Rebel Priest Father Murphy of Boolavogue, Co. Wexford, Ireland 1965

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Father John Murphy a peaceful priest turned rebel leader
A ‘Radharc’ documentary looking at the story of 1798 hero Father John Murphy of Boolavogue, County Wexford. His exploits are celebrated in the folk song ‘Boolavogue’. The local curate led a People’s Army against the Crown forces and was executed at Tullow.
Presenter Father Peter Lemass examines the motives and that turned Father Murphy from a peaceful priest, who initially persuaded his parishioners to give up their pikes, into a rebel leader.
‘Radharc: Boolavogue’ was first broadcast on 18 April 1965. The presenter is Peter Lemass.

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  • @declanokeeffe84
    @declanokeeffe842 жыл бұрын

    Then Father Murphy from old Kilcormick spurred up the rock with a warning cry, "Arm, Arm" he cried, for I've come to lead you, for Ireland's freedom we fight or die.

  • @jamesbradshaw3389

    @jamesbradshaw3389

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great, well said rhyming words

  • @72mossy

    @72mossy

    Жыл бұрын

    Love that song

  • @mylesalovelysong.oreilly3165
    @mylesalovelysong.oreilly31652 жыл бұрын

    Rest in peace brave father Murphy and all your brave men for Ireland you all died 🙏🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

  • @JosephAlanMeador
    @JosephAlanMeador Жыл бұрын

    I get chills every time, the story and the song! Forget Rob Roy, or even Braveheart, I wanna see Boolavogue! If it hasn't already this story needs to be made into a movie. Up Wexford! For Ireland!

  • @barbarapalmer8224

    @barbarapalmer8224

    Ай бұрын

    Yes indeed.love this song. Love father Murphy and all lrìsh freedom fighters..proud of my Irish genetics..Grandparents from còrk

  • @eileenbailey8634
    @eileenbailey86342 жыл бұрын

    Great men who fought for Ireland’s freedom 🇮🇪

  • @hansmatthia32

    @hansmatthia32

    2 жыл бұрын

    And now we have leo etc sad

  • @odonnchada9994

    @odonnchada9994

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hansmatthia32 🤢🤮😡

  • @patrickball2493

    @patrickball2493

    2 жыл бұрын

    Looks like the North Cork militia were Traitors at that time .

  • @barbarapalmer8224

    @barbarapalmer8224

    Ай бұрын

    All glories to all of lrelands s brave freedom fighters ..

  • @fionnmcnessa
    @fionnmcnessa4 ай бұрын

    Irish film board have a lot to answer for Father Murphys story need ro be on the big screen. I am so proud to have wexford blood in me . Great Man and great Men ❤

  • @barra6709
    @barra67092 жыл бұрын

    Great man. His fellow priest and friend, Fr. Michael Murphy tried to liberate my hometown of Arklow and was shot dead charging canons.

  • @burntbacon7995

    @burntbacon7995

    2 жыл бұрын

    That was very considerate of him. Irish celebrate failure.

  • @nicnaimhin2978

    @nicnaimhin2978

    Жыл бұрын

    @@burntbacon7995 We Irish absolutely celebrate courage in the face of adversity, against such terrible odds. This will never, and should never be forgotten by a grateful nation.

  • @darrengriffin9842
    @darrengriffin98429 ай бұрын

    May the green sod of earth lay gently on his soul. RIP Father Murphy

  • @marykategraham.205
    @marykategraham.2052 жыл бұрын

    """The Patriots Blood of Father Murphy is Freedom Seeds""--- R.I.P. Father...."""--- 🙏🙏🙏🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪💚💚💚🌾🌾🌾.......

  • @jdoyle6821

    @jdoyle6821

    7 ай бұрын

    The bishop's of the time,called our PATRIOTS,the faeces of IRELAND,to save their own skins.ERIN GO BRAGH.♠️

  • @danbreen6946
    @danbreen69462 жыл бұрын

    My Da Loved This Ballad 🇮🇪☘

  • @antseanbheanbocht4993
    @antseanbheanbocht49932 жыл бұрын

    Should have a listen to the song the wind that shakes the barley, these lads had nothing to eat but a pocket full of barley, when they died the barley in their pockets grew marking the spot of their mass graves.

  • @danbreen6946

    @danbreen6946

    3 ай бұрын

    Seamus Heanny

  • @jamesbradshaw3389
    @jamesbradshaw33892 жыл бұрын

    The invading brutal British government and their savage army did their very best to brutalize and destroy the people of this Isle that was once known as saints and scholars, saintly, gentle and kindly people were forced to fight back to try and defend themselves, They stood their ground, History was written and will be remembered forevermore.

  • @wolfthequarrelsome504

    @wolfthequarrelsome504

    Жыл бұрын

    Not correct. The protestant yeomanry did that. The North Cork militia were such.

  • @cheli8538

    @cheli8538

    4 ай бұрын

    The Irish invaded Britain also 4th, 6th century and wonder about all the people's that went to and fro between the places of Scotland, the islands, England & Wales etc. fighting all our closest relatives for centuries. What a shame.

  • @thomascoady3782

    @thomascoady3782

    3 ай бұрын

    @@wolfthequarrelsome504The North Cork Militia were working for the British Government. Traitors, pure and simple. Generally, they worked in the big houses and on the farms of the so-called Protestant gentry, who were their leaders. Ireland, like now, has always had her quislings.

  • @Londubh1
    @Londubh12 жыл бұрын

    It's such a great pity we had so many informers and traitors. The north Cork militia were all Irish speaking Catholics. Alas, nothing has changed.

  • @kumamotop

    @kumamotop

    6 ай бұрын

    Irish-speaking militia men killing English-speaking patriots... The tragic ironies of history! "..the nightmare from which I am trying to awake" --Stephen Daedalus in "Ulysses".

  • @elizabethtobin6894

    @elizabethtobin6894

    2 ай бұрын

    “There’s always rats”

  • @waterfordviking1
    @waterfordviking12 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for preserving those videos. A treasure trove.

  • @larsfrosznielsen3536
    @larsfrosznielsen35362 жыл бұрын

    Slaínte for Father Murphy

  • @felixpaz9558
    @felixpaz95582 жыл бұрын

    God bless free ireland 💚☘🇮🇪

  • @anthonyjames5966
    @anthonyjames59662 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @seandelap6268
    @seandelap62682 жыл бұрын

    A true hero and patriot.

  • @thatbuckmulligan
    @thatbuckmulligan2 жыл бұрын

    Moral of the story, never give up your guns.

  • @JosephAlanMeador

    @JosephAlanMeador

    Жыл бұрын

    Or yer pikes!

  • @kunchoktashii

    @kunchoktashii

    6 ай бұрын

    O shit lol

  • @liamodriscoll3739
    @liamodriscoll3739 Жыл бұрын

    A GREAT IRISH REBEL FATHER JOHN MURPHY ALSO THE GREAT BRAVE MEN WHO FOUGHT WITH HIM THE LATE GREAT GOD GIFTED BRENDAN BOWYER OF WATERFORD CITY IRELAND AND LAS VEGAS U S A SINGS A FANTASTIC RENDITION OF THE REBEL SONG BOULAVOGUE IN TRIBUTE TO FATHER MURPHY AND HIS BRAVE MEN MAY THEY ALL REST IN PEACE AMEN ❤

  • @liamodriscoll3739

    @liamodriscoll3739

    Жыл бұрын

    @F. Murphy A GREAT MAN LOOK UP THE LATE GREAT GOD GIFTED BRENDAN BOWYER OF WATERFORD CITY IRELAND SINGING BOULA VGUE A ON U TUBE ASK FOR THE ROYAL SHOWBAND BOULAVOGUE THE BEST VERSION EVER BRENDAN BOWYER SINGS IT WITH GREAT FEELING THE WAY IT SHOULD BE SUNG THANK YOU FOR SHARING

  • @MariaMartinez-kg6ns
    @MariaMartinez-kg6ns2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video and god bless

  • @mariannegkavanagh4999
    @mariannegkavanagh49992 жыл бұрын

    My own ancestor is mentioned here.

  • @mariannegkavanagh4999

    @mariannegkavanagh4999

    Жыл бұрын

    @Fíonán Murphynot to father John Murphy. I'm a descendant of Tom and Jeremiah Donovan

  • @mariannegkavanagh4999

    @mariannegkavanagh4999

    Жыл бұрын

    @Fíonán Murphy our ancestors were firm friends

  • @maryconvey3571
    @maryconvey3571 Жыл бұрын

    God bless you father Murphy safe in the arms of our lord Jesus Christ 🙏🙏🙏

  • @SeanKiernan420
    @SeanKiernan420 Жыл бұрын

    This was fascinating!!

  • @ciaran5588
    @ciaran55882 жыл бұрын

    Love this song

  • @shaykiernan1407
    @shaykiernan1407 Жыл бұрын

    It's our job to keep the memory of theese courageous men and Women for the future generations. Not to dictate but to explain how it happened . Let our children make up their own minds .

  • @DannyBhoy88
    @DannyBhoy885 ай бұрын

    I'm atheist so therefore I see john murphy as a man and patriot, I should say a very great and brave man. I'd love to believe that I would have the guts to stand beside him.

  • @freebeerfordworkers
    @freebeerfordworkers Жыл бұрын

    With the exception of a few priests the Catholic Church not only opposed the 1798 rebellion priests brought their people to help the troops moving to oppose the French Republican Invaders/liberators. Why? In 1792 the French Revolutionary Government had de-Christianized France confiscating the Churches entire property*. Monks and nuns were thrown on the street with 2 weeks’ notice where many eventually died in poverty. In 2 years few of France’s 40k churches remained open, most had been closed, sold, destroyed, or converted to other use. Ancient monasteries were turned into prisons, priests who did not leave were deported to penal colonies, drowned on barges in the river Loire in batches of a 100. There are claims some priests were tied naked to nuns and then thrown into the river to drown. They publicly guillotined 18 Carmelite nuns for treason in a single session. In 2 years the Revolution did more damage to the Catholic Church in France and killed more priests than the Saxon protestant tyrant did in 400 years in Ireland. Still wonder why the church supported the oppressors? Footnote, it was illegal for Catholic priests to be trained in Britain or Ireland, but it was not a problem as they simply went to the English College at Douai in France throughout the penal period. It is ironic that when the French were massacring their own Catholic priests the English and Irish priests as British citizens were spared the terror. The French forced the closure of the English College in 1793, but the Dublin and London governments built Maynooth seminary so that sufficient priests could be educated to meet the needs of the Catholic population. In fact, both governments were breaking their own laws because it was still technically illegal to train Catholic priests in Ireland. * The French government still owns the property of the Catholic Church in France. I was surprised to find that when Notre Dame was burned down a few years ago the French government would cover the cost of repairs because it owned it. One of the other buildings French confiscated was the Great Abbey at Fontevraud where Ireland's French invader Henry II his wife and one of his children are buried. Until late in the 20th century it was a prison but has since being converted into a museum.

  • @patriciacorcoran4582
    @patriciacorcoran45822 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant man

  • @eileencregg6754
    @eileencregg67542 жыл бұрын

    Thank God the Irish don't stand down.. I don't am proud to Irish my loves

  • @joyb5525
    @joyb55252 жыл бұрын

    As far as I know his mother was a Bermingham via Ferns her ancestor was a granddaughter of Grace O'Malley who married into Clonegal Castle. I know this via DNA on Ancestry. There is a monument to him on Gorey Hill. Unfortunately now very neglected.

  • @finolaomurchu8217

    @finolaomurchu8217

    Жыл бұрын

    I remember Clonegal Castle very well☘🇮🇪🧚‍♂️

  • @seosamhv
    @seosamhv2 жыл бұрын

    James 2:24 - You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. ✝️🇮🇪

  • @christopherhelton6999

    @christopherhelton6999

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen, brother. Amen.

  • @floodedcuts101
    @floodedcuts1012 жыл бұрын

    Great video. We could do with a few good man like him now under the Dail fascists.

  • @hansmatthia32

    @hansmatthia32

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mattie hopefully 🙏

  • @jamesbradshaw3389

    @jamesbradshaw3389

    2 жыл бұрын

    You have to remember that very great men and women come about because of unusual happening in life, be it wars, famines, injustice, plagues, etc. People who go to the ends of the earth to help others in need. many of those people get forgotten about with time. Never fear those types of people are all around us all of the time but sometimes it is us who are to blame for not realising the goodness of others. we easily blame others but we would not do their job

  • @stevelawrence7116
    @stevelawrence71162 ай бұрын

    ❤ may God and his Angels bless father Murphy soul❤🙏amen to him ❤🙏👊🙏

  • @user-zg3sy6yn8z
    @user-zg3sy6yn8z4 ай бұрын

    If mel Gibson had a look at this part of our history boolavoge great book by nikey furlong that leave brave heart in the hapenny place Up wexford

  • @m_d1905
    @m_d1905 Жыл бұрын

    Never give up your guns, here's a good example as to why.

  • @AG-fl3kl
    @AG-fl3kl2 жыл бұрын

    Time for some more brave Irish patriots!

  • @MrRozburn
    @MrRozburn2 жыл бұрын

    Never give up your arms

  • @choctaw6838

    @choctaw6838

    2 жыл бұрын

    Because you cant use your feet?

  • @finnkdy

    @finnkdy

    2 жыл бұрын

    USA being such a shining example.

  • @m_d1905

    @m_d1905

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@finnkdy We know what governments unarmed citizens. The problems arise in very liberal areas with ridiculous gun laws and so many gun free zones. Criminals don't follow the law.

  • @MariaMartinez-kg6ns
    @MariaMartinez-kg6ns2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you and

  • @gburahbondo2948
    @gburahbondo29482 жыл бұрын

    I love Ireland

  • @seanohare5488

    @seanohare5488

    10 ай бұрын

    Me too

  • @odonnchada9994
    @odonnchada99942 жыл бұрын

    ☘🇮🇪🕊🕯🙏

  • @carmelgrace8655
    @carmelgrace86554 ай бұрын

    And the Irish expected to stand down by their own.

  • @choctaw6838
    @choctaw68382 жыл бұрын

    🇮🇪☘️✌️

  • @michaelmcguinness4108
    @michaelmcguinness41088 ай бұрын

    Great courage

  • @Hanamy7777
    @Hanamy77772 ай бұрын

    Pity we haven't a few courageous priests like Fr. Murphy now. The vast majority are self serving cowards who take care never to rock the boat. Judgement day is coming though and their soft, comfortable lives will be of no use to them.

  • @belfastpunk2
    @belfastpunk22 ай бұрын

    He only became involved after his premises was burned was revenge

  • @wolfthequarrelsome504
    @wolfthequarrelsome504 Жыл бұрын

    The masons organised the 98 rising. The Wexford rising was independent of that.

  • @user-ho2pf5mj5g
    @user-ho2pf5mj5g Жыл бұрын

  • @jamesharrington4752
    @jamesharrington4752 Жыл бұрын

    Who is this man that is speaking?

  • @melissa0386
    @melissa03862 жыл бұрын

    i wonder we’re my anseter

  • @fionnmcnessa
    @fionnmcnessa4 ай бұрын

    They have the destroyed oulart hill with a ridiculous monument.

  • @HughTrodden-mj2bv
    @HughTrodden-mj2bvАй бұрын

    I totally agree Joseph , Rob Roy was crap , Braveheart was ok only because Scotland was Catholic at the time , God Bless FATHER MURPHY . THE GLASGOW CELTIC man , Johannesburg , South Africa , Our roots go back to CO .Armagh .

  • @hansmatthia32
    @hansmatthia322 жыл бұрын

    Shur I only had to take the soup good god what a coincidence 2020

  • @larryoconnor7094

    @larryoconnor7094

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bogman, what's with this "shur" bull shit?

  • @hansmatthia32

    @hansmatthia32

    2 жыл бұрын

    Larry O'Connor have you been asleep this past year big man sorry bogman

  • @breigedougan6612
    @breigedougan6612Ай бұрын

    Great song father Murphy 🙏🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

  • @noelmaher4633
    @noelmaher46332 жыл бұрын

    Needs a balled, definitely...

  • @michaelf4506
    @michaelf45062 жыл бұрын

    The oppressors... why don't they just say the english

  • @sherp2u1

    @sherp2u1

    2 жыл бұрын

    They were Irish oppressors too, the Anglo Irish, and the upper crust Dubliners, Protestants, Evangelicals, land holding Catholic landlords as well...then you had the educated elite, who looked down their noses at people outside the Pale...

  • @elbenni8786

    @elbenni8786

    2 жыл бұрын

    The majority of "English " soldiers were irish Catholics.

  • @johnquinn6351
    @johnquinn63512 жыл бұрын

    More English terror

  • @michaelmcmullan2300
    @michaelmcmullan2300 Жыл бұрын

    Bloody awful priests

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