1978: Uncanny HOME-MADE IRISH SUBMARINE | Nationwide | Classic BBC Clips | BBC Archive

[@nickharvey7233]

As a fellow Irishman, I salute James as a great spinner of yarns and of prodigious practical intellect. However, that "sub" never went anywhere underwater with a hatch like that. Fair play to the man for getting both the BBC and RTÉ to come to film his hijinks!

[@DD-co1zn]

Sure the BBC were only delighted to document and broadcast this type of thing. De-lighted.

[@jerryoshea3116]

And when the Reporter spotted some Tanks and interesting looking Rockets,'Yer Man'he would have said this is for my nxt project .Designing and Building a New Rocketship to break through the Stratosphere! And the BBC Reporter would have bought it 'Hook,line and sinker! ( But while failing to hear how the testing would take place oop North!

[@DemonetisedZone]

it's a laugh but innit!😊

[@Yorkshire321]

It would look a lot better with a lick of paint and it would go faster through the water as it creates less resistance

[@buxvan]

I used to love nationwide when they had bits like this on,

[@mac7040]

I firmly belive it could go down to the bottom of the lake. Getting it to resurface would be the issue.

[@brentrevallion7895]

I'm so jealous of that community! That level of freedom is truly priceless.

[@DafyddBrooks]

This would make for a very good "Father Ted" episode :)

[@davedogge2280]

haha

[@fogman900]

The Blarney of this man is legendary

[@warrenburroughs3025]

I can actually recall watching this when it was broadcast. I was mortified that people from another country would see this. I was thinking at the time 'no wonder the English make Irish jokes when they see the likes of this'. Even now I still get that cringe watching it. It's amazing how far we have come as a country in the space of a couple of generations.

[@H_E_N_X]

The real embarrassment is the fact the english believed it.

[@JP-et6fj]

You realise the locals were taking the piss out of the bbc reporter?

[@heresjohnny602]

No wonder the older generation lived longer, you had to run everywhere.

[@BananaCologne]

😂

[@ianwhitehead691]

🤣🤣👍

[@garethjames1300]

You didn't if you run around a mine or steelworks? And could not afford a dr !

[@eedobee]

Life expectancy has continued to rise across the world. Your interpretation is just wrong.

[@heresjohnny602]

@@eedobee There's always one isn't there. 🙄 do you know what lighthearted humour is. ? Are you aware that not everything in life is a categorical statement of literal definition designed for you to attack and impress everyone with your cleverness. ? A worldwide epidemic of obesity yet the world is exercising more is it. WRONG. !!!!

[@MrMenefrego1]

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[@SoCalSoNice]

May the Gods bless Ireland. Cheers to the day I come to meet my cousins. 🍻

[@dozz87]

American whose great great great granddad once had a layover at Dublin airport?

[@SoCalSoNice]

@@dozz87 LOL, not quite, 4th generation descendent from great grandparents who immigrated from Cork in the 1920s. But I do love your snarky attitude. Remember, every American is a touch Irish every March, at least that's what they say on the television. 😝

[@TrueFilter]

@@SoCalSoNice ah right so basically zero connection to Ireland. 1/4 of your descendants lived on Ireland for a part of their life and spent the rest in america.

[@Spookieham]

Never been to Ireland and thinks it's looks like something out of the "The Quiet Man" with happy drunks, strong-willed Colleen's and fatherly priests. Rather than the poverty-stricken backward church-run 3rd world country it was right up until the 90s

[@Gutenmorgenside]

They are all liking the whiskey, very well lubricated and thats just James.

[@YHBW1001]

It may go down, but it will never come up again.

[@andrewnicholson4689]

Priceless- having spent many a happy year fishing, swimming and drinking with wonderful folks just like these. Alot of the faces and characters now gone and sorely missed. We do not live in world like it now... too rushed and hurrying towards... What? A technologically easy, more efficient and happier life - NO it's a lie.... this film is evedence of so!

[@TrueFilter]

Lol “ a genius, in his own mind”. “ a genius you say”

[@seamusnolan4083]

The tune is at the end is lord inchaquinn by o carolan

[@jinlim6575]

that enclosed tractor in 1978 looks pretty impressive

[@TheJohnRowley]

I love him!

[@telchalone7115]

Village totally deserted,pub packed to the gills)

[@myalfie]

Was that bob wellings doing the interviewing?

[@BBCArchive]

Indeed it was.

[@Rust_in_Time]

So this is why the Royal Navy employ old men in rowing boats.....to tow the submarines out to sea. Of course, why didn't I think of that before??!!

[@philthycat1408]

He’s a good laugh 😂

[@ConstantThrowing]

Class

[@Camille50422]

I love this video so much I bought the t-shirt! People compliment me on it all the time just from the design without even knowing it’s based on this iconic man Edit: Somebody asked, so it’s the Lost Man shirt from James Hayes (the liminal page) you can get it online

[@paulgregory1364]

Very Millegan esq, Im sorry but this has given me a very smile.

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

"oil barrels?" "Isle barrels."

[@mc-ec3bu]

He is taking the Mic.

[@MrACOUSTICPETE]

Beatles inspired bit of blarney . As he said "it's a bit too small ." Only designed for the " little people ! " 👯

[@Barnaby_bo]

It had to be yellow didn't it.

[@gmf121266]

The inventor of the modern submarine John Holland was an Irish American who designed his submarine with the thought of using them to sink british ships and help to further Irish independence.

[@unclebuck6250]

Shame that isn't true. John Holland was an inventor from Ireland in America, but he sold his designs to America and Britain.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

The irony of it!

[@m.g.3013]

Why are you telling people he's Irish American? He's just Irish, thanks.

[@fintan9705]

Coincidentally John Holland was from co. clare also.

[@NoosaHeads]

Hey, have you heard the one about the Irishman who made a submarine out of oil barrels?

[@privatechannel8462]

The second sub with the name Finian Ram. The first has a darker history...

[@theculturedthug6609]

The thumbnail looks like Chris Penn.

[@DemonetisedZone]

this was the Irish Fleet at its zenith🛀 relax, my ancestry is Irish

[@johnnymoth]

Did he ever make it to the bottom of the lake?

[@eedobee]

No.

[@brentrevallion7895]

Yes and he's still there.

[@NorthWalesKid]

Every Gypsy I’ve ever heard talk must’ve come from County Clare

[@3ggg334]

Batteries you say? 😜

[@Hail_To_The_King]

I thought Irish submarines were filled with water and designed to fly?

[@swagmanandy]

Captain Nemo he isn't.

[@nikanoru13]

Ahahahaha🤣

[@andreedowns4561]

PUTIN WOULD BE ENVIOUS...!!!!!!

[@dps8435]

It's a brick.

[@nickychimes4719]

Fernando Alonso

[@Htiler]

This was edited by the producer to make him look like a fool and a liar.

[@johnbarrert3732]

Your taking this far to seriously,of course he's a liar,if that sub had submerged James would have died,the hatch isn't waterproof,you can see that when it's removed, possibly you know nothing about real submarines?

[@paulgregory1364]

BUT!!!! You can't show this now, it's not p.c!!!!

[@baikal627]

And you wonder why no major inventions came from Ireland 🤣i think Charles babbage and frank whittle are safe 🤣

[@neogeo1670]

these people seem to have very poor vocabulary, ive never been to a native english speaking country but i can say for certain that im waaay ahead

[@ffspablo8739]

Jesus, Mary and Joseph 🤦‍♂️🤣😂🤣😂