I don’t know why KZread decided to start promoting old interviews with old Irish men, but I’m glad they did.

@LTPottenger

3 жыл бұрын

same

@bull_goose_loony

3 жыл бұрын

Same. You lot seen the interview with the bicycle postman?

@written12

3 жыл бұрын

Well put, Stephen. I second your sentiment

@tonyclifton265

2 жыл бұрын

i know, right. this stuff is awesome. the one about the postman in west cork made me daydream for hours

@jamesbradshaw3389

2 жыл бұрын

it is very important for us to listen to wise voices of times before

If ever you wanted a definition of “salt of the earth”, this gent is it. Sir.

@dickJohnsonpeter

3 жыл бұрын

And definitely Fred Dibnah as well.

@setmindinmotion

3 жыл бұрын

@@dickJohnsonpeter totally agree👍

Grave diggers are always the last tradesmen to let you down!

@shamrockshore6308

3 жыл бұрын

Fintan Yes, but it's not the cough that carries you off, it's the coffin they carry you off in.

@slaneyside

3 жыл бұрын

hope they're not like the guy that promised me three times he'd be there to fix my porch and never arrived.

@Middleground2022

3 жыл бұрын

People were Dying to avail of their services !

@slaneyside

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaxG-jk8ty no luckily no money changed hands, I only had the inconvenience of waiting in for him to turn up, no phone call nothing. The second time I phoned him the day before and he promised he be there. his exact words were I've never had to let anyone down twice...the first time he had a cute enough excuse ready, he said one of his team had tested positive for covid and they all had to isolate...i didn't believe him for a second as he was surprised I rang and it seemed to just come to him.

@wuddadid

3 жыл бұрын

For some very unfortunate children they are also the first to let you down... 😔

"I'll not be digging my own grave because I'll be dead " The best answer to a question ever 😂

The Irish are the world's greatest talkers...

@starcorpvncj

3 жыл бұрын

No, some women are.

@heavnnnsent

3 жыл бұрын

Supposedly they probably all kiss the blarney Stone LOL

@rogerlephoque3704

3 жыл бұрын

@@starcorpvncj To which I respond by commenting that some men have a less than honourable attitude towards women, a post-era trait of Donald J. Trump and his ilk...

@davidmaddaford930

3 жыл бұрын

They are wonderfully articulate, and speak English much better than many on the mainland.

@malbig2344

3 жыл бұрын

well, that's crap.

God be good to Paudge...the lord have mercy on him, he can now sleep on the job in peace.

@lukemccann

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

What a wonderful polite guy. Long gone.

@TheOne-er7nk

3 жыл бұрын

Soon we will be long gone too. Enjoy what you can.

@corpsi9761

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheOne-er7nk It will just fade away anyways.

@doctorpanigrahi9975

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheOne-er7nk After 5 billion years, the sun will be a Red giant and engulf our earth :(

@googleuser3163

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheOne-er7nk not me im gonna never die

Id love to listen to old people and their stories about long ago.

@ThomasDoubting5

3 жыл бұрын

volunteer somewhere give them your time and ears and I'm sure you'll hear all the stories. Show them some kindness while your thier 👍

@johnbrowns6072

3 жыл бұрын

I agree it’s so nostalgic

@charleshowie2074

3 жыл бұрын

m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/hHWKpNyYnrydgLg.html

What a lovely wee man, not too many left like him ❤

Total respect to the fella and God bless him.

God bless him he is so polite I could listen to him all day.

This man worked there digging graves 56 years. Here, he's about 70 at least, and - and still working. How can we complain?

@davids8449

3 жыл бұрын

You must be aged 24 this chap is more like 79

@conormcelroy1898

3 жыл бұрын

Because we need a government for the many not the few

@samcrawley3839

3 жыл бұрын

And even at his age this gentleman still calling someone younger than himself sir such respect god love him and keep him xxx

@davidmaddaford930

3 жыл бұрын

And dressed so well, with a jacket, shirt and tie. How standards have deteriorated!

@equinsuocha9174

3 жыл бұрын

@@conormcelroy1898 we need unadulterated violence in its purest form yet seen by the scum destroying this country and her people.

"Oh sir I couldn't because I'll be dead sir" Fucking legend😂

What a character. I think he says "sir" in lieu of breathing.

Priceless, but really interesting

It’s hilarious how much the accents have changed over the years. That’s the *old* Tipperary accent.

@UsyksmashedFurytopieces

3 жыл бұрын

In the North here, you could drive 4 miles out the road and get a slightly different accent. Is the South like that?

@stephenryan7855

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering where in the country he was from. That man looks to be well into his eighties, to think he was probably born in the 1880's!

@faded_ink3545

3 жыл бұрын

@@wetgrowler499 The Tipp accents have mellowed somewhat - my grandad talked like this but none of his kids did. But Kerry accents are still totally fucked.

@mrmc2465

3 жыл бұрын

it sounds pretty similar to my grandfathers accent he was from Clare

@ferguskenny4578

3 жыл бұрын

@@UsyksmashedFurytopieces it is.

Started digging graves in 1912... He'd been doing his job longer then the existence of the state at the time.

@maddyg3208

3 жыл бұрын

Good time to get into the grave digging industry, what with the Great War, the 1918 flu and the Irish wars all on the horizon!

@jameswest4692

3 жыл бұрын

He probably finished one by that point

@jerryoshea3116

3 жыл бұрын

@@maddyg3208 indeed it was a fine "Business plan"back then Sir!

@Music-oz3ix

3 жыл бұрын

Good man Robin

What an absolute gent..God be good to him

God rest him, wouldn’t it be great to be born old and work your ways to being younger.

@billsamuls7620

3 жыл бұрын

IT WOULD BE GOOD IF I COULD UNDERSTAND HIM

@Discover-Ireland

3 жыл бұрын

@@billsamuls7620 I can understand him perfectly,,maybe because I’m used to the accent☘️

@gaylebrown5216

3 жыл бұрын

If you REALLY know English you'd have no problem with the dialect.

@lorrettacrowley5922

3 жыл бұрын

@@Discover-Ireland it is Poteen...

@Discover-Ireland

3 жыл бұрын

@@lorrettacrowley5922 No it’s not. The old way of spelling it is Potcheen

Amazing. What a gentleman. I'm loving these old videos

Bless you Sir

Well, sir that was grand now. Yes, sir.

awwwe, bless ... i love him.

A time of innocence now passed😭

@daithiocinnsealach1982

3 жыл бұрын

🙄 Poverty and violence was all many knew. The Church was also very active during this time and had people under its thumb while the priests were getting into all sorts of mischief. Many Irish people suffered greatly during this time of innocence.

@Morgan-kn6xb

3 жыл бұрын

@@daithiocinnsealach1982 🙄

@tomsharpe2251

3 жыл бұрын

@@daithiocinnsealach1982 and still it was a better time than now, in terms of true, proper life and honesty. The things that matter. Not ease, like how you want it and what you think is important.

@sloughlin721

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomsharpe2251 yep, respect seems to have gone amiss in today’s society. Also, family life was a lot more stable years ago

@tomsharpe2251

3 жыл бұрын

@@sloughlin721 exactly mate, people don't live proper lives anymore. Like like how we're meant to. There's no fulfillment anymore. We have too much freedom these days.

Paudge is the best gravedigger that's ever lived, that's right sir!

Let's hope he got the £5 grave and not the 30 shilling one.

@janeday9148

3 жыл бұрын

I think he's a wonderful man bless him

@starcorpvncj

3 жыл бұрын

It doesn't matter. Once we are gone we are gone for good and that's it. Even the Earth has a finite lifespan.

@bid84

3 жыл бұрын

@@starcorpvncj No shit sherlock

@robertcronin6603

3 жыл бұрын

Yessir

Regards and respect to all of ireland people from, Australia

What a true gem he is!

I may be just romanticizing but when I listen to these old people I think that despite everything we are so much poorer now.

@RoskinGreenrake

3 жыл бұрын

..it's probably intentional, the way they architect our society :/

@Major00Tom

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoskinGreenrake I don't think it is.

What a wonderful character and a unique accent. God bless him.

People had respect for each other in them days. Godbless them.

@pb7353

3 жыл бұрын

Keep heart. Plenty of people still have respect for each other. Much media coverage (not all) easily leads to thinking otherwise.

@conormcelroy1898

3 жыл бұрын

As long as you dont mind the ol' apartheid in South Africa, Jim Crow U.S or the vice like grip of the catholic church over Irish life "in them days"to pick just a few examples of how things might just have improved since.

@pb7353

3 жыл бұрын

@@conormcelroy1898 Good point. Nostalgia for the past can be dangerous.

@conormcelroy1898

3 жыл бұрын

@@pb7353 aye, nostalgia for the past seems to replace knowledge of the present which is worse

@pb7353

3 жыл бұрын

@@conormcelroy1898 Agreed :)

Digging the graves from 1912-1965/68. For 53 yrs. Wow! Strong back!

I've counted how many times he said sir, he said sir 59 times

My mother once took one of those daft little career tests, which told her she should be a cemetery caretaker. To this day she wishes she'd followed that advice.

Class videos ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ People had manners back then.

When people still addressed each other respectfully with 'Sir'

great head of hair on him

@kori5679

3 жыл бұрын

I live in Dublin and I hear that a lot from some balds here 😁

@nigecheshire9854

3 жыл бұрын

He’s Irish he’s only 25

@wakeoftheflood2

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing

@bellabell737

3 жыл бұрын

Most men are bald now before 40. Makes you wonder why?

@setmindinmotion

3 жыл бұрын

@@nigecheshire9854 i think its 33

Cathal O’ Shannon had such a beautiful voice , loved all his work .

@GodOfVictory501

3 жыл бұрын

Remember he presented 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'. Used to tune in to it religiously during its first run when I was about 10 years old. Creepy and brilliant programme.

@lydialily846

3 жыл бұрын

@@GodOfVictory501 God yes , I had forgotten that , it was brilliant ...

@brianm2881

2 жыл бұрын

@@GodOfVictory501 I remember my dad never used to miss an episode of that. Wonder if there's an episode of two of it floating about in cyberspace somewhere....

@GodOfVictory501

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianm2881 I'd normally direct you to Greg Molloy (aka KillianM2) and his amazing archive of Irish TV but I think KZread closed his account so no dice.

@brianm2881

2 жыл бұрын

@@GodOfVictory501 Shit, did he have it? Loved that channel. I wouldn't mind but it wasn't as if it was infringing on current RTE output. A lot of it would have been stuff that RTE didn't even have in their own archive anymore. A real pity some kind of compromise couldn't have been reached.

People like that old fella really knew what hard was.

These are gold

I've never seen a man that looks more like Podge n Rodge than our man here, Podge.

Wouldn’t be written down, but would be in the head sir....brilliant 👍👍👍

@hellooutthere8956

2 жыл бұрын

I wondered if I hear him right. LoL

@IansOddInterests

2 жыл бұрын

@@hellooutthere8956 lol..you have to add “so” to end of every sentence.....so you do so

@michaelroche3915

2 жыл бұрын

@@IansOddInterests He's saying Sir at the end of his sentences.

Wonder what guy would think of funeral prices nowadays

This guy is like a character from a Shaw play. C.R , with each post, you continue to dazzle me. I hate to be the sycophant, but excellent youtubing sir, just excellent.

R.I.P kind sir,and I do hope you got yours for free,bless him

'we all end up near the same hole, sir.'

A wonderful channel. This is great historic archive

Utterly fascinating 🔥

i love his "work-out / get sweaty" gear - suit and tie lol. good form, old boy.

Another brill video 👍👍👍👍

A great job at the time.

What a nice old man.

He's such a cute voice and lovable character. I love his glasses. I'm looking forward to being this age .

A mate of mine was a grave digger in London. He told me he left after 41 years service because it was a dead end job!

@jamesagwe2981

3 жыл бұрын

That's a good one

Great chap 👍🇮🇪

He made great use of his handkerchief.

@ernestmcloud4515

2 жыл бұрын

And the suit. Bless him

In the course of my professional work I have met many different types of people from Lords to criminals but my favourite clients are gravediggers because they have some fantastic stories nad they have a great sense of humour.

A gravedigger in Wicklow lovely chap Joker was his name he was standing with his foot on his shovel at a funeral my good ould uncle Paddy said to the Joker "that's all the old nearly gone" the Joker looked at my uncle Paddy "Paddy you are the old now" God rest them both 😪🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼👌🏽💚💛💚💛🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

Brilliant

Listen to the gentleman allday.

lovely man

The great leveler

_The interviewer Cathal O'Shannon (R.T.E) died 22nd October 2011_

They no longer make Gravediggers like this fine old gentleman-Requiescat In Pace.

Back in the day when society did the right thing all the time .

@paulgorman3001

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah coz the mother and baby homes, the young lads locked up for stealing chocolate or something pretty and being forced to work as farm labourers, or in the prison factory's, and the church abuse is all new ain't it, they done nothing fuckin right

@daithi159

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulgorman3001 I suppose you're right especially those who educated you 🙄

@paulgorman3001

3 жыл бұрын

@@daithi159 so your saying I'm not educated is it ? Are you saying what I said never happened by past generations? Yeah education youd want to go get one yourself you deluded half wit, educated or not I bet I'm on far more income than you Dave

@paulgorman3001

3 жыл бұрын

@@daithi159 so past generations didnt fuck up no ? I suppose those mass graves of newborns are from my generation are they ? Your one deluded FOOL

@Morgan-kn6xb

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulgorman3001 The septic tank was a myth.

I'm reminded of Philip Roth's "Everyman". The final chapter, with the grave-digger .... the tears were rolling down my cheeks. (Well, okay, my eyes were moist)

Cathal O'Shannon, one of the old breed great reporters/broadcasters in RTE.

Q: Do you dig graves? A: Yeah, they’re alright.

Wonder what he'd make of Ireland today..

@purebloodirishman9389

3 жыл бұрын

He would turn in his and everyone else's grave

@James_BAlert

3 жыл бұрын

He probably be on Tinder and Swing4ireland, not watching BUT doing, going around with a permanent smile 😁on his face!!

Looks like he's still wearin the same suit he dug the graves in.

Fantastic wee video Uabhasach math so it is!

Bless

Podge had been digging graves for 56 years. Good on him and what a great character. I'd love to hear what strange things or events he'd encountered during those years. I also didn't understand how you booked a gravesite, I think I heard him say that he'd memorised it.

started diggin graves in 1912, wow.

Digging 56 years. 😯

This man was a library of information. They don't make them like they use too

The great Cathal o Shannon was a splendid interviewer

My parents bought 4 plots at a graveyard that was just about to reach its maximum occupancy and I suppose that the plots still are awaiting our family. One thing I am curious about is, my cousin had a plot waiting, but had been in another state and passed on and I doubt anyone contacted the cemetery and he ended up being buried in the other state. What happens to his grave? Let’s say 50 years from now, does the cemetery just fill it and worry about it later? What about his money that he paid?

@bernardkavanagh3528

2 жыл бұрын

If it's the corpo they'll refund him 😁

@TheCrusades1099

Жыл бұрын

I have friends who just went through this in Canada. Father passed, had bought 2 plots in '76. He died a month ago, paid 75$ each plot, was already divorced, and wanted to be cremated, no service. My friends went to the cemetery, put the plots in their names for 150$, then were told they were worth 6000$ each; Cemetery asked if they wanted to sell them.... they said "No". They called later and just asked someone what a plot would cost them... 8500$ at least! crazy!!!

A gentleman

My biggest fear of dying is being cramped, I am 6'5", the thought of being squeezed in to a 6'3" box and a lowered in to a 6'4" hole would stop from stretching out, nothing i like more than going to bed and stretching out to about 6'7", in a box of just 6'3" it is quite concerning that i wouldn't be able to do a stretch, if i don't stretch then the cramps start, that is my biggest fear.

The interviewer is dead now his name was cathal Shannon.

@Clodaghbob

3 жыл бұрын

A very young Cathal O'Shannon. 😁😁

@josephinemonahan915

3 жыл бұрын

@@Clodaghbob yes, the wonderful Cathal Shannon 😊

@josephinemonahan915

3 жыл бұрын

Oops..my bad Cathal O’ Shannon😉

Ive just realised he was the inspiration for Podge and Rodge.

Now that's what you call a dead end job, on the other hand it's a job for life ⚰

@phillipecook3227

3 жыл бұрын

Now that's a paradox ....

Was he saying Sir at the end of every sentence?

@fritzkrieger5826

3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir!

Well if he saw Ireland today he'd be turning in all the graves he dug. RIP

@alfiejob1526

3 жыл бұрын

Why?

@ciaran4248

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah why it's a grand life here now

@James_BAlert

3 жыл бұрын

Still as he was turning we could connect a generator to him and power⚡ up lreland, he'd still be doing his bit🇮🇪 for the old sod!! 😁

@tonemc6047

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of great men and women would be.

@ciaran4248

3 жыл бұрын

do something positive about it so. change things for the better. i don't wanna be listening to u moanin and mopin

2:45 min in- "Sir" count: 128

@enhancesoutheast5964

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that.. sir..

@stephenryan7855

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@matthewdarcy6859

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome Sir...sir welcome sir

Does this compare with the noted Vinny Byrne and his saying So I plugged the two of them.?

grave digger,s & funeral director,s will never be out of work ,.thats one thing for sure!

Fun Trivia: Rod Stewart worked as a gravedigger!

@HomebrewStew

2 жыл бұрын

So was George Harrison on the Abbey Road LP cover.

They're always after me lucky charms.

hahaha what a guy

This old guy was good. However, no one, but no one can equal Shakespear's graveyard scene in Hamlet. Shakespeare knew the human soul. That's why, in my humble opinion, to date, he remains the greatest person who has ever lived.

@paulgorman3001

3 жыл бұрын

But did he really live ? 🤣🤣🤣

Money dony count now sir

Will you dig your own grave yourself? Shur how could I sir? I'll be dead sir. 🤣

I hope they put me into one of those grand £3 graves and not beside all the riffraff that’s in the country today !!

I would never talk to a gravedigger or anyone else about my future grave, it is none of their business, I will deal with that matter in my last 5 hours of this earth, I will climb the talles mountain and hide my battered old used up body among the rocks and let Gods blessed light shine upon my body and cleanse my soul

@herculesv1.247

2 жыл бұрын

You sound weird

Of all human experiences death is the most democratic.

Hello c.r. love your content. Just wondering if you have seen cathal o Shannon's thou shalt not kill on r.t.e from maybe the early 1990s I've searched for years but to no avail. Can you please check your volts.

yep ..what he said

Dude:They call me gravedigger because I go deep. Interviewer:😵