I worked with a man from Kent who lived in the hippy community in Ballydehob in the 70, .He brought me in the pictures of all his fellow hippies outside a small courtyard with thatched houses. Loved his Stories .
@denisoconnor63436 ай бұрын
Is that Paddy Sheehan in the background
@gozimusable1 Жыл бұрын
Cork had the worst toothless drunks ive ever seen in my life
@jl91iii4 ай бұрын
Such a nice fellow you are.
@martinwalsh32282 жыл бұрын
The series was repeated in 2006.
@johncourtneidge2 жыл бұрын
Thank-you!
@twistaumhc913 жыл бұрын
Patrick Murphy was my great grandfather. Please feel free to message and share stories with me. What a beautiful, nearly forgotten time.
@ollieandtess2 жыл бұрын
I used to stay with friends nearby in the 1970s in the summer holidays (their house is shown briefly in the film) - met Paddy quite a few times. Wonderful story teller and a fabulous and exciting life before he went home to Crookhaven
@twistaumhc912 жыл бұрын
Any stories stand out in particular?
@ollieandtess2 жыл бұрын
@@twistaumhc91 helping Einstein escape from Europe; lunch with Picasso; Christmas at the Winter Palace in St Petersburg before the Revolution, attending the Yalta and Potsdam conferences after WWII (both I think) meeting Hitler and Mussolini
@twistaumhc912 жыл бұрын
It sounds too fantastic to be believed! It’s a shame he didn’t write a memoir. Did he ever speak about his children to you?
@ollieandtess2 жыл бұрын
@@twistaumhc91 He did write a memoir! I read it many years ago, afraid don't have it now. and no, I didn't hear about his family. I was only 16 or 17 at the time, and he was friends of the parents of the people we holidayed with - so they knew him better and would have known more about him. His memoir did cover his family more not just his working career
@interested-q4d3 жыл бұрын
I think this film was taken the eighties mainly because the woman handling the petrol pump was May McCarthy I think.
@interested-q4d3 жыл бұрын
This is a great posting. i'll go back one more time for sure. A memory lane absolutely.
@jonjo6tie3 жыл бұрын
@ 7:51, that’s my Grandfather - ‘Johnny Joe’ O’Driscoll
@jonjo6tie3 жыл бұрын
& @ 16:55, my Granduncle Fleur
@PDScally3 жыл бұрын
A really nice video brings back memories, I have been visiting Crookhaven and Barleycove on and off since the late '60s and am planning on a week's holiday in Barleycove next June. It's my favourite place in Ireland, I would live there full time if I could.
@michaelhealy48323 жыл бұрын
Oh what a trip down memory lane. I spent my summers in Goleen growing up as my mother's family were all from Dunmanus Bay. I knew many many of the faces in this video, some of whom are relatives. These were the nicest, kindest people I have ever met. Nearly all gone now. God Bless them.
@annebee59933 жыл бұрын
My grandmothers brother, Pat Murphy.
@twistaumhc913 жыл бұрын
he's my great grandfather - so we are related
@annebee59933 жыл бұрын
@@twistaumhc91 we are indeed. I was so excited to find the video and have sent Pippa loads of info for you to look at. Please let me know if you want more info regarding the rest of the family.
@twistaumhc912 жыл бұрын
@@annebee5993 hi Anna bee! I read and am always interesting to read more. It’s completely fascinating.
@boatman68654 жыл бұрын
Nice to see a young Paddy Sheehan who died this year, closely followed by his wife RIP
@stepheneldridge69984 жыл бұрын
Superb...that was a trip down memory lane! I grew up in West Cork in the 70's in Aughadown, near Ballydehob. I remember well milk churns to the creamery and walking cattle to Skibereen Market...running ahead of the cattle with baler twine to put across gaps in the hedge!!. A different time !. I head back every summer and never tire of exploring the peninsulas of West Cork and seeing old friends...a big part of my heart is forever in West Cork!! Cheers, Steve
@damiencork20114 жыл бұрын
Great to see my grandfather John O'Keeffe delivering bread around 21 mins into the video