The narrator is Benedict Kiely, from Dromore, Co. Tyrone, and owner the greatest story telling voice I've ever heard. He was a regular contributor to Sunday Miscellany in RTE Radio 1 on Sunday mornings in the 1970s. One of the sounds of my childhood.

@johnnielson7676

2 жыл бұрын

And he was a great author as well

@chrismccormack2064

Жыл бұрын

The full episode of this "hands" documentary series is available on youtube

@Bdoc76

Жыл бұрын

​@@chrismccormack2064What a fantastic show that was.

I was lucky enough to have grown up having a grandmother and a next door neighbour that both made butter, plus homemade soda bread, boxty. A dozen or so hens and geese and ducks where we would take the fresh eggs to the shop to sell.

If only we could go back in time. I think I’ll stay there for good.

@Blackfyre741

2 жыл бұрын

Some people still live similar to this in ireland

@jamesbradshaw3389

2 жыл бұрын

I love your use of words, it is poetry at its ver best, If only we could go back in time. I think I’ll stay there for good.

@JosephE-yd6ks

2 жыл бұрын

Far away hills are greener. A lot of not so nice things went on that you don't see here! Everywhere looks nice when you're getting a quick snapshot

@JosephE-yd6ks

2 жыл бұрын

@@Blackfyre741 Few if any

@patriciaclarke5188

2 жыл бұрын

@@JosephE-yd6ks Looking back on a very hard way of life through rose-tinted glasses, whilst conveniently overlooking the no-so-good side of it!

Not an easy life but a one of contentment, without distraction of the quite soulless, modern day consumerism life.

Love these old clips could watch them all day .

Loved watching this. These people had nothing, yet they had everything. How times have changed and not for the better either.

From the great series 'Hands'.

A Beautiful part of the World, I have been fortunate to have visited Co Fermanagh many times in the 80s.

Where did those beautiful days disappear! life nowadays is very complex and difficult, there is no sense of simplicity and goodness among people, our life today is full of suffering and hypocrisy.

@Discover-Ireland

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same things.

@polki1482

2 жыл бұрын

I still live very similar to this only real difference Ive a smart phone in my hand ,live your life as you wish.

@nj2205

2 жыл бұрын

@@polki1482 Believe it or not a lots of people dreaming about having this Lifestyle, simplicity, nature... And even if you take a look at these modern fashion and health magazines, it's all about living around nature organic food fresh milk... meditation. So it's a blessing to have this, Keep it that way. Have a peaceful day :)

@seirbhiseach

2 жыл бұрын

So many tell me when I say I'd like a life like this that it's a hard one, but I'd rather a simple and hard life than a complex and sedentary one. Seems like you're more alive being worked to the bone than you are living till you die as a couch creature

Now this is interesting history.

This was a priceless six minutes. Thank you.

The full documentary is on KZread. A beautiful film

@24tommy109

2 жыл бұрын

Whats the name?

@aaronrider4051

Жыл бұрын

@@24tommy109 aye, anyone know?

@MrChristopher42

Жыл бұрын

Name is: Hands documentary sycthe stone

@MrChristopher42

Жыл бұрын

@@24tommy109 "hands: fermanagh County" The whole hands documentary series is well worth watching, as is eamon mqc Thomas documentaries on youtube

A farmer's wife has as much skill as the farmer in the field. A true partnership.

What a stunning beautiful way to tell the story of the Maolchalann farming family, listening to the spoken words is like watching your most favorite film of times when you were just a child and was running free in the green lands of home

@movinon1242

Жыл бұрын

Maol - Mull chal - holl ann - an(d)

@MrChristopher42

Жыл бұрын

Theres a full documentary on youtube that this clip is from, the name is handy documentary fermanagh scythe stone

@MrChristopher42

Жыл бұрын

"Hands: fermanagh county"

Oh, that butter would go nice on a big ear 🌽 of heirloom corn. I used to go out into my grandparents garden with a salt shaker once in a while,, and pull up a turnip when I was about 10 or 11 years old. After taking it up to the garden hose for a rinse of course.

this is a clip from one of the 'Hands' series from RTE.

Buy full fat cream and keep mixing it with a blender it'll split and you'll have butter like that just and a small bit of salt

Brilliant piece of film

Great video, really interesting, keep them coming

Vast green pastureland for sheep,cattle,goats n fertile fields❤❤❤ in ulster

I would like to know how are they doing now.

@charliedoherty5965

2 жыл бұрын

All dead

@johnoriordan7657

2 жыл бұрын

Benedict Kiely loved his storytelling in that beautiful voice.... God rest his soul

What a lovely way of life, give me that life any day, to modern life living in a city, its hell.

wonderful!

The way life should be

different world back then

EXAMPLE OF PAST WELL DONE

My neighbours are still living the same way today.

@oscarosullivan4513

Жыл бұрын

That is quite rare I presume

❤❤ for the algorithm ❤❤

now what does she cook with that?

Old videos of tempo

I wonder if her cream was sweet or clabbered.

This is where the hippies of mayo should have done a crash course!

Did I hear a cuckoo?