Thank Heavens We Are Living In Rathgar

antSionnach

Does anybody know where I could track down a copy of this old song? Its called "Thank Heavens we are living in Rathgar", it's by some old irish comedian, I think his sruname is O'Dea?. We had it at home on a vinyl but I broke it a few years ago. I want it cos Im making a flashbox on bebo (no comments please) just a pisstake really about people who live in Rathgar. Specifically a friend of mine.

It doesnt seem to exist on the internet, but then very little from the 1930s does...

Anyone even know the proper words?

parsi

Yer man would be Jimmy O'Dea.

NADA

You wouldn't happen to know a guy called Sean Connaughton would you?

SpAcEd OuT

I know him through his older brother, hes pretty hilarouis

antSionnach

NADA wrote:

You wouldn't happen to know a guy called Sean Connaughton would you?

Jees does everyone in rathgar know one another or what! haha yes. His brother would be Kieran Conn. I dont really know Sean I know him through a friend. I met him at the wez, hes a bit of a header isnt he?

Gone West

hey funboys! get a room.

sleepys law

Adam

lol*




not to be red l.o.l, but as one word, lol.

Dooom

Who reads it as "laugh out loud" anymore?

Adam

Spike wrote:

Who reads it as "laugh out loud" anymore?

I no longer walk on the wild side of life Spike. I cover all angles.

latenia

Someone from Ranelagh taking the piss out of people living in Rathgar? Explain any differences please.

FlutterinBantam

It was played on Radio1 the other day...I don't think it was Jimmy O'Dea...Cecil Sheridan... but couldn't be sure

Supercell

Rathgar FTW, all others..get civilised and maybe take a day trip to our wonderful villiage

/me looks down his nose at those Ranelagh peeps.

alleepally

Write a letter to Ireland's own. There's a whole section in there of people looking for words to songs and things in there + the demographic of Ireland's own is more likely to have the answer than boardsies.

weeder

do you know leah more?
http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=16051905

hope this helps

antSionnach

weeder wrote:

do you know leah more?
http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=16051905

hope this helps

Yes, Thats what the bebo flash thing is about!! jaysus Boards.ie is a small place.

Originally posted by alleepally
Write a letter to Ireland's own.

Irelands own still exists? I would have thought that was even before my grandparents time:p No its really just an audio clip from the thing I need

Originally posted by latenia
Someone from Ranelagh taking the piss out of people living in Rathgar? Explain any differences please.

Rathgar is the posh one and ranelagh is the pov one. i.e. "The hood":D

InFront

antSionnach wrote:

Rathgar is the posh one and ranelagh is the pov one. i.e. "The hood":D

In fairness this like a Tallaght person laughing at a Blanch person for living in cardboard city.

CuriousClouseau

Hi,

Did anyone ever manage to obtain a copy of this? I went to the Dublin City Archives hoping that they would have it in the Jimmy O'Dea collection but sadly they didn't. I would very much appreciate if anyone could help!

A_M101

Hmm, interesting, whenever I say "Rathgar" my mother follows it up with "..where everyone owns a car!". So that song's where she got it!

oncevotedff

antSionnach wrote: »

Anyone even know the proper words?

Thank Heavens, We are living in Rathgar”
‘Thank Heavens, We are Living in Rathgar’
In these days of agitators,
Isms, schisms and dictators,
When one never knows whom one is talking to;
When we’ve princes picking winners
And we’ve plumbers at golf dinners,
It’s so difficult to really say who’s who.
Even at our rugby dances
One’s beset by vulgar glances,
And our finer sensibilities are shocked.
‘pon my soul I’m not romancing,
We are more danced against than dancing,
And the flappers come and tell you they’re half cocked.
So, thank heavens, we are living in Rathgar.
O the solid, quiet refinement of Rathgar,
Where we have our evening dinners,
Where we never hear of Shinners,
And even those who can’t afford it have a car.
There are some quite decent suburbs, I am sure.
O Rathmines is not so bad or Terenure.
O we’ve heard of spots like Inchicore,
But really don’t know where they are;
For, thank heavens, we are living in Rathgar.
Someone must live in Kilmainham,
So it’s hardly fair to blame ‘em,
And in Dartry they are almost civilised.
But in Fairview, goodness gracious,
Fellows tennis in their braces;
In Drumcondra all their shirts are trubenised.*
Although it’s worth relating,
It’s really devastating,
At Baldoyle I saw my butcher in the ring.
So what with cinemas unsightly,
And the Gaiety gone twice nightly,
It’s no wonder that we’re proudly forced to sing …
That, thank heavens, we are living in Rathgar.
O the solid, quiet refinement of Rathgar.
In Killester they eat cockles
And those fearful things - pigs knuckles;
But you’ve never heard of tripe in Grosvenor Square.
O those accents on the Northside quite appall,
But they never get beyond Rathmines Town Hall.
They’ve so many kids in Kimmage
That they say life’s just a scrimmage …
(Oh I’m tired - I’m going to the Buttery to have one …)
So, thank heavens, we are living in Rathgar.