In Peace, Apart

[@dianes4858]

What an amazing video produced by the 17 year-olds. Thank you and May you live in peace always.

[@prossbrown5137]

They're out drinking probably at the weekend

[@jpadan2172]

That will make them up drinking. Damage their health.

[@brettjohnson536]

@@prossbrown5137And?

[@greglyons2526]

Am from the ROI but went to the Shankill rd in 91 with a project called cooperation north.Had a great time and everyone got on so well.Life changing in many ways,education is the key.

[@pappy9473]

And keep religion out of politics.

[@johnj.anthonymcquade6876]

greg well i was nearly killed as a 5 year old in 95 because i was catholic and assaulted at almost 27 years old in 2017 but guess that according to you is one off incidents that nobody else sees get a grip will ye theres still sectarianism coming from one side against the other don't get me wrong i'd love to see your non sectarian utopia where everyones friends and gets along but its the parents breeding anti catholic rhectoric into their kids should be illegal to teach sectarianism to ppl just me though huh?

[@gaeilge0900]

I went on Cooperation North in 1994 in Derry. We all stayed in Columba's House. It was meant to be 20 kids. 10 from the Republic (5 Catholic, 5 Protestant) 10 from the North. (5 Catholic, 5 Protestant) Only 1 Protestant from the North signed up and she was only born Anglican but in reality was atheist.

[@acommentator4452]

@@johnj.anthonymcquade6876 but are you saying it's one-sided ? that seems unlikely. sorry you suffered attacks but surely non-catholics suffered too

[@truthseeker000000]

All I see are two lovely and happy Northern Irish girls and a new friendship. This is so cool.

[@buskingkarma2503]

These kids kinda restore my faith in humanity a little,bless them!👌🙏❤

[@skitlow1891]

This makes me so happy I started smiling during it without even realising

[@maxsloan5828]

the original Derry Girls

[@jamie9063]

Yes! I searched for this video because I remember watching it years ago, and it reminded me so much of that scene in Derry Girls s2 ep1 where Erin wrote 'parents' on the similarities blackboard.

[@PanglossDr]

This was lovely, seeing them laughing, clearly enjoying each other's company. I wonder if they have ever met up since?

[@davidsmythe9266]

Have to say coming from that area, I hung out with quite a mixed bunch, never any problems just enjoying each others company, relegion or politics never came up, I wish the next generation will be more open and have dialogue as we are only here for a certain time.

[@walterpaton8698]

Sending Love from America. This is a beautiful gilm.

[@ducati916SPS]

Past is in the past let it sleep.....these two are showing a bright future 👏👏

[@owenmullen61]

God Bless you Ladies 😘 & Thank You. XOXO

[@desertdog8006]

What a great video ! Keep both of your beautiful cultures and be proud of both of them in peace ... the bigger threat is from the outside world ... the loss of your magnificent culture by other predominant ones. God bless you all from an an old hazard in Australia. Dont give up 🙂

[@seanoneill8446]

We'll do that once we remove the last traces of the stain on our land.

[@brianmorrison6593]

Bless you guys for making this video...LOVE, Brian from the States

[@user-go3jv8rw7i]

Brian Morrison sound

[@kennethgavin8181]

I have often thought that if you educate the children together in the one school then a lot of this hatred and bigotry would go away religion has brought nothing but trouble to the northern part of this island after all we are all supposed to be Christians let that be the way forward for this generation

[@chivauk]

OK, so everyone gets educated together, all is peace and love. Now, what are you going to do with the North? You see, that is the issue not which church you go to.

[@richardmcgrath9729]

@@chivauk Interesting that the comment you responded to has received 27 likes whilst yours has received ZERO...

[@Eusebio921]

Amazing and hopeful...

[@miketierney7510]

I am green! But I have always liked blue-green. So sad this conflict is. I pray God this wound is forever HEALED!

[@acommentator4452]

you need to see a doctor if you are green

[@Danielblixareed]

The original Derry girls. They would be 24 now 😍😍😍! Love their accents!

[@Pulsar-1919]

Five years on this video is still great. I'm glad that I didn't grow up seeing Northern Irish bombings on the news and I hope I never will in my lifetime.

[@johnj.anthonymcquade6876]

its actually ireland gemma as that word northern has a sectarian notions behind it

[@acommentator4452]

@@johnj.anthonymcquade6876 but the bombing were almost all in northern ireland, and some in mainland britain. whatever you call it, that's where it was

[@daveowens]

Beautiful.

[@IndigoVisuals]

I went to St Columbs as a young lad. Had friends both Catholic and Protestant.

[@tonycarton8054]

having spent many years away from NI , I realise our biggest strength is our sense of irony ,thats what is valued worldwide ,and will get us through

[@TheRealist2022]

Love this film. The young people in this are incredibly mature and thoughtful and I congratulate them for this. This is a prime example of how religion has the potential to do huge amounts of harm. Be religious, by all means, but never, ever, use your beliefs to harm others. Embrace the differences...live together. Too many people use religion as a tool for control...they should hang their heads.

[@seanoneill8446]

The issue here was never about religion. It's about self-determination, rather than having all your laws drafted by, and your tax rates set by, a bunch of English politicians who have never stood for election here, let alone received any mandate.

[@TheRealist2022]

@@seanoneill8446 I never said it was ABOUT religion, rather what religion has the potential to do, no matter what else was in the film. For what it is worth, I, as an English man, am profoundly ashamed of the way the Irish people were treated in the 17th century and at other times. That said, I would support a free an open referendum on independence. The people of Ireland deserve to decide for themselves how they are to be governed.

[@seanoneill8446]

@@TheRealist2022 Fair comment. Equally, we do differentiate between the British establishment and the 'average' British citizen.

[@beyo124]

Very nice video. Well done 👍

[@nikolaimarkovic9750]

this is amazing.

[@agnusdei6716]

This is a really lovely video, and sad.

[@jasontopping7964]

Love this. ❤️

[@eisirt55]

They are correct . Segregated education is a major contributing factor to the problem.

[@ANARDCUDUBH99]

@ᚐᚇᚆᚐᚋᚆ ᚋᚐᚉ ᚉᚑᚅᚉᚆᚒᚔᚏ Not exactly, most people want their kids to go to a school with a Christian ethos and integrated schooling presently doesn’t grant that. Non denomination integrated schools with mainland Britain as an example has atrocious record academically which would ruin and hinder the opportunities both communities deserve

[@acommentator4452]

@@ANARDCUDUBH99 but why have any religion in schools. you can do religion in your own time, at weekends. schooling should be neutral.

[@stayaway402]

Beautiful Derry

[@jackgers]

Break down the wall between you and live in peace. Learn from the past, only pain and suffering for both sides.

[@Mark64W]

Just like Berlin in the late 80's . They never looked back . A wise comment Barney . Best wishes , Mark .

[@acommentator4452]

i was surprised that they still have to wear school uniform in the sixth form

[@johnj.anthonymcquade6876]

well done girls

[@johnaol5953]

Great video

[@shane-irish]

Love the accent

[@brettmcmahon7263]

Well done to everyone involved. I would like to see a follow up video now you're 7 years older, has anything changed for you? Now you're probably starting young families how & what are you teaching the youngens? Did you guys keep in touch? The future is yours 😉👍🇦🇺

[@Sean-zg4iy]

Some of the same questions I was thinking of asking.

[@acommentator4452]

yes, and at university, presumably everyone is mixed, meets everyone ?

[@tsheavenly]

This is so cool

[@lorraineshaw2311]

God love and protect them

[@bluesmaster9896]

The only way forward is to mix the schools ,no brainer .

[@damienflinter4585]

Brilliant...C'mon Derry. Take Sam. The Dubs and Kerry have had their share. P.S. And yep, I'm a Dub. But I'm Irish first and foremost. They say there are two kinds of people, the Irish, and those that wish they were Irish. Bury the tomahawks.

[@ambermccrea1836]

The one with the skull painting on the wall is an iron maiden thing I think

[@laminatefloorfitteraberdee3592]

yes the uff use it a lot

[@OhEidirsceoil]

Painted by scumbags

[@Daniel-p4b6y]

It is very sad, how can parents who are supposed to love their children teach them to hate. I served in Lebanon in the 1980s, the hatred in the hearts of the protestants and Palestinians struck me as very similar, in that they were prepared to teach their children hatred.

[@mfitzy100]

Time for Peace ☮️

[@mirlabov]

Wise conversation, so much class and high reasoning, circumstances don't make humans it's our state of being that mold circumstances, think peace in a wise way, there is so much that unite you that separate you, lunge ahead & ignore your rear view mirror that does not belong to the new generation, a much brighter future awaits you,that you can control, the past, let bygones be bygones,nyoucant control anyways

[@acommentator4452]

i couldn't catch all the dialogue, unfamiliar accents. please could you add subtitles

[@JA-rk9cg]

1:33 “wut aboyt noy”

[@IbnShahid]

I love the accent. I could listen to it all day.

[@madisynlilyanne9526]

I dont know if this is suppose to offend me- wow

[@JA-rk9cg]

StxrryNxte nah please don’t be offended, it was just funny 😂

[@madisynlilyanne9526]

@@JA-rk9cg k....

[@northernhardcore.7899]

We don’t need older people with prejudices who are victims, or known victims of inter-faith crimes to sort out the future of Anglo-Irish relations because they cannot do it from a neutral starting point. We need young educated people who have known only a non-violent past to take the country forward into a non-violent future. God bless you all.

[@acommentator4452]

good point

[@davidheaton9133]

How good is that

[@FishtownRec]

You might wear different outfits, but the blonde will always look better!

[@Nightingale34]

Slow start. Thumbnail is very attractive. These are my thoughts. Please respect them. Thanks.

[@jerrydineen6819]

Thos is the way forward through children

[@madisynlilyanne9526]

im going to lisneal in 16 days- dude- its gonna be a banger frfr

[@johnconlon2207]

And still it rolls on the same as ever.

[@clintireland389]

A good concept, but sadly our so called politicians failure your generation, we have 20 odd years of the GFA and only 1 segregated school in Derry, imagine if we had built 10 integrated schools 20 years ago in Derry what would this generation be like now!

[@KeithWilliamMacHendry]

Lovely girls, that's all that matters. ♥💙💚

[@thememelord5752]

Irish gals is alright.. ❤

[@LA-et2hg]

I do love a Norn Iron Accent ❤

[@OhEidirsceoil]

One of the many beautiful accents in Ireland

[@LA-et2hg]

@@OhEidirsceoil Oh definitely my favourite southern Irish accent is Cork

[@OhEidirsceoil]

@@LA-et2hg It can be very melodic but in such a big county it varies widely. 👍. I lived in Derry for a short time and I still think it to be the friendliest and most genuine city I was ever in

[@haalstaag]

The way forward

[@Gonkawonga]

That lemon sunshine hair puts me off

[@acommentator4452]

cheerio then. she forgot to ask you first . . .

[@bennyg4101]

No Surrender 🇬🇧

[@a81758]

Get on with it and make peace.

[@shane-irish]

Are they from the tv series derry girls

[@polmacbradaigh9506]

No

[@janesmith9024]

In the UK now more people do not believe in God than do and we have 2m muslims. People whether Catholic protestant, aetheist or anything else can live in peace. Good luck to Northern Ireland particularly in the very complex Brexit export/import mess.

[@claytonrainey7531]

So funny it’s Catholic’s vs Relaxed-Catholic’s

[@taylordonagheyxo3340]

thank god st cecilias uniform doesn’t look like that

[@ciaramartin438]

Its not right defo not right I mean yeah I'm Catholic anol but I have family members that r prods andcbesides there's good and bad in both sides prods and Catholics and this is coming from a Irish Catholic they shouldn't be apart and My big sister is friends with prods hercwprk is mixed but there good I also been too Derry and the river is so big making them apart which isn't right Xx

[@stephensmith4480]

Ciara you are spot on with all you say.

[@user-go3jv8rw7i]

Ciara Martin aye I agree, cheers from meath

[@OhEidirsceoil]

If the prods want to live on the east side let them. Ya can't say it is not right for people to live in homes that they chhose to and want to live in

[@johnj.anthonymcquade6876]

@@OhEidirsceoil what do you mean?

[@OhEidirsceoil]

@@johnj.anthonymcquade6876 exactly what I said

[@johnwhite-q7s]

fuck, is this where my country is headed?

[@seansweeney8911]

It might defeat the purpose, but for anyone wondering, the slightly taller girl with the very blonde hair is the Catholic and the smaller girl with darker hair is the Protestant

[@acommentator4452]

no i don't think so. remember they swapped uniforms. the shorter girl is catholic.

[@davemooore5629]

I hope they remained friends for life and dismissed the history and sectarianism

[@mnmmcg3543]

Protestants like soup.

[@acommentator4452]

and tray bakes, don't forget the tray bakes.

[@lifeisaadventure9948]

secterian violance is never the answer

[@padraigpearse1551]

Look I obviously have my own opinions but one of the biggest things that divides us is holidays and festivals. We Catholics can't march without something bad happening yet the protestants (especially in Derry) have 2 separate holidays during which they parade around the city and around catholic areas. This should be taken away. There is still a clear bias towards the Protestants in the North and as long as that stands then there will always be a divide. As George Orwell said in animal farm "all pigs are equal but some are more equal than others".

[@user-go3jv8rw7i]

Padraig Pearse aye total shit show up there

[@hawthornetree646]

Do the average Protestants really want to antagonize the Catholics? Wouldn’t they rather live in peace? Who and what is fueling the flames? Who is motivated to keep this conflict alive?

[@hawthornetree646]

Padraig Pearse: I’ve been thinking about this. I think the onus is on the Protestants to take steps to ac knowledge the bigotry in their culture. I say the onus is on them because they have had the political and economic power in Northern Ireland and they are in the best position to work towards true healing.

[@LeggieGlasgow]

Where in londonderry do they antagonise catholics? they keep to protestant areas other contentious areas like ARDOYNE protestants live in the area same as in other parts of the city oh and BTW republicans get to march for the Easter rising is it protestants fault they won the battle of the boyne then want to commemorate the victory or the siege of londonderry.

[@hawthornetree646]

leggie spbfb: heard they march through Catholic neighborhoods, discriminate against Catholics in jobs and other kinds of things, like harassing behavior, but really Glad to hear they are not antagonizing and are trying to live in peace.

[@tomweldon4867]

Some great irish patriots came out of derry over the years

[@polmacbradaigh9506]

Aye

[@OhEidirsceoil]

The best

[@wessexfox5197]

The Northern Irish have to be unique, in being the only people in civilised Europe to still segregate each other based on ancestral religion. You don’t get this in Germany, France, Belgium or the Netherlands all of which had much bloody past conflicts between their Catholic and Protestant populations. It’s honestly pathetic.

[@faithlesshound5621]

England, Scotland and Wales still have separate Roman Catholic schools. The remaining schools are by default broadly Protestant. The Church of England also has its own schools. All of these are paid for by the state.

[@wessexfox5197]

@@faithlesshound5621 there’re nowhere near as popular, plus they have to take non Catholics in too.

[@acommentator4452]

@@faithlesshound5621 that is not an accurate picture at all, at least in england

[@louiseburke8012]

The biggest crime is the girls being forced to wear skirts. If they choose that, so be it. But if they want trousers, allow it

[@acommentator4452]

or indeed any uniform in sixth form ?? they should go on strike about that.

[@cpgrace1902]

Don't let sectarianism ruin your lifes!

[@welshboo1]

Beautiful Derry. I had the privilege to visit two years ago, Derry Pride. Brexit has done a terrible thing, Westminster has made a terrible decision.

[@johnj.anthonymcquade6876]

i had afew pints in the bogside inn and afew pints in the town ended up in donegal that night and then back to derry lol from belfast like lol

[@collydub1987]

All the hate over a fairytale story

[@ckpalmeiras1318]

All the hate is over Ireland voting for independence in 1918 and the Brits ignoring that and carving out this repulsive statelet so the losing pro British side in that vote could circumvent that vote. I’m not hating the other side for no reason. They’re fascists. They’ve never lived a day in their lives where a majority of people in Ireland are in favour of any British presence here, but they’re happy for British soldiers to kill kids if people try to enforce that democratic decision. We hilariously even have to have a “peace treaty” with a country we voted out of here😂

[@peterdunne2756]

@@ckpalmeiras1318 mate it goes back about 700 years before partition

[@polmacbradaigh9506]

@@ckpalmeiras1318 I agree with ya, but don't call them facists. Didn't the Brits defeat the German facists. We can't really be throwing around the word facists when it's clear they arent

[@ckpalmeiras1318]

@@polmacbradaigh9506 Stalin defeated the Nazis. He was a fascist.

[@polmacbradaigh9506]

@@ckpalmeiras1318 he was a communist. And facists are anti communists

[@RobertK1993]

Whitch of those two beautiful girls is a Roman Catholic and with one is Protestant they are beautiful looking girls

[@odhranoshea6269]

The one with the tan is Protestant.

[@gfshgag8392]

@@odhranoshea6269 من اين اصول الروم ؟

[@acommentator4452]

the shorter girl is the catholic

[@polmacbradaigh9506]

I knew that one was a Protestant as soon as I seen her

[@chivauk]

as soon as I saw her

[@polmacbradaigh9506]

@@chivauk ah whist

[@gotg1733]

It's not right.

[@safetcucaj385]

I am albanian anwe are muslims and christians, It is a shame and a mark of stupidity to let religion come first. Irish should be one and at 5pm you go your way and i go pray y way but at the end of the day YOU ARE ALL IRISH, lucky england for employing that old sucker deal divide and conquer eh?

[@bppmurphy]

Protestants generally tend to identify with Britain whilst Catholics generally tend to identify with Ireland. I think it's more an identity based thing more so than a strictly religious based thing

[@hawthornetree646]

Barry Murphy: I guess that’s what it comes down to. Ironically, the Irish Republic is now pretty anti Catholic.

[@acommentator4452]

@@bppmurphy ie tribalism. we need to move on.

[@bppmurphy]

@@acommentator4452 ah it is tribalism absolutely but the problem is, how do you get rid of over 400 years of it?

[@apacheracing]

I am American,,, but lived in Londenderry from November 1969 untill April 1971,,,, I love Derry and all of my state side friends dont understand what that was all about.