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Thanks so much to Tom for bringing me around south Tipperary and showing me some local history. In this video, Tom shows us the Cahir Military Barracks. This was the headquarters for the South Irish Horse, a reserve cavalry unit during WWI.

[@karukun0212]

Incredible as always. This gentleman working with Davy has been terrific also. The passion from both of you is so palpable--inspiring to those of us who care deeply and it the greatest thing to finally have the light shown on our Heroes and what they gave. Hope to visit many of these spots sooner than later.

[@davyholden]

Tom is one of the greatest lads I’ve ever met. He’s unbelievably passionate about Irish history and is doing some incredible work in south Tipperary. I’ve been so lucky to get to meet him.

[@beaujeste1]

@@davyholdenDavy - you could do with a drone to show the scale of these things! Just a thought… 🤔

[@GaryG1974]

I am mostly a Dublin city dweller, but the countryside like this is amazing and breathtaking, in addition to learning the history. Thank you Davy! ♥

[@davyholden]

Thank you Gary 😊

[@depleteduraniumcowboy3516]

Irish/British American here. I very much appreciate this history that you dig into. These are details that could very easily be lost. I doubt I would be learning about these details if not for your efforts.

[@davyholden]

Thank you so much!

[@robertcarter6963]

Davy your videos are highly professional. I am personally interested in Irish history and its politics. Thankyou for your time and effort that you have put in this venture for us to learn! Regards RC

[@davyholden]

That really means a lot. Thank you so much!

[@Jen999]

After 200 years.. gave us goosebumps watching you walk through that fortress like area.. And when Tom said you would be walking the same road those great men walked.. we felt that eerie feeling again.. When we go to Ireland.. God willing.. this is what we want to see.. what they saw.. When you said they had glass at the top of the wall.. and that some of the men who came out were never the same.. and others never came out at all.. That is when our hearts broke.. and we cried..😭💔 These are so terribly hard to watch.. knowing what happened in such a beautiful place.. must be so awfully hard for you and Tom to bear this💔🖤🙏 May all who suffered and died there Rest in Peace💔🖤💜💙☘️

[@brianfeely9239]

I have seen the future of Irish historical content and his name is Davy Holden

[@davyholden]

Thank you so much Brian 😁

[@seanohare5488]

They don't call him big bad Davy Holden for nothing

[@loulewis5672]

BRILLIANT!! as usual Davy!!!xx thank you!!!xxxTAL!!XX

[@roryd1888]

Very interesting 👍 looking forward to the next video 🇮🇪

[@seanohare5488]

Me too

[@user-xe6xz9ju6f]

I love irish history and aspessly on local history and of the women and men who fought to free our land, Great work Davy keep it goin 👍

[@seanohare5488]

Big bad Davy Holden had done a great job in bringing that fascinating and inspiring Irish revolution to people

[@seanohare5488]

Big bad Davy Holden has done a great job in bringing the fascinating and inspiring Irish revolution to people

[@larrydee8859]

Davy, this is fantastic historical tour! As always; Your Irish historical narrations are excitingly great! Tom is great in his Irish historical narrations as well. Just amazing!

[@seanohare5488]

Well said I agree

[@phillydwyer]

Another hit,Davy. You're doing Kilkenny proud!

[@seanohare5488]

Big bad Davy Holden is doing Ireland proud

[@ThinkGenius]

Appreciate your great work, Davy!

[@davyholden]

Thank you!

[@aga8413]

Love your stuff Davy great to see a young fella with such a passion for his history culture and heritage and bringing it to the masses. Maith an fear. Eire abu

[@davyholden]

Go raibh míle maith agat a chara! 🇮🇪

[@seanohare5488]

Well said I agree

[@phillipnoone8044]

Great video, thank you

[@anthonycosgrave8539]

You can walk around Clonmel Barracks which was closed in 2012. It is slowly rotting away. It was home to the oldest Irish Regiment the 18th Of Foot aka "The Royal Irish Regiment"

[@nancymaguire1697]

Great history

[@seanohare5488]

Definitely

[@Jen999]

These videos are the best.. where the viewer feels they are actually along.. we learn so much more than we would reading.. best part is most of these.. there is precious little and usually nothing written.. Thank you Davy.. for another chance to learn💜💙☘️

[@davyholden]

Thank you Jen!

[@Jen999]

@@davyholden We feel we should be thanking you Davy.. we love your videos.. you are the best teacher we have ever had💜💙☘️

[@mgk7963]

Davy your are becoming a national treasure to so many of us

[@Jen999]

@@mgk7963 Second that motion, we do💜💙☘️✨

[@davyholden]

@@mgk7963thank you so much. That means the absolute world to me! Go raibh míle maith agat a chara.

[@anthonycosgrave8539]

Two great uncles of mine joined up in Cahir Barracks. Richard Cummins joined up there in 1904 and transferred to the 4th Queens own hussars. He was kia on June 5th 1917 and is buried in Unicorn Cemetery Vendhuile, France. His brother George Cummins joined up in the same barracks and went on to serve in the 8th and 14th Hussars. He happily survived the war. I pass this barracks very often as I live only 12km away.

[@zaynevanday142]

Not only keep prisoners in but also their own men because desertion was rife back then 🔥

[@noeldoyle4501]

Thanks for your great video.

[@EverGreen1888]

Great work Davy. Your videos are an important portal to parts of our history which have been forgotten or overlooked. It's so important to hear it from local people also

[@seanohare5488]

Great to see a young person like Davy Holden doing such a great job and hopefully younger people are aware and knowledgeable about this fascinating and inspiring period in Irish history

[@victornewman9904]

The Irish locals were in the British Army.

[@jeevesponzi5257]

Love what you're doing!! slan from NZ

[@markmurray1480]

Thanks for that lads,

[@michaelkearney5605]

Very very interesting lads THANKS

[@rgbwr]

A tentative link here. Look up “Manchester Regiment Band Boy Murders - 5 June 1921”. These three “boys” are buried in a cemetery in Ashton under Lyne. A tragic story.

[@philiprufus4427]

Is that not the inccident someone penned Kevin Barry about ? Two of The Soldier Boys killed were younger than him

[@terryshockolloy2813]

Easy to do building them random rubble stonewalls...not so easy for a Connaught Ranger in the Khyber Pass or Afghanistan... keep the vids coming lads.

[@seanohare5488]

Very interesting and informative by big bad Tom Hennessy and big bad Davy Holden great series on that fascinating period in Irish history 1916 to 1923 Tipperary played a big part in Ireland war of independence and had legendary leaders in Sean treacy Dan the man breen Sean Hogan dinny Lacey Sean Gaynor Paddy and Jerry Ryan and the many invaluable cuman na ban women

[@KolyaNickD]

Good video. Bear in mind several of these barracks were originally just bases for local Irish joining the British army for a job and adventure.The substantial unrest started during the carnage of ww1 where (i think) 50000 irish soldiers were killed and likely 2x that were maimed - enough was enough.

[@user-ps2jb5wj6h]

My Great Grandfather was from the family of Condon in Clonmel. He joined the British Army in Dublin late 1800’s and eventually was posted to Droxford, Hampshire, UK. He met my Grandmother Liza and had 8 children. Having lived in England/Sotland I now live with my wife near Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo having lived in the Republic for 9 years. I would not want to live anywhere else.

[@paulmasterson386]

Any barracks in any country has high walls around it. They are not to keep enemies out, they are to keep the soldiers in!

[@williambinions4205]

Love these videos that you are doing on the historical sights keep up the good work

[@johnlawler1626]

Great video thanks for sharing 👍

[@BirdybyrneLFC]

The insight is Brilliant lads 👍

[@terrywilcott2137]

Those were dark times but there are two sides to every coin

[@jackholohan9654]

I thought that place looked like jenkinstown demesne in kilkenny with the high walls

[@noelryan6341]

'Divide And Conquer', the oldest trick in the English book of warfare & conquest.

[@philiprufus4427]

They learned it from The Romans, they had Batavians,Gauls and Germanicus in their army. Dutch,Danish,French, Belgians Germans and almost forgot Hispana,(Spaniards)in modern parlance. They Gubbed The Scotti at Mons Graupus while The Legions stood and Watched. In The Kelvin Valley,at Dullater,in Scotland, Glasgow University found evidence of Syrians on The Antonine Wall, a wall 200 miles North of Hadrians, in 1973 The Verdulli, Mounted Archers. Some Wallys like to tell you,'The Romans Never Got To Scotland - Aye Very Good !

[@stephenchappell7512]

It's not unique to the Brits as it's how things continue to be done by the ruling elites generally even if its your own ruling elite

[@ColinH1973]

A lot of Irish men fought for the British Army because they considered themselves to be British. Not just the landed gentry, either.

[@seanohare5488]

Most joined to escape the poverty the impoverishment created by the English with their cruel penal laws so if the urisnmen considered themselves British they were ignoramuses

[@seanohare5488]

Most joined the British army to escape the poverty impoverishment created by the English with their cruel penal laws so if Irishmen considered themselves British after that they were ignoramuses

[@user-st4er6qn8t]

Ireland is beatiful country grettings from Serbia 🇷🇸🇮🇪

[@seanohare5488]

I agree it's very beautiful

[@TheEggmaniac]

Interesting video. So the South Irish Horse regiment of the British army would have been mostly recruited from local Irish men in that area, or other areas of Ireland? Complicated.

[@philipdee1415]

While the Cahir barracks might seem totally out of proportion to its location it must be remembered that Tipperary, Limerick, Cork, Kerry and Clare were historically very heavily garrisoned by the British due to the propensity of the population for insurrection. Tipperary Town indeed still has the remnants of the second largest British military barracks in the country. It was second only to The Curragh and during WW1 was capable of holding 10,000 troops if needed. It had the huge advantage of having a railway line run adjacent to it if not through it. It was an important training centre during WW1 and of course from 1919-21 played a strategic anti-subversive role as they would have put it at the time. A further example of how heavily garrisoned this region was is evident in Limerick City. There were no fewer than four quite substantial military barracks in Limerick at this time: the Strand Barracks (across the Shannon from Arthur's Quay today), the Castle Barracks ('King John's Castle'), the Artillery Barracks on Mulgrave Street (now partly subsumed into the new Courthouse) and the New Barracks (now Sarsfield Barracks). How very ironic (but satisfying!) it is that underneath the Sean Treacy Park GAA pitch in Tipperary Town lies the parade ground of the former British Army barracks in Tipperary Town. Today almost all barracks with very few exceptions that are occupied by our own Defence Forces are former British Army barracks. Monaghan Barracks I believe to be the only exception but I am open to correction there. Still...these old barracks like Cahir, Nenagh and Tipperary Town are fascinating reminders of our not so distant past. Well done Davy and Co.

[@barneymagee3285]

My grandfather. Marched on that parade ground in Tipperary barracks , he was a member of the 16th ( Irish) division , and served in France the whole war , being both wounded, and gassed.

[@philipdee1415]

@@barneymagee3285 He saw a lot of horror then...and suffered himself. My own father's first cousin was killed on the Somme in Sept 1916. From my own research his training was at Victoria Barracks, Cork...now Collins Bks of course, and Ballymullen Bks Tralee...Royal Munster Fusiliers. God Rest them all....

[@FintanMorriscd]

Irish Lives Matter

[@paulmcquaid566]

Yeeeeeoooo UPA RA mo chara!!!

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

& Still you understand, Stupid

[@CandidSailor]

Davy, you seem passionately enthralled by the concept of Irish nationalism, but not to the extent that the current invasion is addressed. What's the matter? Patriotism was cool before 1990, and now it's bad? The same rebels that you adore would never have stood for this. Do I need to start quoting Griffith or Pearse?

[@WjfhdhShshshsh]

holds that each nation should govern itself, free from outside interference (self-determination), that a nation is a natural and ideal basis for a polity, and that the nation is the only rightful source of political power. That is the definition of nationalist ideology and it has nothing to do with native people or immigrants Adolf so go back to school Pearse was Scottish not irish he went to school in Cambridge. You are going to quote a foreigner on foreigners? Griffith was a neo nazi against blacks Coming to Europe and called Michael Collins a traitor for ending the war

[@chrismccartney8668]

I believe my great grandfather joined the British Army or something attached to it, it is said something to do with horses or Calvalry he died when My father was 12.. I presume he joined not for Political reasons but due to Poverty and lack of jobs and opportunity. He was closely associated until his death with Irish Horse Racing and Gambling so I was led to believe.

[@philiprufus4427]

Many an Irishman made a career in The British Army, The Irish along with The Scots and Welsh helped build The Empire,like it or not. Many Don't. There were once several Irish Regiments in The British Army. The H L I at Maryhill Barracks in Glasgow,used to be known as, 'The Hairy Legged Irishmen,' by the locals as they wore Kilts and there were so many Irish in the ranks.

[@ilovefacebookandebay]

I am from Manchester. However my grandfather ( yes, grandfather, my dad was born in 1903 and became my dad at the age of 64). His dad ( my grandfather )was born in Kilcormac in Co. Offaly in 1864. HIS father ( my g.grandfather) was born in Kilcormac in 1824. He was a soldier in the East India Company. As a Catholic and Irish, I doubt very much joining such an organisation was a dream come true for him. Likely he had no choice, unless he wanted to starve along with his whole family.

[@stephenchappell7512]

As Ireland was part of the United Kingdom back then wouldn't those soldiers by Irish rather than a foreign occupying force?

[@kevinsenior8155]

Interesting video, thanks. One cannot help but wonder why the proud Irish, who fought so hard to rid themselves of the British, are now laying down and accepting a new invasion with open, welcoming arms.

[@nihilmiror6312]

Time to recycle that stone! 👍✌️😎🇦🇺🦘

[@edwardbrady5843]

Excellent local knowledge.

[@deanodog3667]

All for naught !!

[@zaynevanday142]

It’s a Long way to Tipperary 😂

[@jmcinerney2165]

Liam Lynch was actually from Limerick and not Tipp.

[@wieszo2112]

We have military baracks in Nenagh if you have time Come over 👍👍👍

[@gw8147]

Still waiting for a doco about the Provos in South Armagh ???

[@bigbird6039]

Easy !they were brave boys. Until they got caught then they were chatty boys who’d sell their Ma rather than do a stretch. Just like today drugs and contraband keeps the coffers going.

[@davyholden]

Dying to do this!

[@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf]

Most of North Cork didn`t go for the treaty either

[@davidclarke9783]

Theres an other one in ballinrobe mayo goes back to the 19th century

[@user-ng2md3gg4z]

I believe that over 35,000 Irish men died fighting in the first world war. The whole island of Ireland was one country then. Churchill did not approve the partition of Ireland. Far more Irish died fighting for the United Kingdom in the first world war than died in the "War of Independence" (1500 dead) including the 1916 rising which killed about 3000 including many civilians. Many Dubliners were angry with the 1916 rising as so many of their menfolk were away fighting against the Germans in France. One such was Willie Redmond:William Hoey Kearney Redmond (13 April 1861 - 7 June 1917) was an Irish nationalist politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP). He was also a lawyer and soldier [1] who was killed in action in World War I age 56. The Irish troops of the 16th and 36th Divisions made a shoulder-to-shoulder successful advance in the great attack on the Messines Ridge towards the small village of Wytschaete (now Wijtschate) next to Messines. On going over the top Redmond, leading his men, was one of the first out of the trenches. He was hit by German defensive fire almost immediately in the wrist, and then further on in the leg; falling to the ground, he urged his men on as they flowed forward about him towards the German lines. Stretcher bearers from the 36th (Ulster) Division, one of them Private John Meeke of the 11th Inniskillings, who was himself wounded, brought him back into the British lines from no man's land, and he was conveyed to a Casualty Clearing Station at the Catholic Hospice at Locre (now Loker) in Dranoutre. Redmond died there from his wounds later that afternoon.[27] Almost all the newspapers in Britain and Ireland, both national and local, reported his death. His wife and his brother John Redmond received more than 400 messages of sympathy from all parts of the British Empire and beyond. Among the people who paid tribute to his memory were the Unionist MP Sir Edward Carson and the poet Francis Ledwidge. Major-General Hickie paid tribute to him, saying that Redmond's "presence within the Division and his affection for it were a great asset to me".[28] Lloyd George introduced the Irish Convention on 11 June quoting Redmond's sacrifice.[29] The French Government posthumously awarded him the Legion of Honour. His brother was John Redmond: John Edward Redmond (1 September 1856 - 6 March 1918) was an Irish nationalist politician, barrister, and MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. He was best known as leader of the moderate Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) from 1900 until his death in 1918. He was also the leader of the paramilitary organisation the Irish National Volunteers (INV). But I am more interested in what is happening in Ireland in 2024 than in 1918 unlike this channel which is using its version of history to create falsehoods and division. Now the Irish Government and Sinn Fein are welcoming in Africans and Asians by the tens of thousands every year. More than happened in the plantation of Ulster. This channel says nothing of this. Let's all live in the past boys. If you were living in 1916 would you only talk about what happened in 1798?

[@depleteduraniumcowboy3516]

Falsehoods and division? WTF are you on about? This is history. This happened. What, you think the British just built this fortress in the middle of nowhere to not be devise? JFC, I bet you are one of those idiot pro Brexitors.

[@mickeencrua]

I dan't actually think your comments are appropriate to this channel. Maybe somewhere else?

[@dnhy7951]

Willie Redmond was NOT a Dubliner.

[@paulvanduivenbode7592]

💪😎👍! 🙏🙋🏼‍♂️

[@terryhiggins9700]

This was a military establishment. But the gentry house's had walls 🧱 around their estate too. Maybe not as high. Ah yes, that sea nation neighbour of ours plundered and pillaged many a country, no wonder they had wealth.

[@philiprufus4427]

France,Germany,ItalySpain etc, were doing it to,it was very fashionable at the time ! The Brits were just better at it Ever checked some of the others out,Jeez ! Makes The Brits look like boy scouts. Genocide is Us. No names,No pack drill. Some E U nations might be offended !

[@simonward9885]

there have been irish soldiers in afghanistan so how does that work are they occupiers and oppressors to

[@barneymagee3285]

Could have been very interesting exploring a historic site , but it was just bigotry

[@naradaian]

Why are most of these places empty and unused in any seemingly productive manner …are they owned by the state? Acres of urban emptiness amd mostly disuse

[@mickeencrua]

Check this out if you can. Under the terms of the Treaty, all existing military Barracks remained the property of, and under the control of the British Crown. Has anyone ever seen the complete written Treaty?

[@Gypsygeekfreak17]

Sorry

[@SunofYork]

Just rain and mosquitoes and hate

[@conlethredmond9143]

The time of the genocide in Eireann...there's still a gate of the barracks in Newry...the Aristocracy of England bled this country dry ....and still continue to do so.... I never imagined there'd ever so many traitors in Eireann today

[@barneymagee3285]

Your mind has been damaged…

[@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo]

I think you'll find it was Normans, how are they bleeding it dry?