
for its with Gold ink there names are wrote in the History of all Free nations .
Ulster will return to us .
the dream of Four green fields united once again .
Proud Irishman
Proud Dubliner
"Our Greatest Generation" - Absolute Fact.
their
This was amazing.. seeing this actual footage .. we especially noted the expressions on the faces of the people.. their true feelings clearly show…
How difficult and dangerous were these times.. seeing the actual footage puts us right back there..
So appreciated this Davy.. as the narrator said at the conclusion.. that Irelands troubles were not over., and the worst was yet to come..
We wondered if he was referring to the Civil War.. and if this documentation will follow..
And yes there were tears.. for all those who died by hunger strike.. and the hanging death of 18 year old Kevin Barry..
Also in the shots they showed of victims of the potato famine.. the Great Hunger.. could not help but wonder if members of my father’s family were among them..
His forebears immigrated to Canada.. and later to US.. which is how our family came to be in Michigan..
These documented videos press us to think and to wonder what their lives must have been like..
Thanks is not enough for what you do, Davy.. a valued service indeed it is..for all of us..
Slan mo chara..💜💙☘️
Excellent documentary. Concise and informative
What the Irish nationalists achieved can never be underestimated...they took on the world's greatest empire and won. For all its short comings had they not done what they did Ireland would have remained a dependent backwater of the UK. The English like their Irish either comedic or drunk..Collins was to prove that they were neither.
Mass migration exodus from Ireland after we go our so called Independence to English speaking countries complete contradiction
Well said friend. They were all heroes. But I think it's very sad that young people today don't remember there history 🇮🇪
They achieved less than they were going to get anyway .Country divided in two . Rule by the Catholic Church 70 years of economic stagnation.
And sadly a few self serving spinless politicians have sold Irelands true sovereignty to an overseas power for a backhanded stash. Michael Collins must be rolling in his grave!
highly informative, enlightening, sad, timely, thank you
The Irish will never forget. Ever.
You will forget soon because half the third world is in Dublin these days
Excellent video, thanks for putting it together.
Great Uncle (on my mother's side) Seán Howard was mortally wounded by the British in the 1916 Rising.
Sean Bernard Howard, B. Coy., 1st Battn., 26, temple Cottages, Broadstone, Dublin, was only 17 years of age when he was fatally wounded at dawn in the Church Street area, 1916. He died in the Richmond Hospital. He was a student of brilliant attainments, taking first place in French and Irish in the Intermediate Examination. After this he went to London as a boy clerk in 1914, returned to the Land Commission, Dublin, in 1915, and transferred to the Congested Districts Board. Early in 1916, he left there and entered the Stanley Streeet Works of the Dublin Corporation. He was amember of the Fianna Pipers Band. The stone was unveiled on 24th November 1935. He was buried in the family plot in Glasnevin.
My grandparents lived next door to Kevin Barry on Fleet Street during their first married yrs . My grandfather knew him well because of rugby .
Davy your videos are without compare.. we can feel the power and poignancy of the history you teach..
There we will be.. among others who desire to learn.. we thank you so much..
slan mo chara💜💙☘️
Thank you! Hope you enjoy this one!
@@davyholden We will enjoy the learning.. although we cry at the sad parts.. thank you Davy💙💜☘️
@@davyholdenhello
Because of you i learned more about Irish history than from any ither chanell. Thank you. Slan Slan
We never forget the mem and wemon who my grand dad was was and he did what he had to do proud Irish men he was a a lovely person who work hard all his life his family always first Willie
Fantastic archive!.
Great video Davy thanks for sharing
Love this. My second name is MacTreanor. We held sway over Monaghan for many years, our enemies were the O'Neills. The English invaded and one of the very few clans to refuse to bow were the MacTreanors. We banded together with the mckennas and the O'Neills, our old enemy. For centuries we rebelled and eventually our names became Traynor. During the Easter rising we fought against the british, got elected to government, and never once did we bow to English rule. It destroyed a lot of us, some left during the flight of the earls but many stayed. To this day my ancestors never gave in and same applies to the present day. I changed my name back to MacTreanor to bring back my old name.
Great footage
amazing footage. Thank you
Great job unearthing this, Davy. Go raibh mile maith agat. One can and should read extensively to increase knowledge of this dramatic time in our history, but the ability to weave in some contemporary film footage really brings it all to life in a startling way. This was not that long ago. Thanks again.
Very good to see old footage from back then and not alot around to be found. can't wait to see more of the same
Brilliant upload......👍
Thanks for an informative and well researched video Davy.
Wow Davy what a fantastic video thank you 😊
Thank you!
@@git050 Thank you!
David, please do the Great Famine. It was genocide and had nothing to do with potatoes! Please 🙏 ❤
It was not.
@Kenny-uh4ho
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Charles Edward Trevelyan of "Trevelyan's Corn" infamy, was responsible for the shipments of thousands of tonnes of corn out of Ireland to the UK during the Famine years while a million Irish starved to death. He famously spoke of the Great Famine as "the judgement of God sent the calamity to teach the Irish a lesson". Never forget this inhumane treachery.
@@Kenny-uh4ho That never happened.
What! Misinformation !!
It sad to say , they would turn in their graves if they saw the state of the country now , so many Irish gave their life’s for our freedom, even the garda are against there own people now , the last time we saw that was under English occupation.
Thank you, Davy
Davey thank you I enjoy all your videos I do enjoy all Irish history but the 1916 means so much to me I have all my knowledge on 1916 hanging on my walls and I think now what these men and women died for we fought the English and won and what I see my country is now everybody from all over the world our gov would do good to be reminded of the 1916 heroes 29:30
Thank you, the best footage i have seen, i studied Irish history in my 5:51 years. People need to be reminded what our great ancesters went through in trying getting to get our freedom. Its been given away now by these people in this government who only benefit from all the brave men and women's Blood, Sweat and Tears. May they all rest in peace
Terrific vid thanks for sharing 🤗💚🇮🇪🎶☘️
*Watching this, you see people who lived, breathed and walked the earth. Now they're all gone. Makes you realize how brief we all are in life. My Uncle Tony used to say "life's short and we're a long time dead, so make the most of it"*
*I'm Irish born and raised and proud of it*
You forget the English had no right in Ireland.
The Irish had the full rights to get these invaders out.
You mean the Scots?
How about now?
Thank you Davy great respect and info of my beautiful Nation Ireland 💚🤗🎶
There never was a Famine as you say because there was food in the country. The Brits stole food and starved my ppl
Debunked Communist propaganda.
True! There was NO Famine in Ireland. Ireland was plentiful in all kinds of produce. Their food was loaded at gunpoint on to English ships and exported to Britain to be sold, while the Irish were left to die of starvation..
The Irish never say "The Great Famine" The Irish call it "AN Gorta MÓR"/ "THE GREAT HUNGER"
Charles Edward Trevelyan of "Trevelyan's Corn" infamy, was responsible for the shipments of thousands of tonnes of corn out of Ireland to the UK during the Famine years while a million Irish starved to death. He famously spoke of the Great Famine as "the judgement of God sent the calamity to teach the Irish a lesson". Never forget this inhumane treachery.
The potato famine did happen throughout a large part of Europe
Even Wolfe Tone was a Presbyterian in 1798
Vinegar Hill --- in Enniscorthy
Battle of Arklow 9 June 1798🇮🇪🙋♂️@@COLOURVINYLRECORDSIRELAND90210
Protestant are more rebellious than the brainwashed compliant Catholics.
Good documentary. Ulsterman here - probably Irish. I don't understand why the Irish get so exercised about the English occupation from about the 12th Century. That's just how things were done then all over the world. Why do you think the Indian population of South America speak Spanish? It's called Imperialism and nobody was better at it than the English/ British. Remember the old slogan "the sun never sets on the British Empire" because it was so extensive. Of course the suffering and theft of goods from occupied countries made Britain what it used to be - a rich land of c**ts. Britain is responsible for long standing trouble in the middle East and China and just about everywhere. It's important though to look at history in the context of it's time. The creation of Northern Ireland was a reaction to an Irish state dominated by the Catholic Church at grass roots level and the North was populated by me - well Presbyterians planted from Scotland. Thank God things have changed. The most recent Troubles have encouraged some Protestants/ Unionists to think of themselves as Irish and ironically Sinn Fein is not as popular in the 26 counties as they are in the 6 making up Northern Ireland. Enough people have died for Ireland. Let's do some living. xo
The Irish flag has 3 colours,Green to symbolise Catholic Irish,Orange to symbolise Protestants,and White to symbolise Peace.Is this true or not?If so this was a flag of the future.
Edward Carson wasn't an Ulsterman. He was a Leinsterman from Dublin..
He was an English colonist and no more Irish than the British military who ruled India and were born in English enclaves there, never learning the languages.
@@BrianMcCarthy-z9l And yet every African or Arab not two wet days in the country with an Irish passport is 'New Irish' according to Sinn Fein? Yet Ulster Protestants who have lived on this island for nearly 500 years will never be Irish?
@@Jen-lg4hp I'm an American of pure Cork Irish descent, not an Irish citizen (though apparently I could claim citizenship through ancestry). I don't vote in your elections. Modern Sinn Fein is obviously run by shites and neo-Communists. They seem to be wedded to Socialism rather than Irish Nationalism and Christianity of any kind.
As for Ulster Protestants, they're the ones who insist they're British and not Irish. They're the ones who despise Roman Catholics and resent their having basic civil rights. The Easter agreements of the 1990's haven't changed this in my observation. We mere Irish are simply taking them at their word. A Nigerian Catholic who legally immigrates and has their children learn Irish and Irish history and culture with the goal of submerging themselves into Ireland, including intermarrying, is more Irish than English settlers who still despise the natives. Unfortunately many of the 'New Irish' don't seem to want to do this any more than many illegals in the US don't want to become Americans. If you want to be a foreigner, don't be surprised when you're treated as one.
I remember my primary school teacher telling me in the mid 70s that her grandfather led the assault on the GPO.
Im in the uk, 61 years old, and ill tell yas this, either from heaven, or minions on earth, its the same parasites that that are causing Division to this day.. love the video, its wonderful, and thank you
Imagine all Ireland went through and to hand the country over to the European Union and open the borders is beyond comprehension Ireland is on a very very precarious path and it’s not going to be nice not one bit this nonsense will eventually blow up in the faces of those responsible
Ireland fully supports the EU.
@@MarkHarrison733
Not everyone, mostly the politicians and people who are gaining alot from been in it. The ordinary people are loosing what we had . The irish people now are giving more to thisI EU then they are receiving. Ukrain are receiving millions from the Irish People. The irish invaded no country and received help from no country in their struggle for freedom. I only hope we get out of this invasion again. This time, we are been replaced
Ukraine: Russia's Ireland! @@EileenStafford-sc3hn
This is an outstanding video Davy, really interesting. Is this history taught to all republican children in school? I mean the treatment of the Irish by the British?
Thank you James! Irish history is taught, but it's more of a summary to be honest. They don't go into much detail unfortunately. There is no 'Irish History' subject in our schools, just a 'History' subject. So it's a world history class with some Irish history involved. It should involve more Irish history in my opinion.
@@davyholden I totally agree mate
Davey, this is why are songs & stories past down are super important & keep the flame burning strong within us. Hense why this government were trying to ban our songs. They got their answer at electric picnic when a huge jubilant crowd sang along with the wolf tones. The airiel scene was amazing. Eireann go bragh 🇮🇪🇮🇪
Really good documentary, where did you find it?
And because of this we irish have a free state and Republic now .
No you don't. You have a province of the EU.
You are part of the Global American Empire just like the rest of the West.
@@spiritcrunch in or out of the EU, we all live under the Global American Empire and its Globalisation project.
Full of migrants.
Full of Migrants.
Brilliant one day the British will have to hand the Irish back there land as they have a big job ahead now defending there own
Ireland is being invaded.
hopefully one day soon Ireland will be united again through peaceful means
Ireland reunited with the UK on 1 January 1973.
Terrorists? What a sad joke. They were defending our country. The arrogance of these fools never ceased to amaze me 😡
They murdered civilians.
That's hilarious It took us 700 years or so to get the British out of Ireland, and then what do we do in our drunken sense of freedom hand our country lock stock and barrel over to Europe. Way to go guys.
kind of agree to a point, but at least Europe has Irelands back, and all Britain gave to Ireland was pain and misery in a country so much steeped and stifled in culture , community and class.,looked down upon. dont forget Britains working classes suffered the same fate from a tyrant that was the crown and westminster
@@MickRussell-jr5rfyawn more simping for the “ innocent working class Brits”.
Britain hasn't been in Ireland for 700 years
Europe. Try Islam.
@@MickRussell-jr5rfI dont think europe would have Irelands back they are self serving bureaucrats just look how we were left to bail out the banks and still paying usc tax.
Hopefully sinn dein are now finished politically, although you still see the dumbest of the dumb out canvassing for them, you wonder.
Why was there such hatred towards the Irish?
Why were the Engkish able to carry out such criminal atrocity?
Thanks
I often wonder if the uprising was in 1918, just after the war. The British may have had less stomach for a fight
No it was in 1916 and planned that way as the Brits were fightining in the Great War.
Many persons who fought in 1916 were actually Protestant
First I heard that one.
My grandfather, who I never knew, lived near the GPO in Rotunda Gardens. I’d love to know if he saw or took part in the events of Easter 1916.
Sad to say Michael Collins got killed by his own people,
Ireland belongs to the Irish
The Irish government strongly disagrees.
@@MarkHarrison733 Then they've got to go.
@@cocospops9351 It openly persecutes Irish people now.
Not anymore,Third World incumbents are more important than native Celtic People,the so called Governments have seen to that.They died for nothing,just as the Brits on the other side did too. We have all been pawns in the Illuminati-Freemasonic agenda of the last 2 centuries,and now the seeds they have sown are devastating Europe as well as Ireland and Britain,it's heartbreaking for sure.
@@MarkHarrison733so why is dublin now full of non Irish? How’s that going LOL
It wasn't known as 'the troubles', that was in Northern Ireland, it was known as the 'Easter Rising'.
only the civilian infrastructure and the education of an entire generation sufferred as with every revolution
Interesting. Thanks.
Dublin was the second city of the empire I believe. Lots of really beautiful colonial era buildings and streets.
Ireland was part of the UK, not the British Empire.
All sadly blown up by the IRA or destroyed by the woeful urban planning and lack of taste of Dublin Corporation. Further proof that we Irish are not fit to govern ourselves.
My Father wS 3 yrs Old at the Rising he was born inthe Rebel Liberties in Dublin ☘️🎶💚🤗🇮🇪
Wasted their time they've allowed the EU to immigrant the fuck out of them
Yep bonkers
Irish Lives Matter #IrishLivesMatter
G'way with that Americanised culture war BS
Definitely
Fascist
@maurice2657 no he's a Irish man
Which makes it worse
WW-1 was the war for the "Freedom for Small Nations" but England exempted Ireland, despite the fact that 200,000 Irishmen fought in the trenches of France, believing that it was for the "Freedom for Small Nations".. (English Lies)
We should have joined the Central Powers, rather than side with the Black Hand.
Sinn fein translates as 'We Ourselves' not 'Ourselves Alone' as mistranslated by the film narrator.
Now they are the party of everybody else except our own.
Grandpa, Peter Keating ran bicycle messages for the rebels during the 1916 uprising. He didn't like to talk about his experiences much, but I do know he felt deeply betrayed by the accord agreement. He firmly believed they should have kept going until ALL of Eire was whole again.
Hi davy in 100 years i wonder will there be somebody like you posting content about how the irish have fought of the hordes of african and asian hell and won !!!! Regards , great videos
What don't the British mess up
My grandfather got involved in 1917.
Dublin was one of the most depressed cities in Europe at the turn of the century. Declining industry, overcrowding, unemployment, and poor housing created a cauldron of poverty for many Dubliners. And yet we had a jolly time at Fairyhouse races. This is typical British reporting of their shame-full behavior
My late maternal birth Grandmother's maiden name was Coll
The Roman Catholic were no angels
That's true.
Alan Rickman delivered a. Fantastic performance as dev in Michael Collins
Rickman was an anti-Semite.
The finest time from our uprising brothers and sisters who finally gave us our Republic and out of hands of British overloads. Over 700 + years of Colonial power was removed. We now have a stronge country with one of the best economies in the EU.
This is down to the men and women who gave their lives for our Generation. Long live our Republic !!
Ireland belongs to the Irish and not foreigners ☘
Far right xenophobic traitor detected. Comment rejected.
Over taken by foreigners now.RIP
My Gran from County Kerry had my mother in Ireland. During the time my mother grew up in a certain border village. My mother moved to Scotland after having me where I had been brought up. Growing up I watched ww2 movies then joined the Scottish regiments not knowing of the troubles, say my mother kept me sheltered.
In the army I had been deployed to NI where family started to educate me on history. I found myself in trouble several times for not following orders.
My greatest memory was pulling this disgusting excuse for a human out of his car with his driver. They wouldn't follow instruction. The whole time he had been spitting while shouting "dont you know who I am" face down in the mud at the side of the country road.
That man had been a certain Mr Paisley.
The worst piece of sh*t I ever met.
He would have us arrested and jailed.
I'm still waiting.
My heart is still in the south where I visit family to this day.
The way the uk is going and indeed Scotland I will be moving back to the Republic
Sinnah, Da birthday of a Nation,trough blood and gut
And yet to this day - 6 counties are still abandoned
Not exactly under the Good Friday Agreement if a majority vote to join the Republic it can happen.
@@rapier1954 you mean not at all abandoned.
@@malahammer Abandoned??? You chose to be ever linked to Westminsiter.....there will not be a United Ireland in my time ....Long Live the Republic
That was because of the conscription for the first World War raging on in Belgium between Germany Ireland objected to the conscription and the rest is history
As much as I dislike Dublin in the modern day, hearing the narrator call Dublin a city of the United Kingdom genetically irks me 😂
It's just how it was then.
Can see there, all the African and Asians there , like they've always been on Ireland for 10,000 years and more.
Now the GPO looks like the ruins of Rome after the Barbarians have stormed the city. We are entering the Dark Ages in Europe (literally and figuratively). What was the point of 1916 if we Irish are a minority on our own island as will inevitably happen within the next 20 years?
Why didn’t they use democracy?
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Davy you are an Irish gem. Thanks for the info.❤
do u know when this was first Broadcast
English Democracy, only when it suits them. Ireland voted for freedom but the majority vote was ignored and they partitioned Ireland
The commentary and standpoint is fascinating in this. Calling the Republican army terrorists whilst the Auxies indiscriminately bombed and shot civilians. Context is key.
Ireland should be worrying about its borders in 2024
Most Irish are woke or asleep- our country is gone. We'll be a minority in less than 20 years.
This comment section is full of Boomers talking about their grannies
And that's the way it's done.
Guess who was in charge of attack on the GPO.The same Colonel that ordered the massacre of hundreds of unarmed Indians in Rawalpindi Northern India.
Did the Army put him into charge of the Dublin Garrison because of his reputation or that he knew how to deal with anyone he deemed as troublemakers.
Dyer prevented genocide.
Fought for freedom then joined the Eu. The irony.
Words from someone who clearly has no more than cursory knowledge and understanding of Irish history
'Freedom' comes with responsibility- too much for the apathetic and lazy Irish masses to handle. We could never govern ourselves.