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I remember an excellent shop, Early's. And Dr. Deasy.

So nice to hear Noel McPartland speaking: a living institution in Drumshanbo! Looking forward to getting back to Ireland and Drumshanbo soon. Congratulations on your works. Just subscribed to your channel. Cheers and slán!

Well done

Beautiful souls and voices of faith. Thank you.

Great stuff,

Wasn't it great capturing train's, whatever back in those days Mike.

Tony Stevens CORK CORK

Brilliant Mike come visit replica cottage in her honour in Tully South carrigallen ❤

Great memory Mike Sean plunkett

Great stuff mike

Excellent, really enjoyed this my grandfather worked on the line

That is a great discussion. 👏😉Thank you for undertaking this wonderful project. What a pity we were not taught this in secondary school in Ireland 1960's. In his time, his writing was ridiculed to the point that even in my school days 'Trollope' became a byword for bad writing (and women of bad character!).

Mike, as a boy of about 5 years, I just remember these trains at Dromod station in 1958. My father Jack and his brother Michael Frank worked at the station during WW2, transfering coal from the narrow gauge to the main line wagons. Great testament to them and their colleagues in difficult times. Best Regards Valentine Shanley

Declan Bree has done so much good for the people of Sligo over the years!!

Wonderful stuff! I was amongst a large party of School Children who were on board the last (return) trip between Drumshanbo and Arigna. I was aged 8 at the time and I still fondly remember it.

Lovely video

God rest their Gentle souls Tom and Brendan may they rest in peace

Fair well great and kind man giving your life for others .I used to be a Franciscsn many years ago but left a great Religious order

lovely memorial to a kind and pious man overlooking keash lake

Great to find footage like this at a time when there were far fewer cameras and expensive film development costs

What is the name of the music at 2:11 ?

Nice one Mike, great video, love owt like this. Of course I don't remember 1947 but I do remember 1963..

THE LATE GREAT GOD GIFTED TOM DUNPHY OF THE FANTASTIC FAMOUS ROYAL SHOWBAND WATERFORD CITY IRELAND 🇮🇪 TOM WAS A FANTASTIC SINGER MUSICIAN ENTERTAINER ANS A FINE IRISH GENTLEMAN TOM BRENDAN BOWYER AND ALL DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE FAMOUS FANTASTIC ROYAL SHOWBAND R I P AMEN ❤

Lovely tribute to all these showband people we will never forget them i am 76 and loved every second of that era but the years have flown for all of us.

The Coal cars reminded me of when a friend, a resident of southern Lough Allen stated that he could hand dig his own coal " Anthracite" he called it, for £20 a tonne in the vicinity.

Can anyone add any more information/photos/film etc?

Lovely record of a special site. Thanks for sharing it.

My mum is now 90 she remembered very well she recalls she has to catch some food and other supplies from the heli cuz its deep snow its about 50 inches in england deeper over 225 ins in a small village in Yorkshire my dad now dead my dad used to go out in snowdraft...hahah i am in heavn i am only 54 of age i rleembered very well about the intesting weather evens 1963 is anohter one very similiar famly has stay for over 65 days in their farmhous edue to big snow event 1982 only last one week not too long its awful i remmber i am very good memory man. any suggestions..help me!

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Brilliant! Just brilliant! Loved it from start to finish. Sometimes I wished I could have seen the people and the photos but, it seems so Irish for it to be verbal stories. Slainte from your biggest fan in the USA. 😃👍

My husband, John Laird is the great great grandson of Caleb Laird. We only discovered this interesting family history recently through my husband's cousin. Really fascinating! We hope to visit Drumshanbo as a family,before too long and see it all for ourselves!

Just wondering was that in leitrim was it a fair day and is it on this year? Thanks

Loved going in always had a smile for everyone .👍

Would love to hear the rest of this podcast. Can you post please? My grandfather was one of the men involved in the Sheemore ambush.

My grandmother was Mary Wrynn, from Fenagh. When my mother and I visited Fenagh, my mother's first cousin, Paddy Wrynn, took us to the area and told us the story of Selton Hill. Those poor men who lost their lives will never be forgotten. Eileen

Up Leitrim

Very interesting Michael.

Beautiful tribute to Tom Mike. God rest Tom Brendan and all deceased members of the Royal and Big 8 bands and indeed all the showband fraternity who have passed on. Many's the enjoyable night they gave us. Ni beidh a leitheid aris ann.

And that winter my father nearly died of double pneumonia. I was 4 then.

Larry was a true character....we used to go on the doss from school for a half day,one Friday a month and spend it with Larry in the shop.....good times

I remember going into Noel McPartlands shop every morning before going to the tech buying our morning dose of sweets off his wife Margaret,a real lady she is....

Hi Mike my father told me he remembered walking to school in Huge snow drifts here in Anglesey in 47 ! He past away in 2017 he was 78 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

My mum remembers the 46-47 winder in rural Suffolk; England. She told me that her mother had to cut wood from the hedges due to fuel shortages. She said it was very very cold 🥶

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Lovely tribute Mike Well Done

To the Catholic Church: please add the word "Saint" soon to Mychal's name, not despite his humanity but because of it!

Lovely video what weight was the sheaf and what height was the bar

Well Done James Keep up the great work

Hello Mike, I am the Great Grand Son of Caleb S Laird, and have just returned from a trip to Drumshanbo with my Father David Burrowes eldest Sone of Norma Burrowes ne Laird where we met with Noel.

Love lovely Leitrim