Crossmaglen - Irish Republican Heartland

South Armagh is often described as "bandit country", due to its unofficial control by the Republican movement. This excerpt from Troubled: A Personal Look at Northern Ireland sees an ignorant Australian getting a firm lesson from the late Paddy Short in his bar, where apparently the Provisional IRA planned many a mission.

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  • @user-rb4cc4tt5i
    @user-rb4cc4tt5i10 ай бұрын

    Paddy Short a real gentleman of the licened trade. He was a great character always enjoyed calling in to his bar every week.

  • @f.b508
    @f.b5083 жыл бұрын

    The famous fighting men from crossmaglen💚🤍🧡🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✊✊✊

  • @gazzanorth4373

    @gazzanorth4373

    3 жыл бұрын

    Crossmaglen still in British UK 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 So much for fighting men🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @barrymcguire5048

    @barrymcguire5048

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gazzanorth4373 so much for fighting men just look at the body count of British soldiers compared to volunteers 3:1 for every volunteer lost three of your soldiers paid the price the statistics speak for them selves. Sleep well brave volunteers🇮🇪🙏🇮🇪

  • @f.b508

    @f.b508

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gazzanorth4373 it’s not in Britain it’s in the UK jurisdiction

  • @paulduffy4585

    @paulduffy4585

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@f.b508 for now

  • @jackietreehorn5561

    @jackietreehorn5561

    Жыл бұрын

    @@f.b508 law doesn't apply there

  • @gezley100
    @gezley1002 жыл бұрын

    I went to Crossmaglen in 1986 to visit a college friend and his family. I was only 19, and didn't understand the conflict as well as I do now, even though I live only 25 miles south of the border. But I couldn't get over a British soldier pointing his gun at me. I still find that experience unsettling, even today. I was just a college boy, not there to cause any trouble.

  • @slartybobfoster2273

    @slartybobfoster2273

    2 жыл бұрын

    We're all the same to a British soldier.

  • @jackietreehorn5561

    @jackietreehorn5561

    2 жыл бұрын

    Any wonder so many young men got involved with that hearty welcome

  • @gezley100

    @gezley100

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JupiterThunder well by that logic a soldier could go up to any person in England and point a gun in their face for the same reason.

  • @fieldagentryan

    @fieldagentryan

    Жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/oZOIucexlM-1o8Y.html&pp=ygUNbmVtZXNpcyBmaWxlcw%3D%3D

  • @herbie70philip

    @herbie70philip

    2 күн бұрын

    Dry you eyes

  • @kevinadamson5768
    @kevinadamson5768 Жыл бұрын

    Did a tour in South Armagh in 86 and I can tell you they are a Hardy breed around these parts, hated the soldiers and police with a passion, even the dogs didn't like you. You can understand now why they felt so bad about us but as a young soldier on his first tour it was a character building experience shall we say. I've heard they have pulled the checkpoints and watch towers down now so I hope the locals have a more peaceful life now.

  • @henrypierce8900

    @henrypierce8900

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks kevin, nice to hear from a combatant with an understanding of his adversaries.

  • @DublinDan

    @DublinDan

    6 ай бұрын

    always interesting to hear the other sides point of view. I'm sure you can understand the anger as Ireland was carved up and partitioned. It caused more war on the island of Ireland 🇮🇪

  • @jackietreehorn5561

    @jackietreehorn5561

    6 ай бұрын

    In xmg

  • @kevinadamson5768

    @kevinadamson5768

    6 ай бұрын

    @@jackietreehorn5561 yes that was our area but specifically the watch towers, did patrol through one day though. I was surveillance company we did all that area to Crosslieve mountain.

  • @kevinadamson5768

    @kevinadamson5768

    6 ай бұрын

    @@DublinDan I wasn't bothered either way I was just doing a job under difficult circumstances.

  • @TheNinyo77
    @TheNinyo776 ай бұрын

    I met him twice as a young boy with my Da when we delivered some building materials in that area !!! Came away with a lot of new understanding after listening to him and my Da talk over a few pints. A fountain of knowledge he was ,lovely mild tempered inoffensive man !!! Who spoke only the truth.

  • @elflakeador09
    @elflakeador094 жыл бұрын

    I've always had huge respect for the people of Crossmaglen, true heroes. 😎👍☘

  • @cliddily

    @cliddily

    Жыл бұрын

    Hero country, not bandit country.

  • @joeandjoe2

    @joeandjoe2

    Жыл бұрын

    And you are ?

  • @Highland_Moo
    @Highland_Moo2 жыл бұрын

    I’m from the Scottish highlands and for what it’s worth, I’m Protestant. It’s not an issue where I live and I don’t have any issue with folk of different religions. I’d be royally pissed-off if an occupying army set up in my wee village.

  • @robsmithadventures1537

    @robsmithadventures1537

    Жыл бұрын

    I'd have no problems with Protestants, I just don't like the Orange Order type supremacist ones.

  • @jackietreehorn5561

    @jackietreehorn5561

    Жыл бұрын

    @@robsmithadventures1537 same

  • @MrResearcher122

    @MrResearcher122

    7 ай бұрын

    Are you a gael who speaks Gaelic?

  • @THEGIZS
    @THEGIZSАй бұрын

    What a true irish patriot paddy short was or country would be in a better place if their was more people like him r.i.p Patrick you're legend will never die erin go bragh 🇮🇪💪❤️

  • @PunannyFace
    @PunannyFace4 жыл бұрын

    What a legend of a town and a legend of a man

  • @gazzanorth4373

    @gazzanorth4373

    2 жыл бұрын

    The place is a toilet full of inbred dirtbags

  • @tommykavanagh1189
    @tommykavanagh11899 ай бұрын

    God bless the people of Crossmaglen ❤️🇮🇪🇮🇪

  • @TinaVaughn007
    @TinaVaughn007 Жыл бұрын

    The daring men from Crossmaglen ☘️🇮🇪

  • @donaldkrump7564
    @donaldkrump75644 жыл бұрын

    My granny Rooney came from there. Went to see where she was born. Was made welcome. Very nice people.Ireland for the Irish. And I was born in England but very very proud of my Irish roots.

  • @formzino

    @formzino

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Anglus Patria where do you trace your ancestry to? The pond?

  • @danbreen6946

    @danbreen6946

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Anglus Patria You fuckin halfwit big man behind your keyboard

  • @danbreen6946

    @danbreen6946

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@BreakerBreakerYeo Go back to school you illiterate scumbag

  • @garymcnally9989
    @garymcnally99894 жыл бұрын

    If the Irish people want this country back it will only happen untill every single last one of us come together and make it happen tiocfaidh ar la 🇮🇪

  • @royalhilltararanger3947

    @royalhilltararanger3947

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lmao why would be Republic of Ireland want the north lmao away u go 🤣🤭🇮🇪🐇

  • @theoneandonly1355

    @theoneandonly1355

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@royalhilltararanger3947 fool

  • @royalhilltararanger3947

    @royalhilltararanger3947

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theoneandonly1355 Ur the fool 🤣 🤧 🌧️

  • @littlebrayutd

    @littlebrayutd

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@royalhilltararanger3947 your the fucking fool,, same old shit why would we want it back anyway??!! When partition happened Irish people woke up in a another country overnight, they had no say,, realty is over 6o percent of Irish parliament said they were for utd Ireland,,, Change your name for you to have the name were the high Kings of Ireland ruled from, ulster connacht lenister, munster, U sould be ashamed of yourself

  • @littlebrayutd

    @littlebrayutd

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@royalhilltararanger3947 why don't u go dowsing ya fucking fool,

  • @volcorkbrigade
    @volcorkbrigade4 жыл бұрын

    Huge respect to the Crossmaglen boys from cork TAL 🇮🇪🇵🇸

  • @volcorkbrigade

    @volcorkbrigade

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Anglus Patria 🖕

  • @josefgretsky7355

    @josefgretsky7355

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Anglus Patria Inglese is all weakass dumbass...Irish Freedom Fighters of Crossmaglen greetings from Polska!

  • @jericho9653
    @jericho96533 жыл бұрын

    Travelled up there from limerick for a session last Yr for the craic. Great people, I thought it would be alot bigger. Hard to believe the british army had such trouble in a small village

  • @TheNinyo77

    @TheNinyo77

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@jackietreehorn5561 ever been up the falls road 😂 ,they really don't like them there either lol.

  • @jackietreehorn5561

    @jackietreehorn5561

    6 ай бұрын

    @@TheNinyo77 been to rebel Sunday in the rock bar many times lol bik and the boys

  • @gradeum
    @gradeum4 жыл бұрын

    I love how he says "so the people had to rebel " 32

  • @gazzanorth4373

    @gazzanorth4373

    3 жыл бұрын

    The tramps can rebel all they want, Crossmaglen is still in the British UK🇬🇧 🤣🤣🤣

  • @scottmccaul3561

    @scottmccaul3561

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gazzanorth4373 British uk or Britain,UK

  • @scottmccaul3561

    @scottmccaul3561

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s like a classic opening quote to a film

  • @barrymcguire5048

    @barrymcguire5048

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gazzanorth4373 who are you calling tramps honest men with an honest opinion

  • @gazzanorth4373

    @gazzanorth4373

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@barrymcguire5048 Sorry I meant sewer rats.

  • @rassawhelan6045
    @rassawhelan60453 жыл бұрын

    Rip Paddy Short

  • @ptp2965
    @ptp29654 жыл бұрын

    Any body that fights for their freedom and that of their families have my respect. Bit ironic me being ex British army but I have nothing against the Irish it’s your land and we shouldn’t be there. If I was Irish I’d be in shorts bar too 🍺🍺

  • @michaelbaylon4653
    @michaelbaylon46534 жыл бұрын

    In crossmaglen the fire burns through that patriotic flame will never die up the ra🇮🇪🇮🇪

  • @jackmcmaster2436

    @jackmcmaster2436

    4 жыл бұрын

    The ra... scum of the earth! 🇬🇧💪

  • @rbarnett3200
    @rbarnett32003 ай бұрын

    I'm not gonna get into the history too much because it's pretty complicated. Ulster was a plantation (that was the original word for it) in the sense that the British government (usually called England) 'planted' people from Scotland and England in Northern Ireland in what we'd understand now (and probably then) as colonialism with the interests of eliminating the Irish (natives) to make the land profitable for Britain (England). This happened in Scotland, Wales, North America, India, New Zealand, Australia, Africa, etc. It's a form of limited genocide. So yes, as an Englishman, I can see why all these people were fucked off to say the least. We need to have a true history of british imperialism that is taught so that people realise my nation weren't benign bringers of law and civility to 'savages', they were invaders who tried to systematically eradicate the peoples and countries of whom they invaded.

  • @fanore8109

    @fanore8109

    Ай бұрын

    At last the truth ☑☑

  • @killercd7682

    @killercd7682

    Ай бұрын

    If you wanted to have a discussion, you'd have to have a fair discussion. This isn't a fair discussion it's completely one sided. For example. this conversation is only possible because the British invented the internet. And the computer. You'd have to acknowledge the many benefits Britain brought the world while also discussing the trouble that Britain caused. But I doubt very much you'd be capable of such an impartial analysis, because you've written here they "tried to systematically eradicate" peoples. Britain never tried to do that. They governed India with about 1000 civil servants, as if they were trying to eradicate the entire population! You would do well to read Nigel Biggar for a fairer accounting of the Empire.

  • @fanore8109

    @fanore8109

    Ай бұрын

    @@killercd7682 Tell your narrative to the 1 million Irish citizens that died from starvation while the " benevolent " English occupiers exported tons of food and crops back to England..not a kind landlord one would think 😐

  • @mpwheatley

    @mpwheatley

    Ай бұрын

    Funny, I thought they were mainly Scots doing the planting at the behest of a Scottish King. But you carry on with your anti-English thing.

  • @fanore8109

    @fanore8109

    Ай бұрын

    @@mpwheatley Mary the 1st of " England " started the 1st plantation of Ireland.. Ironically A Catholic Queen of England..

  • @brianlong8009
    @brianlong80098 жыл бұрын

    Patriotic flame will never die TAL 🍀🍀

  • @posniknelb6114
    @posniknelb61143 жыл бұрын

    Im a former british soldier,i served in south armagh(stunningly beautiful place by the way)but i agree with these gentleman,the catholics/nationalists have had the real shitty end of the stick.

  • @f.b508

    @f.b508

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep u guys helped in doing the British governments nasty work. Against the Irish ppl and the island of Ireland

  • @jackietreehorn5561

    @jackietreehorn5561

    Жыл бұрын

    @@f.b508 I can appreciate his honesty....at least admits in the wrong

  • @Dheuedbv

    @Dheuedbv

    4 ай бұрын

    “Served” You can serve murder and destruction on a plate?

  • @celticwisdom.7430
    @celticwisdom.74304 жыл бұрын

    Crossmaglen has stood as a beacon for all the men and weomen of Ireland that standing together we are one.👍👍👍

  • @Mftw767
    @Mftw7674 жыл бұрын

    This man is right.

  • @bigboaby555
    @bigboaby5554 жыл бұрын

    big respect to Crossmaglen fae the real Scots boys

  • @bigboaby555

    @bigboaby555

    3 жыл бұрын

    @half a rasher raytown ​are you going to pay their bills ? you don't need to concern yourself with whose wearing the uniform . tens of thousands of Irish fought in the British army during world war 2 against the Nazis. Are they traitors ?

  • @bigboaby555

    @bigboaby555

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Brian P who do you think they are

  • @bigboaby555

    @bigboaby555

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Brian P sorry I'm not following your absolute ramblings

  • @PatTigue

    @PatTigue

    Ай бұрын

    @@bigboaby555 yes in 1916 they didn't spare us get over yourself

  • @bigboaby555

    @bigboaby555

    Ай бұрын

    @PatTigue most of us were over in Europe in 1916 mate , get over yourself

  • @sacundim
    @sacundim Жыл бұрын

    I've been watching old news reports about the Troubles for a couple of days now, including one in here on KZread from 1976 called "South Armagh - 'Bandit Country'", and none of them bother to ask anybody actually from this town of Crossmaglen what they thought. Glad to see different in this video for a change.

  • @PMK1961
    @PMK19614 жыл бұрын

    Great video.

  • @chrisgardner1790
    @chrisgardner1790 Жыл бұрын

    Forkhill and crossmaglen such a tranquil place when nothing was happening,

  • @vincentmcnabb939
    @vincentmcnabb9393 жыл бұрын

    The real Asterix. 🇮🇪

  • @maltesetony9030
    @maltesetony90303 жыл бұрын

    Excellent explanation.

  • @trojanskinhead5318
    @trojanskinhead53188 жыл бұрын

    Tiocfaidh Ar La . Up the South Armagh brigade.

  • @gazzanorth4373

    @gazzanorth4373

    5 жыл бұрын

    The IRA were nothing but a bunch of sectarian sewer rats. Away fuck yourself.

  • @fciii4473

    @fciii4473

    5 жыл бұрын

    ​@@gazzanorth4373 Maybe, but they knew how to fight. A senior British Army officer characterized the IRA attack on 6 May 1994 near Cullyhana as "Another classic South Armagh rural contact: audacious, aggressive and accurate....They (the PIRA) picked out the COP (Scots Guards) team in the most exposed position. With hindsight, it was the one weak link in our operation and it says something for the IRA's tactical and field skills that they identified it before we did" (Harnden 395). Seems like the officer had some respect for the ol' sectarian sewer rats. Thoughts?

  • @fciii4473

    @fciii4473

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@James-nw1oj Agreed. He's an Brit who remained objective throughout the book. I learned about the fighting capacity of the IRA, and was disabused of some of my romantic notions about them as well. It doesn't change my stance, but it broadened my perspective.

  • @monkeybone39

    @monkeybone39

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@gazzanorth4373 the Brits started it. You do know it started long b4 1968? 🤔

  • @monkeybone39

    @monkeybone39

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@gazzanorth4373 lets go forward then. Border poll n get the fk out of Ireland 😘

  • @winnieobrien9036
    @winnieobrien90363 ай бұрын

    FREE OUR GREAT COUNTRY MAKE IRELAND 🇮🇪 GREAT AGAIN

  • @peterstubbs5934

    @peterstubbs5934

    11 күн бұрын

    LOL Since WHEN has Ireland been great?

  • @bruetenn666
    @bruetenn6664 жыл бұрын

    Love crossmaglen

  • @jackietreehorn5561
    @jackietreehorn55614 жыл бұрын

    Whenever I first meet someone from cross at work they never say where they from, they say from between newry and Dundalk! Sure the accent dead giveaway 😂

  • @josefgretsky7355

    @josefgretsky7355

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Seamus Burke Aye the BIG SLAB AGREES🤣

  • @josefgretsky7355

    @josefgretsky7355

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Seamus Burke Thought ah met big Tam once but ah cannae be sure...shit mesel anyway😂😂😂

  • @petercunningham5640
    @petercunningham5640Ай бұрын

    My mother was from Clonalig my grandfather was the grand post master of Crossmaglen i used to spend summer school holidays there i new the man from the pub 🇮🇪🇦🇺

  • @goodlivesmatter7238
    @goodlivesmatter72383 жыл бұрын

    More People Like That We Need !!!

  • @melissa0386
    @melissa0386 Жыл бұрын

    Yup the boys from old crossmeglen 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

  • @artierace8664
    @artierace86648 жыл бұрын

    Hard to believe that this guy was Marty Short's uncle!

  • @monilein1877

    @monilein1877

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why? The family resemblance is very strong. He looks like a white-haired Martin Short.

  • @johnmccabe8393
    @johnmccabe83932 жыл бұрын

    Absolute legends

  • @noelmackinjr.6489
    @noelmackinjr.64893 жыл бұрын

    🇮🇪🇮🇩🇺🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Good Speech !!!

  • @sasmcdade8685
    @sasmcdade86856 жыл бұрын

    Legend..

  • @johnkennedy972
    @johnkennedy9724 жыл бұрын

    Well said paddy

  • @DirtySanchez943
    @DirtySanchez9432 жыл бұрын

    I wanna have a pint in this joint.

  • @shanekinsella1606
    @shanekinsella16064 жыл бұрын

    The man, the legend that is............❤☘⚘ Tiocfaidh ar La

  • @darrenlowe3445

    @darrenlowe3445

    4 жыл бұрын

    ✊🏼🇮🇪

  • @jamesstewart3681

    @jamesstewart3681

    4 жыл бұрын

    Get a life

  • @killercd7682
    @killercd7682Ай бұрын

    At the time of the Troubles, Unionists (Protestants) were a majority in Northern Ireland and they didn't want to leave the UK. So this guy Paddy Short in effect wanted to go against the majority there and compel them to reunite with Ireland against their wishes.

  • @SL-nd6pz

    @SL-nd6pz

    23 күн бұрын

    Unionists we're a minority in ireland 1920. Ni was made up entity gerrymandering, because the British did not respect irelands majority decision

  • @ImagesByDavid
    @ImagesByDavid12 жыл бұрын

    good production

  • @schmickaussie1038
    @schmickaussie10384 жыл бұрын

    If Armagh votes in a referendum to join the Irish Republic then let them. All 6 counties should have a referendum about this. The ballots would beat the bullets any day. I hope that the Irish Republic leaves the EU also.

  • @wolfthequarrelsome504

    @wolfthequarrelsome504

    4 жыл бұрын

    If we leave the EU too are we aligning ourselves with the brexit brits?

  • @schmickaussie1038

    @schmickaussie1038

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@wolfthequarrelsome504 If Ireland stays in the EU you'll be swamped by immigrants and Ireland wont be the home of the Irish anymore. Look at London where the Poms are a minority in their own capital city. The Poms oppressed Ireland and the EU will do the same with their uncontrolled migration policies.

  • @jackietreehorn5561

    @jackietreehorn5561

    Жыл бұрын

    @@schmickaussie1038 no problem with immigrants as long as they integrate.... wouldn't step out of line in some areas in Ireland tho....clicky and very tribal

  • @marianlynch4829

    @marianlynch4829

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@jackietreehorn5561Intergrate?....not a chance if they're from the Religion of peace ..Ireland will be united some day but with what race?

  • @jackietreehorn5561

    @jackietreehorn5561

    Ай бұрын

    @@marianlynch4829 I was brainwashed by religion once upon a time and forced down my throat.....I'm a proud atheist now that's freed my mind......the migration crisis now is out of control for sure and ridiculous the way the government is getting on

  • @David-nm4yc
    @David-nm4yc4 жыл бұрын

    This tiny little rural place terrified an Army which built an Empire all over the world.

  • @am32ireland

    @am32ireland

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Seamus Burke they done more than you didnt they ya fucking asshole... they done more than most militaries were able around the world... but hey if someone came to your doorstep you would leave your family to die cause your a cowardly parasite... what man would want to be like you...

  • @loulou7963

    @loulou7963

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s what totally fascinates me

  • @MacScouse
    @MacScouse6 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure his nice Clair Short who was an MP for many years can explain it all to him or is it that he explained it all to Clair Short the answer!

  • @bennyrico4205
    @bennyrico42054 жыл бұрын

    this man is so true,

  • @amysands8925

    @amysands8925

    11 ай бұрын

    He forgets to say they had to pretect the borders because the ira were bringing bombs across to kill anyone including Catholic.

  • @raleighburner1589
    @raleighburner15893 жыл бұрын

    Real men in south Armagh pure hard core made of real steel ..SOUTH ARMAGH. ..boom

  • @raygreen5926
    @raygreen59263 жыл бұрын

    It's beautiful countryside but I still see the ghost of Robert Nairac roaming around Crossmaglen. With the passage of time he wants to go home now

  • @roscomeon3965

    @roscomeon3965

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes another vicious vindictive murder by the criminal gang called the PIRA. AN innocent man abducted tortured and murdered by these vile loathsome twisted corrupt perverted people.

  • @paddyg4726

    @paddyg4726

    Жыл бұрын

    Let him rot

  • @roscomeon3965

    @roscomeon3965

    Жыл бұрын

    @@paddyg4726 you are a vile loathsome twisted perverted corrupt creature. Definitely wouldn't call you a human being.

  • @paddyg4726

    @paddyg4726

    Жыл бұрын

    @@roscomeon3965 at least I'm not a filthy orange pig

  • @roscomeon3965

    @roscomeon3965

    Жыл бұрын

    @Paddy G you are worse. God help the Unionists having to live alongside someone of your sick 😫 mentality. I would prefer to live in the sewer.

  • @Irishman0855
    @Irishman08556 ай бұрын

    Never beaten💚🇮🇪love from dublin

  • @dhss333
    @dhss3335 жыл бұрын

    "Ireland, a land of all faiths and none" well said, Mary Lou .

  • @jamesmccrudden4997

    @jamesmccrudden4997

    2 жыл бұрын

    Another one, “Sure, he’ll do anything for the faith - except practice it” Said of a drunk who never went to mass but who lit into some lots insulting a nun.

  • @niallcarr9253
    @niallcarr9253Ай бұрын

    Telling it like it was

  • @lmc7483
    @lmc74835 жыл бұрын

    The Patriotic flame will never die

  • @charlesbukowski9836

    @charlesbukowski9836

    2 жыл бұрын

    WILL NEVER DIE!

  • @herbie70philip
    @herbie70philip2 күн бұрын

    The British government offered south Armagh to the Republic of Ireland. And Charles haughey said he didn’t want it. It wasn’t worth the hassle

  • @user-ve1ec3jp9o
    @user-ve1ec3jp9oАй бұрын

    Your being invaded and they didn't even have to fire a shot!!!!!!

  • @PeterCleland-dx5mn
    @PeterCleland-dx5mnАй бұрын

    We will not forget you Jimmy sands.

  • @tomkearns7136
    @tomkearns71363 жыл бұрын

    The best of people in Cross. Fair play to you all and great resilience in the face of the foe. Never beaten.

  • @gearldgallagher8999

    @gearldgallagher8999

    Жыл бұрын

    U6666696 8

  • @chrisgardner1790
    @chrisgardner1790 Жыл бұрын

    I was there , I was 19……….. I had absolutely no understanding why I was there, I’m now 52, much wiser, I would of chose differently

  • @jackietreehorn5561

    @jackietreehorn5561

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol that sums it up.....the British government just shoved a rifle into your hand and said go over to Ireland and most soldiers hadn't The foggiest of clues of the situation....most no different than young Irish lads with probably lots in common....the British government are cunts, upper class toffs making decisions and don't care as long as it's the working class tearing each other to pieces

  • @BARRzini89
    @BARRzini8911 жыл бұрын

    I meant "beat us" as in divided us. Sorry, I should be more specific lol.

  • @enternext2210
    @enternext22102 жыл бұрын

    Wise man !

  • @raymondbest9046
    @raymondbest90464 жыл бұрын

    What happened to moley and to burns

  • @grahamwatts8836
    @grahamwatts88364 жыл бұрын

    You all need to get on, past is the past, live in peace, I think the British troops need to de escalate, should have started moving out in 1972, lovely people beautiful country.

  • @wolfthequarrelsome504

    @wolfthequarrelsome504

    4 жыл бұрын

    How can people "all get on" if they are in a stolen country?

  • @Dheuedbv

    @Dheuedbv

    4 ай бұрын

    “Past is the past” Tell those mourning that

  • @Getyabootsoffskinny
    @Getyabootsoffskinny4 жыл бұрын

    Give Ireland back to the Irish.

  • @tonydempsey355
    @tonydempsey3555 жыл бұрын

    makes me proud to be Irish.

  • @lingraham1916
    @lingraham19163 жыл бұрын

    Who accepted the partition of Ireland and bowed to the British- simple answer Sinn Fein

  • @henrypierce8900

    @henrypierce8900

    10 ай бұрын

    Yes exactly the partition of ulster was first recognised by arthur Griffiths when he signed the document to establish a border commission. By so doing he recognised a border. Griffiths was only the founding member if sinn féin!

  • @JohnKobaRuddy
    @JohnKobaRuddy7 жыл бұрын

    and when you hear the battle cry it will be the fighting men of crossmaglen

  • @fascisminreview3732

    @fascisminreview3732

    7 жыл бұрын

    john laird beat me to it

  • @petermimnagh9663

    @petermimnagh9663

    6 жыл бұрын

    john laird I

  • @ogrebattle22763

    @ogrebattle22763

    6 жыл бұрын

    Amen...

  • @jamesspain5601

    @jamesspain5601

    6 жыл бұрын

    Eh what you on about

  • @danbreen6946

    @danbreen6946

    4 жыл бұрын

    John Ruddy Amen Comrade 🇮🇪🍀☘

  • @blueger5551
    @blueger5551 Жыл бұрын

    Silly old man if it wasn't for the British army coming in the prods would have sent you South

  • 7 күн бұрын

    That wouldn't have happened. The Protestants wouldn't have done that.

  • @josefgretsky7355
    @josefgretsky73554 жыл бұрын

    God Bless Paddy Short and that FAMOUS FIGHTING UNIT FROM ARMAGH!

  • @dhss333
    @dhss3334 жыл бұрын

    How?

  • @seanbrennan4356
    @seanbrennan435610 ай бұрын

    That’s also Martin short the Hollywood comedians uncle once removed or something. I forget the exact relation

  • @ohno2112
    @ohno211213 жыл бұрын

    Before I leave this planet I'm going to go Crossmaglen ! And If the shits hit the fan again I will go over and join the lads no matter how old I am ! God Bless the people of crossmaglen !!

  • @joehart7260
    @joehart72605 жыл бұрын

    Glory to you all praised and humble heroes who have willingly suffered for your unselfish and passionate love of Irish Freedom.

  • @corsai7506

    @corsai7506

    4 жыл бұрын

    Joe Hart NVA got my shout out

  • @joehart7260

    @joehart7260

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@corsai7506 Sorry, don't understand.

  • @corsai7506

    @corsai7506

    4 жыл бұрын

    Joe Hart pretty plain if you ask me

  • @joehart7260

    @joehart7260

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@corsai7506 I don't resent the veterans. They were under orders and just doing their job as soldiers. But at the end of the day it was a war.

  • @corsai7506

    @corsai7506

    4 жыл бұрын

    Joe Hart whose veterans?, what is your interest anyway

  • @boho661
    @boho66113 жыл бұрын

    crossmaglen is the best town in the world (im from there)

  • @rock07879

    @rock07879

    6 жыл бұрын

    Declan Quinn tell that to paul quinn's family

  • @MrCountryhead

    @MrCountryhead

    6 жыл бұрын

    Declan Quinn quite

  • @tomasfinnegan157

    @tomasfinnegan157

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@rock07879 his family is from cullyhanna

  • @josefgretsky7355

    @josefgretsky7355

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Warskava and I agree mo chara...good luck to the bravest of the brave people of South Armagh!

  • @jimhanratty9543

    @jimhanratty9543

    4 жыл бұрын

    My family is from Newry

  • @drumnykerne1
    @drumnykerne16 жыл бұрын

    Crossmaglen remains part of the united kingdom.

  • @tomasfinnegan157

    @tomasfinnegan157

    5 жыл бұрын

    But not one in the town claims that

  • @justincredible2791

    @justincredible2791

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's the most Irish village in all of Ireland. Respect from Co. Monaghan.. 🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪

  • @corkboy4523

    @corkboy4523

    Ай бұрын

    But there are no British people living there, just Irish

  • @paulsaul7674
    @paulsaul76746 жыл бұрын

    must be hard to take when the same people you detested are now issuing your giro's lol

  • @monkeybone39

    @monkeybone39

    5 жыл бұрын

    Girls? What age are u tool

  • @user-ie2qx4co5z

    @user-ie2qx4co5z

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@monkeybone39 he said giro as in the benefits u claim of the British government. What age are u not knowing that. Hope u enjoy living on the queens highway

  • @monkeybone39

    @monkeybone39

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@user-ie2qx4co5z in don't claim benefits knobend and keyboard warrior

  • @user-ie2qx4co5z

    @user-ie2qx4co5z

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@monkeybone39 well hope u like spending money with the queens head on it haha. If u dont like it then fuck of out of Britain

  • @user-ie2qx4co5z

    @user-ie2qx4co5z

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@monkeybone39 U are under British rule u twat hahaha. We are governed by the United kingdom.

  • @jimgraham9042
    @jimgraham90424 жыл бұрын

    Free the people \o/

  • @Pdmc-vu5gj
    @Pdmc-vu5gj Жыл бұрын

    Had to partition it. No choice.

  • 7 күн бұрын

    Partition didn't need to happen. Partition only happened as the Ulster Unionists threatened rebellion. The UK government supinely agreed to partition instead of standing up to the threat of rebellion from unionists.

  • @Pdmc-vu5gj

    @Pdmc-vu5gj

    7 күн бұрын

    It had to happen. No way Catholic Ireland in the 1920s would have been able to govern a million Protestants. It would have been the troubles x 300 and would have destroyed the early Irish state. Which was unstable to begin with.

  • 7 күн бұрын

    @@Pdmc-vu5gj I disagree. With imagination about governing structures in Ireland (e.g., strong local government, petitions of concern), as well as equality and secularisation laws, it would have been possible to have an Irish parliament for all of Ireland within the UK. That is how the Scottish Parliament is and there is no threat of partition of Scotland. The UK Tories played the Orange card to encourage rebellion in Ulster. That added petrol to a fire that could have been gently quenched. One needs to remember, that despite the differences between nationalists and unionists, there is actually more in common between as we all live in the same land. With time, shared interests and co-operation would have ensured that peace and progress would have happened. Look at Northern Ireland now, the imagination about governing structures (a joint first minister, power-sharing, petition of concern, etc.,), and equality laws make Northern Ireland more or less stable, despite not being reconciled. The reconciliation will happen little by little as the stability lasts. Partition was not a success. It entrenched divisions rather than diminished them.

  • @Pdmc-vu5gj

    @Pdmc-vu5gj

    7 күн бұрын

    I would agree in modern times it may occur.... although the Irish healthcare system is a shambles and other practical issues....But not in the 1920s when Ireland was initially formed. The Catholic Church was too powerful (and provincial) in that era in terms of government influence..

  • 7 күн бұрын

    @@Pdmc-vu5gj But if 30% of the population of Ireland was Protestant, it would have been difficult for the Catholic Church to be able to be so powerful. When partition happened, most of the Protestant population of Ireland was excluded from the 26 counties that became the Irish state. It made it much easier for the Catholic Church to influence the Irish government. Most of the concerns about home rule were really about economic matters rather than religious matters. North-east Ireland was the area that was most industrialised and Belfast was then the biggest city in Ireland. The Ulster Unionists didn't want to be cut off from their main market which was Britain. Nationalists wanted to have an Irish parliament which would impose customs and import tariffs on trade with Britain as a way to exercise control and to raise funds. It's likely that there would have been violence from some but with time, unionists would have had a determining role in an Irish parliament as they make up about 20% of the population of Ireland.

  • @davetdowell
    @davetdowellАй бұрын

    He could do with reading a good history book. First of all Ireland was not a country, it was six kingdoms, who lived in conflict with each other. Then one of the kingdoms decided to attack England, raiding our coastal towns and slaughtering the entire populations of them. Eventually we invaded that Kingdom, and went on though it to take the rest. That's when Ireland became one country, when the English made it one country.

  • @anitagoodsleep5330
    @anitagoodsleep53304 жыл бұрын

    I read the book...bandit country...couldn’t put it down.the boys from cross didn’t fuck about

  • @FrLawRE
    @FrLawRE4 жыл бұрын

    The man in the beginning says that people in his part of the country owed their allegiance to Ireland all the time. And yet, he says that in English, language of the hated oppressor!

  • @greybeardsharpsword4626

    @greybeardsharpsword4626

    4 жыл бұрын

    And you would understand this video if it was only spoken in Gaelic......wanker!

  • @FrLawRE

    @FrLawRE

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@greybeardsharpsword4626 Ní labhraím Gàidhlig mé féin ach d’úsáidfainn aistritheoir ar line

  • @dacautos775

    @dacautos775

    4 жыл бұрын

    The barrel of a gun speaks all languages

  • @user-up8nm9lo9u

    @user-up8nm9lo9u

    Ай бұрын

    The language was forced upon them, the native tongue as here in Scotland was banned upon the punishment of death, just like our songs, Tartan and a multi tude of other laws designed to erode the Irish and Scottish cultures, laws enforced by a foreign imperial force, " England", maybe clue yourself up a bit there bud, I'm sure Mr Short would have been able to speak his native tongue!!

  • @bennyrico4205
    @bennyrico42053 жыл бұрын

    I was in Crossmaglen lovely.Ireland should never have been partioned.

  • @conahmorgan5235
    @conahmorgan52352 жыл бұрын

    One shot paddy even the score let em hear bazookas roar armalites are heard across the land !!!

  • @cq6754
    @cq675423 күн бұрын

    NEED SOME ARMAGH SNIPPERS

  • @gailday3781
    @gailday37813 жыл бұрын

    ❤️🍀

  • @Dubladeire32
    @Dubladeire323 жыл бұрын

    Thats the shit lads 👌👌👌

  • @j.b.9260
    @j.b.92603 жыл бұрын

    I can see the resemblance to his nephew.

  • @jackietreehorn5561

    @jackietreehorn5561

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fair play to ya

  • @royalhilltararanger3947
    @royalhilltararanger39474 жыл бұрын

    It's pity what happened to Paul Quinn

  • @royalhilltararanger3947

    @royalhilltararanger3947

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Unknown Jewish Soul wasn't great Rebel army they murdered Paul Quinn he kick ass of well known IRA father son he was lured to a hay shed in county Monaghan Republic of Ireland and beaten to death with iron bars every one in crossmaglen know who done it

  • @royalhilltararanger3947

    @royalhilltararanger3947

    4 жыл бұрын

    There is docoumtery with Paul Quinn mother and father and they tell about the state they left him in have a look at it Conor Murphy comments are disgrace he knows name lads who done it

  • @royalhilltararanger3947

    @royalhilltararanger3947

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Unknown Jewish Soul shalom from royal County Meath 🇮🇪

  • @royalhilltararanger3947

    @royalhilltararanger3947

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Unknown Jewish Soul because I do up royal hill Tara lol can't go metal detecting it's illegal what makes you think that there treasure up there ark of covenant lmao why call urself unknown Jewish soul 🕎

  • @royalhilltararanger3947

    @royalhilltararanger3947

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Unknown Jewish Soul anything you find belongs to state as far as o know not sure about panning for gold u need to have s look at consuition of Ireland 🇮🇪 bunracht na eireann

  • @fieldagentryan
    @fieldagentryan Жыл бұрын

    The Cross of Mary Magdalen

  • @samuelpepys2108
    @samuelpepys21084 жыл бұрын

    They don't like each other never mind the British!

  • @togmufc

    @togmufc

    4 жыл бұрын

    Please explain

  • @chrisgardner1790
    @chrisgardner1790 Жыл бұрын

    I would like to return one day , peacefully,,,,I hope that I can , I have a much better understanding, perhaps I was easily influenced at such a young age

  • @jackietreehorn5561

    @jackietreehorn5561

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you serve there?

  • @cohagan16
    @cohagan1613 жыл бұрын

    @NIFootie2010 Some craic!!!! hahahahaha!

  • @silverbullet8338
    @silverbullet83383 жыл бұрын

    Nice story

  • @bigbadredsox
    @bigbadredsox Жыл бұрын

    2024 is coming!

  • @johnlydon3860
    @johnlydon38602 жыл бұрын

    all thes women and men that stood against the cruility off the so calledmighty army i am so proud off ye the tories painted the walls off westminster with insote blood off cathlioc people off our six counties ye could not beat us and never wiil ye ran and are still from fate

  • @williamtraynor-kean7214
    @williamtraynor-kean72143 жыл бұрын

    An American journalist described XMG as being "as mean as cat shit" I think he was being too generous.

  • @londonontariocanada
    @londonontariocanada Жыл бұрын

    Martin shorts aunt and uncle bar

  • @spinningreel

    @spinningreel

    Жыл бұрын

    ...and his 97 year old aunt still runs the bar!

  • @ZeusMyhero
    @ZeusMyheroАй бұрын

    I no there