Paul Mescal Plays 'Irish or Not Irish'

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

It’s beyond weird to see a photo of a handball tournament I played in earlier this year in a video on Paul Mescal 😂

[@laetitialogan2002]

😂😂

[@miseentrope]

Team Handball is the most underrated intense Olympic sport: Balletic like basketball, aggressive like American football, and strategically fast like soccer (football). Highly recommend. (+ players are _fit_ AF!)

[@sindrimarsteingrims]

@@miseentrope What is being referred to here is a different sport, also called handball. It is somewhat similar to squash. This caused me no end of confusion and irritation as a scandinavian kid living in Dublin, let me tell you!

[@DJJosheen]

He's a good lad , a likeable character and a decent advocate of Ireland ...

[@velocitygirl8551]

I love him… but we gotta stop talking about America . Who cares.

[@ciarangaffey]

that miserable clip of the bodhrán 😂

[@Norrie_Rugger]

That was fecking terrible!!! I've paused the video, laughing, knowing that there would be a comment close to the top

[@EannaButler]

That's gas! 😀

[@agathacathartese7041]

Thank you!!

[@conbaz106]

W

[@TheCnoonan123]

should've been a clip of Rónán O'Snodaigh !! unvelievable

[@jedsithor]

And there you have it folks. It's not Patty's Day. It's Paddy's Day. Paddy comes from Padraig which is the Irish for Patrick. The only thing we know about Patty in Ireland is that she's Marge Simpson's sister.

[@pjmlegrande]

Stop gushing! Shameful

[@roisinniloirgneain815]

Good man, Paul! Love the proper pronunciation of 'Gaeilge' & 'Gaeltacht' here. Maith an fear. Bródúil asat!

[@fmcm7715]

It would be embarrassing if he couldn’t pronounce them correctly after being in a gaelscoil!

[@dorothymadden7523]

I’m Irish, living in Ireland and I thought the Irish Goodbye was when you said bye a million times when you left or you finished a call. This goodbye is normally interrupted by a restart in the conversation, before another round of a million goodbyes. This could go on for hours 😂. Now I learn it is the opposite 😂 Everyday is a learning day.

[@MrGearoid65]

Yes, I know what you mean. I think they're both valid actually. I've done both, especially the slipping away from a party thing but also the endless goodbyes on the phone too! 😊

[@robbyel3958]

Irish good-bye in America .... Slip out without anyone noticing.

[@FionaOHehir-c1r]

No the global definition is that sneaking away thing but your version is way more accurate. Right. That's me off........1 hour later.... I'm REALLY off now....

[@2learn4ever]

Yes, the long goodbye. You're leaving your friend's house, saying goodbye/good night, the chat gets going again at the door, you reach your car, the chat gets louder from the door and back again, and the waves as you drive away, go on foreverrrrrrr. Love it!

[@pinkparis]

This was fun. Ireland should be proud to have Paul Mescal represent btw.

[@Kitiwake]

not when he needs to make a joke out of his religion.

[@irateslacker6367]

@@Kitiwakeshut up man, I’m Irish and I was raised catholic but no longer practice. It doesn’t make you a bad person

[@Jana-oj7zq]

@@Kitiwakehe’s on a press junket and is being asked to play a game created by a media company, and he’s supposed to respond to random questions about clover, and honors a saint by describing the symbolism…and he misspeaks. You’re doing so much better promoting your $250,000,000 movie in this international media moment?

[@blueskybelyr]

The best Supermacs IS in galway!!! shout out from Mescal 😄

[@sliceofbacon]

I believe it’s pronounced HooperMacs in Galway

[@blueskybelyr]

@@sliceofbacon i live here.... no it's not lol

[@alanmcgowan3457]

​@@blueskybelyrto be avoided on a late Saturday night though .... 😂

[@thedudeabides3138]

Jaysus...he's beautifully Irish all the same, isn't he?!

[@ChristineKelly1000]

Not your quintessential GAA God eh?

[@TT_1221]

Bali! .... Haunis

[@FinBrennan]

As an Irish man, this was incredibly refreshing to watch. The rest of the world needs to get their head straight on proper Irish facts! 😂 🇮🇪

[@auntvesuvi3872]

While Paul is correct that far too many U. S. citizens don't know their geography (nor civics, nor history, nor anatomy nor any number of important things, we're getting more and more evidence of by the day), I'm pleased to report that I am one of the rare ones who could point out Ireland on a world map... even before I got an Irish boyfriend! ☘

[@jp_idol]

I’ve watched this 3 times already

[@Lynda-z9v]

More fool you😅😂

[@irishdepartmentofagriculture]

Well done. Here's a cookie 🍪

[@ppop_unvrs]

He's very mindful and thoughtful. The way he expressed his appreciation to his Irish roots is admirable and insightful.

[@gusleybighusley6062]

very demure

[@claverhouse1]

You use the expression "Irish roots" ( or any other country) to refer to someone who has another nationality but has Irish ancestors, NOT for someone who is actually Irish like Mescal.

[@Driver2616]

What do you mean by “…his Irish roots…”? Frankly, that is a silly comment. Not only does he have Irish roots, he also has the trunk, the branches, and the leaves. He was born and raised in Ireland. He lives in Ireland. He is the quintessential embodiment of the great Irish oak.

[@eoinks]

Roots? He's the full tree!

[@aldozilli1293]

He sounds pretty Irish to me

[@PatrickButler-pp4hh]

A very nice decent well grounded fella. I hope and anticipate that fame and fortune won't change that. Love how he is consciously proud of his Irish language knowledge which is the soul of any national identity. Maith thú Paul, agus go néirí an bothar leat !! PS.......Have the English claimed him yet as one of their own, which he quite palpably is not !!

[@cloudpride]

Ayo Edebiri: Irish ☘️

[@RyanG0899]

She's black not Irish

[@benjaminprietop]

@@RyanG0899 tell that to Phil Lynott

[@mjw12345]

@@RyanG0899 She's our fabulous adopted Irish lady - yes, Daisy Edgar fab Irish accent but have you heard Ayo?

[@donalbreathnach244]

​@@RyanG0899and Paul Mescal is white...not Irish...?

[@andreamati]

Missed that one too😂

[@waterstone5989]

“Historically unlucky!” 👏🏻👏🏻

[@CGM_68]

Luck can be "Good" or "Bad", so we've had our share of luck historically.

[@naff_tm]

the way he makes me proud to be irish (I'm not irish whatsoever) 🇮🇪☘️

[@NataliaDiaz-r7v]

Hahahahaha i felt the same and I’m mexican 😂

[@markwillies7666]

​@@NataliaDiaz-r7vapparently Mexico is close to Ireland

[@Ninja-in-disguise]

​@NataliaDiaz-r7v Irish and Spanish people are kindred spirits! So Mexican people are part of our wider family too❤

[@ChristineKelly1000]

Ye are gas.

[@tmck03]

Sure we're nearly neighbours 😂​@@markwillies7666

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Lmao this is perfection Also, we had to address the iconic shorts. I remember someone dressing up as him in those shorts for Halloween lol

[@BadDubII]

Its so weird, they're just normal shorts here lol

[@sunnylife6892]

Thats a funny costume! :)

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@BadDubII Exactly. But he makes them high fashion

[@TheFireBurningWithin]

I fit right in here in australia where he wore the AFL ones

[@nomadicroadrat]

@PokhrajRoy. Typical tennis shorts, no?

[@lisad.2390]

My new celebrity crush after watching this. He’s so charming. And that accent …. What’s not to love?!

[@hoppityhop18]

Last Irish funeral I went to they had a karaoke 😂 gotta love the craic

[@maeve_gg]

Dude is so down to earth 🥹 💛

[@EverGreen1888]

Cheque on the way from Pat McDonagh for Paul! He knows his Supermacs!

[@hotbeefymcd8162]

He's getting a Supermacs Platinum card for this

[@78ABates]

USA-also Super Max. They're just huge prisons for really high risk inmates.

[@FinnMacAodhain-x8l]

Irish coffee is most certainly an Irish creation, it was created in the airport lounge of Shannon Airport, then the most important trans- Atlantic stopover, this drink was invented at more or less the same time as the concept of 'Duty Free', Ireland was poorer than Appalachia at that time, look how far we've come!

[@sallyroddy6566]

love his voice , seems like a lovely lad

[@ENGABU1]

Maith an Fear

[@jackydooley6053]

For some areas here in Ireland, Irish is their first language and they actually have to learn English! Like my aunt who was born and raised speaking ONLY Irish, had to learn to speak English when she met my uncle and there was only about a 30 mile difference in where they lived, but unfortunately she has since lost all of her Irish language now and we always said she should've spoke it to her children and grandchildren because irish is a mandatory subject in school!

[@internetual7350]

Where is your aunt from in Ireland? Is breá liom an Ghaelainn agus is rud an-shuimiúl dom nuair a chloisim na scéalta seo.

[@peterincork3121]

Yeah, whereas the overwhelming majority of us are forced to "study" Irish for 14 years before we bin it.

[@jackydooley6053]

@peterincork3121 exactly, it's sad!

[@peterincork3121]

@@jackydooley6053 It is sad, and will continue to decline because of the stranglehold the Gaelgoirs have on the language. After over a century of compulsory Irish in schools, 71,000 people profess to speaking Irish every day, and most of them work in the Irish Language industry. That's out of 5.2m of a population in the Republic of Ireland. That 71k is a 2,000 drop from the 2016 census. It's all about keeping the Government grants.

[@toomylight2311]

@@jackydooley6053 as he said there’s a resurgence of Irish people wanting to speak and learn Irish again which is shamazing , our language was taken from us when the English tried to take over our country . That’s the reason why it faded out .

[@CK-dd7eq]

You for Rounder's.. the 4th GAA sport

[@thelittlefactsvideos]

Ireland should be proud and happy of its son.

[@valeriegray3832]

It is….very proud 🇮🇪

[@Emmah1243]

Thank you for calling it 'gaeilge' and not 'gaelic'. You did your reseach!

[@laurenbendik2006]

Interesting to learn this!

[@Doedling]

"All of the players you idolize growing up, they play a match on a Sunday to 80.000 people, and then they go back to work on Monday" - I see that it's probably unique for men who do sports at an elite level (which is interesting so I get why he pointed it out), but it's the case for way more women even in elite sports. Just shows something about society.

[@emilycoffey76]

He said 'players'. The GAA is unique in that it's predominantly run by volunteers. The GAA football, hurling and camogie finals (both men and women's teams) are essentially our Super Bowl. Americans always view everything through their own cultural lens; when you have no knowledge or context for something, maybe just consider learning more about it?

[@kimberlyrayburn4004]

With a side note, the men's and women's associations have been historically separate. So if saying "The GAA" in Ireland has meant men. The camogie players and ladies footballer have been amazing all along and getting recognition :) If playing Gaelic Games overseas, then every is typically together. Go support your local club!

[@mattiemccarthy9102]

It’s so interesting that Halloween has had such an impact in the states. Probably because there are a lot of Americans who are of Irish descent and Irish immigration has played a large part in creating the US.

[@SmcdMcd-d2k]

No I really think that’s wrong. It’s nothing like the original haloween in ireland. Americans made it completely different, same with cinco do mayo or st Patrick’s day

[@paulinegallagher7821]

@@SmcdMcd-d2k Its similar, the trick or treating is Scots/Irish tradition, the jack o lantern is Irish only they realized pumpkins were easier to carve than turnips.

[@betsyduane3461]

Only 9.5% of the US has Irish decent, America was pretty well formed before the Irish immigration in the 1800's, my family was one of them.

[@paulinegallagher7821]

@@betsyduane3461 81 percent of all Immigrants in the 19th century were Irish. They brought all their traditions with them, which is what the og comment is about. So your point is pretty pointless really.

[@betsyduane3461]

@@paulinegallagher7821 Sorry no, my Irish family got here in 1843, I know all about it. The Irish did not form this country. What traditions were brought that formed the country?

[@talideon]

"Luck of the Irish" was originally meant ironically. It's weird how these things mutate!

[@damianstack8460]

Seamus Moynihan made Variety... About time

[@mollynguyen8101]

1:58 kneecap mention

[@kimfoster8228]

Fav moment

[@safakaduji343]

Ask me the significance of this 2 weeks ago I would not know

[@LibertyBelleF]

Seen them live and met them Tuesday, great lads 👏👏

[@saraoleary4150]

Not him forgetting camogie 😮😢

[@trishloughman5998]

Yeah. Surprised at that, when he remembered handball.

[@Itz_Fifa]

@@trishloughman5998it’s just hurling ffs

[@mmw4990]

Camogie is not a gaa sport unfortunately

[@Hnossa]

Camogie, while it has close ties to the GAA, has its own separate association. Ladies Gaelic football is also a separate entity.

[@diarmuidwalsh7359]

@@Hnossa its mad how it was looked upon as normal for them to be separate for so long, can't think of any sport worldwide that has separate governing bodies. At least it is changing now

[@thurmanmerman2720]

Why did they get a Mexican to talk about Ireland if they're not in the same place?

[@ShadowGuard516]

I know right! As a stupid American, this whole video confused me.

[@Verdanameridian]

Why did they use a photo of Rio Ferdinand to show hurling ffs

[@emercronin2889]

Is the 'avoidant tendency' a subliminal nod to him running away from his hook-ups?

[@keelinfahy]

nothing makes me prouder to be irish than paul mescal

[@davidmcnaboe]

yeah its nice balance since we had to deal with with that absolute toolbag gobshite ejit Conor McGregor as our most famous export.

[@thequietman760]

That's really sad

[@keelinfahy]

@ says “the quiet man”

[@baerlauchstal]

We imperialist bastards on the other island also do lock-ins, it has to be said. When I lived in Hackney, in East London, they were a way of life.

[@ClydeMillerWynant]

As most restrictions on opening hours came into place during the First World War we may well be able to take credit for their lock-ins to some extent as well as our own seeing as we were still imperialising the whole place at the time. In a just about hanging on sort of way. I'm sure they've made them their own in the meantime though, just as we have ours!

[@finbarrcorcoran9342]

Our troublesome first cousins.

[@soetkinelbers]

Was really looking forward to hearing him say something in Irish... which he then didn't!

[@ChristineKelly1000]

Eh hello. Didn’t he say Halloween os gaeilge?

[@MauraAnastasia]

He said some Irish words: craic, Gaeltacht, Oíche Shamhna. 😊

[@catrionalouisesheridan1727]

Inherently Irish "The Mother"!

[@eileenjasonmalone5591]

The Irish mammy 👍☘️☘️☘️

[@joelizabeth12]

Of which i am one 😂😂😂 xx

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

How much did pat McDonagh pay for that advertisement lol

[@jk5376]

All the people who know more about Ireland than Paul…..On your marks ! Get set ! Go !!!

[@HazelClinic]

Hooray for Supermac´s

[@raggedrec]

putting supermac's on the global scale haha

[@Grace-b9f5z]

Can confirm . Galway supermacs tis good

[@wildolan]

no. it's really not!!

[@Grace-b9f5z]

@ o:

[@breenwalshe7667]

Watch the Maguires family playing a Traditional session.........The young kid on The Bodhran, unbelievable

[@betsyduane3461]

You have a pic of clover with 4 leaves. That would be a mutation. There are approximately 10,000 three-leaf clovers for every “lucky” four-leaf clover, and shamrock is a type of clover.

[@ladyneroli]

Clover is different to shamrock

[@betsyduane3461]

@@ladyneroli The name shamrock comes from Irish seamróg ([ˈʃamˠɾˠoːɡ]), which is the diminutive of the Irish word seamair and simply means "young clover"

[@scottydogx]

I’ve met a few Americans that don’t know where Europe is. One asked me if we have the same moon as they do.

[@Lynda-z9v]

Are ya bringing home the denny 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅

[@seandoran2209]

Go on Maynooth 🎉🎉🎉

[@paulthomas8262]

Rounders is actually part of the original GAA. Irish boxing and kickboxing are sometimes thought but not officially.

[@Dak36]

Shamrock is a type of clover. They are almost always trefoils but a four leaf clover will occasionally appear in Ireland and America. To find one is good luck wherever you are.

[@thecosmicxx]

Ya we know that but the four leaf clover is good luck in many Celtic countries while the shamrock is specific to Ireland as a symbol due to the st Patrick story he told. To use a four leaf clover for paddy’s day is very incorrect. I would only use a four leaf clover talking about good luck. Use a shamrock for Ireland

[@murpho999]

Shamrock is Irish symbol bit 4 leaf clovers. You won’t see it in Ireland.

[@aibistin]

@@murpho999 Unless you are very lucky 😅

[@Rsiddique98]

Galway Supermac's/Dunnes Stores supremacyyyyyyy :)

[@gavinandrews9026]

Apache

[@df1985]

Gives saoirse Ronan a break about saying Irish names 😅

[@tomfoley5837]

jaysus that bodhran clip was desperate

[@pbohearn]

I’ve known where Ireland is since I was a little boy. I’ve got a very Irish name, but beyond that I’ve always been very interested in geography and would look at globes and maps. I knew where many countries were and still do. I probably know where most countries are. and I’m American. Catholic school anyone?😊

[@AbiSaysThings]

This is such a low standard to be proud of but good for you for knowing that the rest of the world exists 😭

[@CarolBossom]

Lovely man ❤

[@user-rq8kf3gv8q]

Saying you have "the luck of the Irish" actually does mean you are inherently unlucky. It's just become misunderstood through use. And yes, the best supermacs is in Galway. 😍🥰

[@missjo174]

Isn’t just gorgeous all the same 😊

[@MissBlueEyeliner]

I’ve got to disagree on the Irish goodbye. I only heard of it through American media and was confused cos every single time I try to leave any social situation it takes at least half an hour. Dipping out without saying “byebyebyebyebyebye” until you’re out of breath would be unimaginably rude.

[@patrickziemnik131]

Wait I want that sweater

[@barry4649]

Why’s Rio Ferdinand the image for Hurling? 😂

[@LFire12]

Yeah, that's him having a go at Hurling Alley in Croke Park. Odd Choice!

[@AnnelyseDunn]

Loved this but where were Chicken Fillet rolls please ....😅

[@Admiralofthedeeps]

Gwan Paul, you mad yoke. 😂 right next to Cillian Murphy, Paul is probably my favourite Irish actor and a great rep for us.

[@joelizabeth12]

Id add andrew scott and wee barry to that list

[@imabelle]

What a charming man, irish are trhe best!

[@AodhanBeag]

Hes not wrong about the chicken burgers from supermacs, they Rival Hillbillies Chicken Burgers

[@holygrail9294]

FATHER SON and HOLY SPIRIT.

[@evacurran8290]

Paul is so sound.

[@AodhanBeag]

They splashed out on the A4 paper taped onto a ping pong paddle

[@justwanderingandexisting1311]

How many times is too many times watching this?

[@johnmcananey]

craick was brought in a few years ago to not confuse the american tourists

[@toomylight2311]

@@johnmcananey craic it’s gaeilge meaning fun .

[@toomylight2311]

Craic is actually Irish word for fun

[@mattkinsella9856]

Cool is an English word for cold but it has other meanings. Words don't always just mean one thing. Words can also be expansive, in that they can mean related things and also unrelated things. All from one word. Amazing isn't it.

[@aldozilli1293]

It also means class a narcotic

[@toomylight2311]

I actually mean it’s the original Irish / Gaelic language not English !

[@toomylight2311]

It’s not an English word ! It’s Gaeilge / Gaelic . Craic agus Coel. Meaning fun and song in Gaelic. 👍

[@ChristineKelly1000]

@@aldozilli1293no that’s crack, not craic.😊😊😊

[@brianmurphy6243]

The Harp . The San Patricio battalion. The leader's of the up rising. The black and tans. Churchill. Thatcher. The English. ................

[@nataliaalfonso2662]

Isn’t the rumor that he Irish goodbyes all his one night stands by taking them out for a walk in the morning and running away? 😂😂😂😂

[@Luca-gu7qu]

The Irish goodbye does be used

[@cnpnrbs]

I've been living in Ireland for almost 7 years now and I agree with everything he said except the last one. Supermac's is meh :D

[@thequietman760]

I'm irish and supermacs is rank. Horse vomit

[@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon]

@@thequietman760ya don’t eat it sober ya mad ting

[@thequietman760]

@@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon don't eat it full stop 👍

[@contony81]

Paddy's day or Saint Patrick's Day. Don't try mix them

[@mikedon5205]

Lockins are disappearing

[@fmca96]

A worthy shout-out to Galway Supermacs yup

[@Aceofspades2006]

0:58 that’s not handball.

[@afacelessname1378]

When I lived in the US I dated a woman who thought Puerto Rico was an island off New York because there were lots of Puerto Ricans in NYC.

[@ainekearney9041]

What the hell was that bodrhan playing😂😂😂

[@darraghfarrell9024]

Ah here a patty is beef burger!?!

[@ChristineKelly1000]

True!

[@jmillar71110]

In Ireland a burger refers to the bun. Beef burger, chicken burger etc.

[@darraghfarrell9024]

@@jmillar71110 but what about a battered burger too ya know!?!

[@MattRose-f2n]

Irish goodbyes are a thing, because you'd always be bullied into staying longer at a party than you want to, if you say you're leaving; so quietly just leave... try it out if you haven't yet, no one will notice for at least an hour, if at all 🤣

[@VampireSock]

Handball?! That surprised me.

[@brendanctogher]

GAA handball is like squash without a racket and not the game at the olympics.

[@VampireSock]

@brendanctogher never heard of it, and I've lived in Ireland my whole life. Mad.

[@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon]

@@VampireSockGAA heads would make ya think GAA is important in Ireland. It’s for farmers.

[@maryfelton7733]

@@VampireSockyou may start to notice that every small town in Ireland has the remains of a handball wall/alley. It was massive in 1930s - 1950s. An amazing game ❤️🙌🏻

[@Bvcggdert]

Paul, some Americans have Irish knowledge!

[@paulscanlon7287]

80,000. Once a year for a few

[@Fn-xj8hl]

Ah here Paul, leprechauns and Irish coffees are Irish for fecks sake. Irish coffee comes from Foynes in Limerick. And Leprechauns are bloody terrifying, not the twee shite that's peddled these days.

[@kenrehill8775]

Watched him last night in gladiator II. He was flat out shit.

[@maddiek1980]

My mother was Irish. I grew up in Africa and when we visited Ireland my Irish cousins always made it very clear that I definitely wasn’t Irish. My twin brother has lived in Ireland for 24 years and still knows that he’s not Irish.

[@ChristineKelly1000]

Ye are blow ins shur! 😊😊😊 only messing 😊😊😊

[@cupofsugar]

or “Plastic Paddy’s”

[@AbiSaysThings]

Sounds like a distinctly unwelcoming culture...

[@Cupcake-3343]

Since when was he Irish!! Same😊

[@sfinn85]

Since he was born ;-)

[@sv-bd5em]

What was the point he was trying to make about Andrew Scott?

[@dannyk8697]

British media often try and claim Irish successful actors as their own "British actor Andrew Scott is being nominated for ......award" does not sit well with Irish people

[@nicolad8822]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@dannyk8697 Not really, unless the commenter is not very well informed. Maybe because they work a lot in British productions, many get their start on British TV and British theatre using non Irish accents. Great getting the exposure, no?

[@brianhynds6201]

​I​@@dannyk8697I've never heard of UK media trying to portray Irish actors as British. We can tell the difference you know.

[@PatrickHarte-t3b]

​@nicolad8822 Same can be said of British actors in American, an ever bigger pond. The difference is America doesn't claim those actors as American when they get an Oscar nomination.

[@dannyk8697]

Jonathan Ross did it recently when Cillian Murphy was up for an Oscar, there are lots of instances

[@expectationlost]

Paddy's Day not Patty''s Day

[@Lana-oz7np]

So basically I’m in love with him and I want to marry him. That is all. Also I guess I know nothing about Ireland 🤔

[@saraburnett3332]

I'm starting to question the Americans these people are meeting. Never in all my life have I met any American who thought Ireland was near Mexico. That might just be someone taking the piss out

[@jakewilk8918]

Anyone know what that shirt is? Probably supremely expensive, but ya never know :)

[@Conorguill]

Leprechauns, Irish coffee & even four-leaf clover are Irish though