I have always loved to listen to Brendan Behan talks, his writings, his truth, his great wisdom, his wit. Imagine the shock when recently I learned that I am related to Brendan Behan and his family through his uncle Peader Kearney who wrote "Amhrán na bhFiannhen, it took me quite a time to get up off the floor but yet in a sense comfortable state of shock and I hope that this feeling will never wear off
I really enjoyed this video goin around dublin and moore street where my grannie and aunt were dealers my brothers sister and myself were born in bham but had wonderful times in dear old dublin mom and dad met brendan years ago in moore street!
He said to the sister on his death bed " thank you sister and i hope all your children grow up to be Bishops " . I love my Irish heritage and its humor . RIP Brendan
For those wanting to know the date and who produced it, it is in the opening shot, MCMLXVI = 1966. Norcon Film Productions was established in 1963 by the late Norman Cohen and is a London based company.
Some great expressions there "It's a quare ould world, but as the man said, it's the best we have to be going on with" and "Every cripple has his way of walking".
Hi Diolúin o'h! I would like to include your video in the bibliography of the thesis i'm writing about Behan. Could you please tell me the source and the year it was realeased? Thank you so much :)
Behan always said he was a drinker with a writing problem !...he was in the rotunda and a woman compared it to his beer belly " Mr Behan the last time a saw a stomach like that it was on a woman ...and she was pregnant !"..... to which replied " O' indeed madam it has been ...and she is !!".
1966, the film Cat Ballou was being shown in the Ambassador (check video time 16:53), that was released in 1965, released in Ireland in 1966. "Reconstructed" means, Brendan Behan died in 1964, the documentary was made in 1966, two year after his death, they obviously got his comments about the places for the video before that, meaning he wasn't alive at the time of it's making. So the video footage is made around his story, his comments are reconstructed to fit the visual image, he might have talked about the Rotunda first, and then Kilmainham at another time, they reconstructed it to fit there visual story.
The narrator on the film footage is a great and sorely missed Irish (though not Dublin) actor - Ray McAnally. Always saddens me to watch this great wee film - seeing the places asociated with Behan to a soundtrack of someone pretending to be Behan. Even if that someone was such a great actor/Irishman in his own right
I have always loved to listen to Brendan Behan talks, his writings, his truth, his great wisdom, his wit. Imagine the shock when recently I learned that I am related to Brendan Behan and his family through his uncle Peader Kearney who wrote "Amhrán na bhFiannhen, it took me quite a time to get up off the floor but yet in a sense comfortable state of shock and I hope that this feeling will never wear off
I’ve lived in England for years now but Jesus it’s grand to see the aul fair city again 👊🏻💚☘️
The Best half hour I've spent in a very long time, was watching this!
I love this video so much, mere words can't express it.
I really enjoyed this video goin around dublin and moore street where my grannie and aunt were dealers my brothers sister and myself were born in bham but had wonderful times in dear old dublin mom and dad met brendan years ago in moore street!
He said to the sister on his death bed " thank you sister and i hope all your children grow up to be Bishops " . I love my Irish heritage and its humor . RIP Brendan
For those wanting to know the date and who produced it, it is in the opening shot, MCMLXVI = 1966.
Norcon Film Productions was established in 1963 by the late Norman Cohen and is a London based company.
Amazing Ireland. I'm Irish and loving it.
Brilliant! Thanks for uploading.
TY for the great upload
Loved the choir wow thank you
I love the voice of ronnie drew. I am german and i love irland and the Music and the writers.
Nostalgic.. A different life,
Awww sweet mama singing ,,I loved it
Brilliant just brilliant
Great. Thanks for sharing.
Some great expressions there "It's a quare ould world, but as the man said, it's the best we have to be going on with" and "Every cripple has his way of walking".
6:07 to the tune of Spancil Hill...
Glad you enjoyed it Blossom! :-)
I grew up in Behan's Dublin and supped pints with his father and mother in Peter's Pub ,Johnson Place
Michael Maguire I once had the honour (and joy) of accompanying his mother on the piano. She sang “the old rustic bridge”.
such a talented man God rest him
Thanks😊
one day l hope to go to Ireland
I am from Ireland you would love its great country ❤️
@@chimmyswift11jr wheres the best place to go and visit when in Ireland, Chimmyswift??
It’s very different now but gills pub is still in the same location
Where e'r we go we celebrate the land that made us refugees.
The good oul days, when the pubs were allowed to be Unhealthy!
Love this
What is the jail song at 6mins in called?
Hi Diolúin o'h!
I would like to include your video in the bibliography of the thesis i'm writing about Behan. Could you please tell me the source and the year it was realeased?
Thank you so much :)
What is the name of the waltz 15:30?
I believe that is the melody of "molly malone"
love it chará
😁 brendan said after having his portrait taking, now they can't say behans no oil painting , what a wit
what version of the auld triangle is that?
There is only one version!
Behan always said he was a drinker with a writing problem !...he was in the rotunda and a woman compared it to his beer belly " Mr Behan the last time a saw a stomach like that it was on a woman ...and she was pregnant !"..... to which replied " O' indeed madam it has been ...and she is !!".
Girr up ya Bowsy and clean up yar Cell and the Owl Triangle went Jingle Jangle
@@strangestraycat Up Crumlin
Well done lads
I miss me aul fella
Great video, but can we be told what year it was made, and what exactly is meant by "using a 'reconstructed' commentary'? Thanks.
+PJMolloy1 1966.
1966, the film Cat Ballou was being shown in the Ambassador (check video time 16:53), that was released in 1965, released in Ireland in 1966.
"Reconstructed" means, Brendan Behan died in 1964, the documentary was made in 1966, two year after his death, they obviously got his comments about the places for the video before that, meaning he wasn't alive at the time of it's making.
So the video footage is made around his story, his comments are reconstructed to fit the visual image, he might have talked about the Rotunda first, and then Kilmainham at another time, they reconstructed it to fit there visual story.
The narrator on the film footage is a great and sorely missed Irish (though not Dublin) actor - Ray McAnally. Always saddens me to watch this great wee film - seeing the places asociated with Behan to a soundtrack of someone pretending to be Behan. Even if that someone was such a great actor/Irishman in his own right
3 cheers for the Irish ☘️
Slainte!! Slainte!!! Slainte!!!!
🍀🍀🍀🍻🍻🍻🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
@@thetrimreaper1019 the GUINNESS FAMILY RAPED IRELAND....
Dublin was the best city in the world. Now its a multicultural dump.