Terry Wogan's Ireland Episode 2

RIP Terry Wogan. 3 August 1938 - 31 January 2016. This documentary was broadcast in 2011.
Terry Wogan reaches the halfway mark in the odyssey around his homeland. He has travelled the southern half of the Republic, from Dublin round to Limerick, where he grew up. Now it's the turn of the north, much of which is quite literally a different country. After sharing memories of his buttoned-up childhood holidays in Galway and witnessing a seismic shift in Catholic prudery when 180 Irish ladies throw off all their clothes and take a 'Dip in the Nip' for charity, Terry heads for the border.
As he crosses into Northern Ireland he recalls the watchtowers and armed security. Now all that gives the border away is a subtle change in the texture of the road surface. More than a decade after the Peace Agreement, Terry finds reasons to be cheerful here, with football replacing fighting in the notorious Creggan housing estate, a Peace Bridge hoping to bring Protestants and Catholics together in Derry and a London Docklands-style transformation of the famous shipyards in Belfast where the Titanic was built.
Back in Dublin, Terry remembers the intermission act in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest - the now global Riverdance phenomenon. 1994 also marked the beginning of the Celtic Tiger, an unprecedented economic boom which the Irish thought would never end. Instead, the world-wide economic collapse has dealt Ireland a body blow.

[@paulworthington8666]

My lovely, good and kind Irish born Nanna, Kate Moran, was the greatest source of loving warmth in my English childhood, and still the warm wee ball of hope in my 72-year-old heart today.

[@johnprice7303]

Wogan did more for the Irish diaspora in the UK than any Priest, Parson, or Politician. I well remember him "sitting in" for Jimmy young way back in the early 70's...I was working (as a young electrician) alone in East Grinstead, and feared a dose of "diddly-diddly" nonsense. By the end of his very first BBC broadcast, I was a fan, as were millions of other BBC listeners!

[@Fcutdlady]

And also he was an irish voice in the uk at a time when irish people might not have been popular in the uk due to the troubles. I remember some of the headlines in the rightwing tabloids

[@DarraghLMcGann]

Watching this with a tear in my eye, thinking of a wonderful homecoming on the day that Terry has left us. May the road rise to meet you....RIP.

[@MrMacca1951]

terry was one of those blokes you took forgranted and never thought he would leave us very sad buthe left us with some fabulous memories

[@madiharry1]

Such a wonderful parting gift to leave us all with - gonna miss you xx

[@bethbartlett5692]

I love my Irish! 🍀💚🍀 *The 1st time I've ever heard and felt included with Ireland Irish, this man didn't forget to include the USA Irish! I'm moved to tears, because I've always known - were it different in history, I could have been born at home, in IRELAND.* lineage - County Kerry! Born Chicago, USA Tennessee resident Gay needs to come to Dixie and "foster some Harmony Here"!

[@Emmet21982]

Nice documentary. Thank you Sir Terry. May you rest in peace

[@mcculloch29]

I didn't have a DVR when this was first broadcast. Thank you so much for putting it up, a lovely reminder of a wonderful man with a unique talent.

[@sliotharball]

+Andrea McCulloch A gentleman....I liked the man very much...

[@jackthelad15]

Lovely to see a time not so long ago with people enjoying a few drinks and light entertainment the corner stone of Ireland, hopefully we are back there in the not too distant future, R.I.P Terry always the consumate professional, and whom never forgot his roots..

[@carolinebarnes6832]

Brilliant, both episodes.

[@EricJeanMawrie]

'Goodnight, and joy be with you all.' R.I.P. Sir Terry, you beautiful soul.

[@robertjones-eb4xo]

Nice to see Terry being SO honest, re. religion . Grand program .

[@eamonmacdonnell2627]

Wonderful documentary on Ireland. Well researched lots of words of wisdom, especially from Fr Brian.

[@prinkipo1917]

Loved watching both parts of this fascinating Irish homecoming journey, even more poignant now Terry has gone.

[@daniel_8181]

I wish I could say the same of my life. Until now it has been a quite hard experience and not particularly rewarding. Anyway, Ireland must be beautiful and this show made me feel I really would like to "experience" your country guys...

[@jamesmorgan2448]

It can change overnight, Daniel, so don't lose hope. It is full of ups and downs. I really hope that things will start to go better for you soon.

[@cynthiamarston2208]

Those were well done!

[@briansergeant]

Terry Wogan and Gay Byrne. 😭 Two walking, talking Irish institutions. Now they’re both gone.

[@Nautilus1972]

Can't be a Sir and call yourself Irish. He is a subject of the Queen. He left Ireland as soon as he could, and never came back. Gaybo went to Britain ... and came back to rule.

[@jamesmorgan2448]

@Joe Kelly I admired and respected him. I've been a lifelong fan. I'm British with an Irish mother, and I know that there can be problems and prejudices on both sides just as there have been mistakes on both sides. Terry Wogan managed to integrate fully into this country, but he never forgot his roots and always spoke well of Ireland. I also think he did more to improve the image of Irish people in this country than anyone else.

[@jackthelad15]

@@Nautilus1972 if you were referring to that egotistical Muppet Geldof fair enough but Terry Wogan always spoke highly of Ireland and his home town of Limerick in particular, sure he ingratiated himself to those in Britain but that was down to him being a consummate professional, unlike Geldof who's never missed an opportunity to slag the Irish or Ireland off...

[@davehyde6207]

Nice to watch I suppose no matter what we make of ourselves on this mortal coil king or pawper the memory of home brings us back..rest well Terry I will have a drop of the auld creator in your memory..

[@chrispen08]

RIP TERRY WOGAN

[@Topper954]

Luck and Fate, I'd say Fate and Luck in that order.RIP T.W.

[@gboi9853]

...RIP Terry

[@johnwpolsce9401]

I am sure his reward was Heaven in any case.....

[@kevp3212]

Suzie Miller? Looks familiar!

[@sklenars]

Wonderful doco. but sad to see his denial of the God who bestowed so many blessings on him in life.

[@amyjacquelineg.9541]

sklenars He worked hard for his position, not God. . Where was this God during the great hunger?

[@sklenars]

Amy, there are none so blind as those who will not see.

[@user39h2j8il]

Amy, it was not a famine. There was plenty of food but the British government sent it from Ireland to England and the result was a mass holocaust of the irish. So perhaps blaming God for the starvation of thousands of innocent Irish is a bit harsh.

[@clarkjamieson5641]

more rubbish

[@robinconkel-hannan6629]

If it's original it's definitely the first.. I get tired of hearing these double meanings.. Gaelic dancing is a wonderful thing and quite athletic..

[@granskare]

at my college, I saw many cards of Irish immigrants to USA while I was doing Swedish ancestry. In USA we had much abuse be priests. I think Pope Francis has suggested that married priests be allowed, which is good. But the Olympic made many crossings during WW1.

[@mrbokke81]

Where is that lake 26:00?

[@mikeg391]

+Philip It's on Lower Lough Erne, a part of the lake known as 'The Broad Lough'. Viewed from Lough Navar

[@mrbokke81]

+mikeg391 Great, thank you. Ireland is soon to be our new home. Cant wait, such a beautiful country with awesome friendly people....

[@paulegan600]

fermanagh

[@Nautilus1972]

Cromwell made the 50 greatest Britons and is Ireland's greatest enemy.

[@jessieodom7119]

well I like this a lot but I can see why the Irish have pretty much run from religion, of course, from the Catholic church but that last question he answered well won't get him the ticket past

[@elizabethmacdonald6192]

Ccv, ccccc call.

[@Nautilus1972]

13:12 Ahoy, thar she blows! The white whale!