Inishbofin in Lockdown - James Coyne

James Coyne is the oldest resident of Inishbofin. A much loved character and a face that many visitors to the island will recognise. A great man, a patriarchal figure with a knowledge of the island that can’t be equalled. It was a privilege to chat and film him as he went about his daily work. We hope you enjoy viewing as much as we enjoyed filming!
This is a Galway County Arts Office funded project commissioned by Inishbofin CSP and produced by Kieran Concannon (C-Board Films)
Music: ‘Touching Moments Five - Circle’ by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
‘Ethereal Eternity’ by Purple Planet Musicwww.purple-planet.com
Social Distancing was observed in the making of all video clips.

[@patgorman4347]

Nice man love to spend a day on the bog helping him....just for the chat..God bless his hands and good health...pat midlands

[@leefful]

RIP James

[@annconnor2828]

Beautiful place to be in lockdown

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

Lovely film, well done. He's a great character

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

Here he is in a video from 2009: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYbEg2SZdrdogrM (try around the 2.30 mark)

[@matthewmcinerney2696]

Spent bit time there.amazing place.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

James Coyne what a man, we must be distant relatives, There is a great beauty about the place yet it can be a very lonely sad place to live in, depending on what is happening in your life

[@gragall78]

The fact that they even locked down a place like inishbofin really shows how ridiculous the whole thing is

[@ciaranmaguidhir7858]

Thats it an absolute joke

[@michellemcdermott2026]

It's all about control

[@solidus784]

@@michellemcdermott2026 No it's actually a pandemic, how haven't you heard about it? it's all over the news.

[@pavloskarageorgis424]

Newcastle 5.00 2#3#5

[@islanddweller3674]

Not at all. Maybe you do not understand in your shouty mood that what lockdown in Inishbofin means is that the island itself is in isolation so no one from outside the island can come there? A highly infectious disease in such a context and with so many old folk would be a disaster

[@CormacMaher]

His watch! 😍

[@newblackdog7827]

Looks like a beautiful place, and worth a visit, if they can tolerate an Englishman for a week or so!

[@dazpatreg]

Of course. Do chéad fáilte

[@mickcollins2746]

Inishbofin definitely worth a visit. Beautiful island.

[@islanddweller3674]

Just lit my turf fire on a different Irish island and resonate with this film. We were all locked down. I am immune deficient and cannot take the vaccine so I remain safe in peaceful isolation. Lockdown has saved countless innocent lives here and on all the islands.

[@edwardkennedy9919]

Lockdowns have done no good at all

[@johanconradie2120]

oh utter nonsense: no lockdown and no vaccine has saved ONE LIFE : your God given immune system saves or fail you

[@Katwoman4318]

That was great hearing from James and what he thought of the whole response to the situation of exposure to Covid-19. Lovely day you had there in the bog, dog, helper and brick wall. Cheers!

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

6:26 with the old flat bottle -- I was thinking milk of magnesia, but they were blue, weren't they?

[@pmacc3557]

yes i think so :) and the syrup of figs in the greeny darkish bottle...and the gripe water in clear bottle..

[@themadfarmer5207]

During the Spanish flue on the Aran Islands the health authorities were informed that the supply of whiskey was running low and there was need for some more for flu treatment

[@devon6482]

I wish I could understand what he is saying !

[@siloemascolo2769]

Lol English is not my native language but I understand everything he said.

[@duhusker4383]

@@siloemascolo2769 Bollocks!

[@peterfarrell504]

dont worry yer arse mate,, live free

[@petermgruhn]

No. It was not even a sliver as bad as the famine.

[@tonybourke4946]

Scamdemic

[@edwardkennedy9919]

Correct

[@josephwanjiku6853]

Yes totally