Vigilantes Tackle Pig Smugglers, Ireland 1969

[@APG875]

4:34 The start of the convoy scene, jumpin' like the Sweeney into Ford Anglia's etc is nothing short of hilarious - you couldn't make this stuff up. 🤣🤣🤣

[@MikeyJMJ]

"They're my pigs Father, I just didn't want to fill out the forms"

[@johntheball]

😂😂😂😂

[@eamoc]

That wouldnt be Thomas Slab Murphy by an chance??

[@magarlai-dado]

Matches age profile (b.1949) and has a brother Patrick.

[@hankthetank8]

The 1 and only

[@rubsey1]

Compare his picture today and then... No doubt.

[@jackietreehorn5561]

best red diesel about

[@lovelyhurlin6494]

Smuggle guns and diesel, NOT PIGS!

[@ConPower-ic6cv]

Patrick Murphy and his brother. His Brother being tom "Slab" Murphy. Slab being one of the most fearsome operators of the troubles. For more info read "Bandit Country".

[@tiernanwearen6624]

As someone who has relatives in the area this is no surprise. Cattle rustling smuggling and cross border banditry were rampant

[@JohnCambridge-c6t]

Smuggling piggs I didn't think you could smuggle gardai

[@ThePleasent1]

Was that a certain Slab Murphy by any chance at the end????

[@JesseP.Watson]

Oh man, best video title on KZbin, hands down. I haven't watched it yet, but worried, that's a lot to live up to.

[@MBM1117727]

Well what did you think? lol

[@JesseP.Watson]

@@MBM1117727 Weeell, no comment, you hear me? No comment, I don't know nothing about no swine smugglin'!

[@jackietreehorn5561]

@@JesseP.Watson swine lives matter

[@lydialily846]

Oh if only that’s all we had 2 deal with now !!!

[@ÆCME]

The Irish are very patient people. A beautiful place, i miss very much, hopefully be back soon.

[@psjasker]

Hope there are a few Irish people left by the time you return.

[@eddkennedy6458]

Full of migrants now.

[@jackietreehorn5561]

​@@eddkennedy6458it's all the eus fault.....leave is the best way to stop their bullying

[@JohnMccabe-kr7du]

​@psjasker why,where are they going?

[@tonymurray814]

@@JohnMccabe-kr7duThey’re being outbred by “foreigners”!!

[@APG875]

All animals were harmed in the making of this film😥🐷🐖🐽

[@shamrockshore6308]

I came here to see a video about vigilantes tackling cops about the cops' smuggling activities, only to find it features Slab and his brother in their fledgling careers.

[@pauldunneska]

Thomas 'Slab' Murphy before he joined the Provisional I.R.A.

[@trickstick84]

The lad with the stick - would that be Patsy O'Callaghan, later given the cover name "The Undertaker"?

[@davidnorden1972]

Seriously?

[@stevejones7273]

Looks like him.. If ya see a pic of his obituary defo resemble same lad

[@johnberry9966]

That's Patsy O Callaghan alright

[@jackietreehorn5561]

Allegedly....don't think him or slab ever convicted

[@benmacdui9328]

Sad times when a farmer is branded a "smuggler" for moving animals over an imaginary line drawn across his country by foreigners.

[@davidjones638]

Imaginary border…rubbish

[@smith9333]

Are you a thick jock ?the poigs flew oder da border demselfs. Da border the IRA lost in the Oirish civil war ,when dey surrendered in da poist oiffice

[@markhepworth1556]

What a load bollocks.

[@musashidanmcgrath]

@@davidjones638 The same imaginary borders that Brits drew all over the world, causing untold death and misery.

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

Absolutely

[@charliekavanagh1217]

Fantastic times wish we were back there again

[@scaryfakevirus]

Same in England. The good old days eh? Yes there were problems but nothing like we have now.

[@jackietreehorn5561]

​@@scaryfakevirusnothing like in England? You never experienced problems like us in n Ireland, 30 years of conflict and military garrisons and barricks all over....skies and streets plauged by troops..... people in England never understood the bitterness here

[@tommy-0791]

​@@jackietreehorn5561 Well said Jackie. If only they knew 😊

[@df289]

Nothing lower than pig smugglers

[@jackietreehorn5561]

what about whale dung? as low as you can get

[@michaelgaskell7408]

What about illegal immigrants.

[@joanofarc708]

You'd want to be pig headed

[@yourenotwrong3511]

@@michaelgaskell7408 whoosh

[@garryyoung8945]

How about snake smugglers

[@GoodToGoIndustries]

I like how the main point of contention between the authorities and the "smugglers" is a good ol' fashioned simple switcheroo. The authorities can't tell if the pigs coming out are the same ones that went in. 🤣

[@thegolem797]

Surely the pigs from the north would have a slightly harsher accent?

[@jackietreehorn5561]

@@thegolem797 I'm from the north and I take offence to that....we have a harsher grunt

[@thegolem797]

@ I bow to your superior knowledge; we only ever used the north for buying petrol, and for getting a carry out on a Sunday.

[@jackietreehorn5561]

@@thegolem797 your compass must have been broken the gravitational pull was pointing south to your platinum 3000 dildo....the golden grail...seen more helmets than Hitler

[@parttimetourist]

I met a man who told me he lived on BOTH sides of the border at the same time and I almost bet him he didn't but when I visited him I discovered the border runs through the middle of his house Thus he could stand at one end and be in Northern Ireland and at the opposite end he would be in the Republic of Ireland. Glad I didn't take his bet

[@davidwatt4511]

Who was that slab murphy lol.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

I think that you might be talking about by dear old uncil

[@parttimetourist]

@@jamesbradshaw3389 What is a Uncil? I think you mean your Uncle and you might be right

[@tearitloosetearitloose4670]

He's not the only one... I know a fella who, when he's having a slash, is standing in the Republic and pissing into the North.

[@davidwatt4511]

@@tearitloosetearitloose4670 belter lol

[@nlpnt]

Camera car's a Mercedes, it's not really seen but there's a glimpse of the hood ornament at the bottom of the screen at 1:02.

[@kc8485]

Well spotted. We'll make a Detective in the Special Branch of you yet!

[@gorsmy]

When you owned a ford zephyr back in the day you had a few ol bob

[@paulgalligan1916]

Pig smuggling be the last thing to worry about in a few amonths time bejaysus

[@philthycat1408]

No wonder CustomOfficers were Dis’grunt’led.

[@chrisclark1761]

Truly fighting a blight on society.

[@michaelf4506]

Wonder how many of them "vigilantes" ended up as sausages

[@APG875]

Wonder how many of them "vigilantes" were smugglers.

[@michaelf4506]

@@APG875 the whole lot I'd say

[@APG875]

@@michaelf4506 🤣🤣🤣

[@seannolan8615]

That was Dan, Dan the piper's son.

[@darrendaly1234]

anybody have any idea where paddy mcardles shop is , tried finding the border point on google maps couldent locate it

[@madeljacky]

Yes I know it well, its on the junction of Courtbane road and Alley road a few yards before McShane Tyres, you can see where their buildings are located in the video at 0:47

[@darrendaly1234]

@@madeljacky thank you

[@madeljacky]

@@darrendaly1234 glad I could be of help.

[@carolebarker2195]

What's that stuck on the shed at 6.33 ?

[@madeljacky]

6:33 is a Japanese manji swastika which is a left pointing swastika symbol as opposed to the right pointing Nazi swastika, absolutely no idea why one of them would be on a shed wall around Crossmaglen

[@carolebarker2195]

@@madeljacky Lol! Thanks for that information.

[@michaelf4506]

It's a peace symbol from india

[@carolebarker2195]

@@michaelf4506 Oh, right. It just looked out of place, especially for Ireland in 1969, so I was wondering. My grandfather came from Co Mayo, it's interesting to see Ireland back in those days.

[@MikeFoxtrot1]

Mr Murphy = Slab Murphy.

[@gilestoman2266]

Smuggling is only a crime because countries choose to have pointless taxes on different items. If these were abolished, the "crime" would just evaporate

[@jackietreehorn5561]

that's slab Murphy there

[@paulgalligan1916]

Some man for one man 😆

[@liamg1706]

Where?

[@paulmoore5693]

10.30 ​@@liamg1706

[@keithroberts5611]

No sound??????

[@tom79013]

Those pesky pig poachers are at it again

[@APG875]

5:34 "A Department of Agriculture statement suggests that rashernilisation" and.......🤣🤣🤣

[@robbigonzalli3925]

You know its taboo to post videos of irish politicians on their days off.

[@dechannigan2980]

They could have tattooed the hogs ear, orange or green 🐷

[@pauldunneska]

Is that a swastika at 6:30?

[@madeljacky]

no, a swastika points to the right. I say its a Japanese manji, others on here say its a Buddhism symbol, everyone has their own opinion what it is.

[@tonyhancock3912]

It's basically Scarface but with pigs

[@jenrutherford6690]

I understand pulp fiction was based on the shenanigans of the pig smugglers.

[@liamg1706]

@@jenrutherford6690 I take it you've never seen pulp fiction

[@jenrutherford6690]

@@liamg1706 I was making a joke.

[@liamg1706]

@@jenrutherford6690 okay its just that there was no smuggling of any kind in pulp fiction.

[@jenrutherford6690]

@@liamg1706 the pig 🐖

[@oreganoregan5947]

I love the drama!

[@josephreilly6328]

It's that music it adds a dissinging pace to the whole cabal, riveting 🍀

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

The same lads would report you for not getting covid jabs.

[@jackietreehorn5561]

I've had COVID about 6 times and was a cake walk compared to a bad flu I had about 10 years ago....in bed for about 12 days worst illness ever had ...

[@MarkOLeary-x5e]

Jesus! We have Slab and Patrick Murphy and also Patsy O'Callaghan ("The Undertaker") talking to the camera. A few years later they were (allegedly) running the South Armagh PIRA.

[@Keeperlit_24]

Allegedly? Don’t make me laugh

[@jackietreehorn5561]

​@@Keeperlit_24allegedly as slab never convicted

[@georgebrowne5935]

Harmless People, God bless them.

[@noelmaher4633]

Was in Juarez and Sinaloa few years back, similar...Sans technicals 😉 #CJNG #NFA

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

The young people of today will not believe you when you tell them how it was bay back in our times and what we had to do to survive, Sheep, cattle, horses and pigs kidnapping was very might in our area, we would always get good money for the safe return of those animals, we would only return them back to their farms in the dead of a very dark night, Those were the good old day, the youngsters of today would not like to carry out this hard work.

[@APG875]

Aye and when I went home our dad used to murder us in cold blood, each night, and dance about on our graves, singing hallelujah. You try and tell the young people of today that, and they won't believe you...

[@jackietreehorn5561]

@@APG875 seems like a good Christian man

[@RalphBrooker-gn9iv]

The delightful Murphy brothers. Had dealings with Slab (Thomas).

[@jimmorrison8203]

Of all the things you could be a vigilante for this is by far one of the most pathetic.

[@olearyma57]

Really brave men if you ask me. They later sent in the marines, SAS and spent millions buildng hi tech watchtowers around the farm. All to no avail.

[@bluffybluff]

Is that the infamous Slab Murphy? These guys all went on the become diesel smugglers.

[@davidnorden1972]

Tis.

[@420Micknificent]

6:32 anyone else see the Irish symbol of buddhism

[@jamesfagan7823]

Looks like this is still going on at government buildings today with Leo and Michael

[@thecurlew7403]

Who is the guy in the house in south armagh with half in each country so he pays rent to none as he can move in the house to both sides of the border thats a man using his loaf indeed.

[@MacScouse]

That would be the Murphy family, a coward of a man. He is simply a life time criminal, hiding behind republicanism as so many in that area are.

[@tesssayers4666]

"Patriotism is the last refuge to which the scoundrel clings"

[@kid--presentable]

Utter bollocks , this country was won and built on patriotism

[@Nicholas-ok9no]

Which one was the pig? 🐷🐷🐷

[@jackietreehorn5561]

Pigs are more intelligent than dogs apparently

[@patrickcallahan9599]

Bacon was the Crack of society back then.Except for Crack it still today

[@michaelbyrne5311]

The bauld slab 😅😅

[@Sam_Green____4114]

So what ? The pigs aren't stolen are they ?

[@daramccabe327]

can they swim?very soon a border in the Irish sea..

[@scaryfakevirus]

That music!!!

[@lindatalbot3268]

Seriously? This is ridiculous

[@tearitloosetearitloose4670]

Aah you've no sense of humour atall

[@derrickmurphy7632]

Sure there was loads of pigs in Northern Ireland!!.lovely countryside the farmers had great cars and they had more time on their hands back then to be spinning about. 😉

[@bazmurf]

Funny thing is there be no peace in ni wothout louth men agreeing to it 😅

[@jackietreehorn5561]

Dundalk was called el paso 😅

[@mjmayo970]

If any of them buzy bodies in the cars had sheds falling either of the border they would be at it too, that's the funny part, it's just good old fashioned jealousy!!! The whole border thing is B's to me though. Who sets where the line is, how can the see it for a start 😂

[@mikeat53]

Bandit country. Always was.

[@CRAIG5835]

They should have taught the pigs to fly and then theres no body in bother.

[@craigdutton6072]

Lol 😂 these days my problem is keeping the pigs away from any lambs lol 😂 they just eat em lol 😂

[@ceciliashukwit2074]

Too much eh?

[@rodeoruz]

There is extreme irony by the very fact that a united Ireland would take away the North/South crossborder price diffential that creates smuggling profits in the first place. So imo the likes of 'Slab Murphy' and other other borderland republicans 'struggle' was not to have a united Ireland but more a case of making U.K South Armagh a no go zone for U.K police and customs. That way the smuggling racket could operate without risk of interruption, arrest(s) and court punishment(s). And to keep everyone happy U.K authorities have let the smuggling continue to keep the likes of 'Slab' on board the peace process. There is some irony that the Republic of Ireland has also been robbed of mega-tax revenue (pays for hospitals and public services) by the very people who claim to want to be part of it.

[@trickstick84]

You are absolutely correct. As Toby Harnden's book explains, many of the people of this area have always been criminals first, and republicans second (and I say this as someone who has distant in-laws in the area - certainly not criminals)

[@jackietreehorn5561]

​@@trickstick84his book was culturally biased

[@mikeoneill7685]

Some boyo Slab!

[@Discover-Ireland]

And next week….. Cattle rustling 😅

[@fintonmainz7845]

Whose pigs? Our pigs

[@joeennis2571]

Mullingar the epicenter of shenanigans

[@martinlong2804]

We are only making bacon.

[@jamesstokes8692]

Big deal,biggest scammers is dail erin

[@dinnyconway695]

I wish we could go bak to dem times

[@TonyM540]

We love a sausage in the south.

[@bearsagainstevil]

So, pigs were worth more money in the uk, so why be bothered

[@jackietreehorn5561]

Think it was about not paying the tax on them and with cigarettes, fuel etc and very profitable when a constant thing

[@bostaffterrier7293]

The bring pig's and cow's from Argentina into ireland and put an Irish sticker on them and sell them in Irish shops

[@tonyholmes962]

Something should be done about this. They could be shifting bicycles as well.

[@johnh485]

Slab and his brother went on to make about £40million in smuggling all sorts and became head of tge IRA

[@johnburgess9185]

Poor tax man ha ha

[@saturdayplayer2492]

Bringing home the bacon?

[@peezebeuponyou3774]

This is a comedy. 😂

[@movenis66]

This reforg us so OLD ITS GOT A,BEARD

[@irishtricolour9872]

50k views 6 days on you tube 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 winner winner

[@shanemurphy2680]

Hope they made a fortune

[@kc8485]

Any relation of the bould Slab?

[@jackietreehorn5561]

​@@kc8485slab invented ribena, two parts water one diesel

[@DeeLee-p8c]

Pigs tackle farmer smuggling😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@oconnorkieran5837]

2024 and Country roads same.. LOL 😂

[@smith9333]

The smugglers are the ones in the cars don't be fooled now,it is paddy land

[@paullooney2522]

Not no more.

[@smith9333]

@@paullooney2522 apart from the joke ,I agree Ireland is in turmoil , unrecognisable. Try National Party Ireland as Sinn Fein etc are destroying the nation they claim to defend. Too many 3rd world dregs flooding the nation.

[@maxpower1337]

Pig smuggling was a easy way to make money to easy imo

[@spaniardsrmoors6817]

Last guy looks like one himself 🤣oink*😂oink

[@iankennedy1441]

OINK OINK OFFICER

[@jaymac7203]

👁🐽👁 lol

[@joshuahuyser2441]

hilarious musical soundtrack

[@declanokeeffe84]

Bandit country 😂

[@C.S.T]

✌️🤣

[@eddiestaunton514]

How times change pigs to petrol & prostitutes

[@williammohan9784]

Slab would have sided with the Brits if they could have allowed him to carry on smuggling. He only joined the IRA as he knew this was the best chance of running the entire smuggling show along that part of the Border and anyone who crossed him would get the good news. Smart man.

[@shutup2751]

how did he become the alleged chief of staff? seems like an awful lot of bother for a farmer

[@williammohan9784]

@@shutup2751 how did Seamus Twomy, who was a bookies runner, head up PIRA in late 60s early 70. Or Martin McGuinness, a trainee butcher, who went on to butcher people in his second job in PIRA

[@jackietreehorn5561]

Smuggling has been going on along the border for years, even before the troubles... apparently the profits from washing fuel and avoiding tax something crazy like 3 million a month in Thier operation....

[@Godzilla-t1z]

Slab more of a gangster than a republican