In Good Hands - RTÉ Hands show revisited tonight 8.30pm

Atlantic Dawn

New show starting tonight on RTÉ1 at 8.30pm
In Good Hands

David Shaw-Smith revisits some of the businesses that featured on craft series Hands during the 1970s and 80s, beginning with a tweed manufacturer

brian_t

I think this is a repeat of the series shown last year but well worth catching if you missed it.

grey_so_what

Lovely nostalgic clips in this program.

Remember buying McGee tweeds for my late Dad..



https://www.google.ie/?gws_rd=cr&ei=-g7LUtTcB4-BhAf3joCgAQ#q=ballytoughey+loom,&spell=1

Just for those who may think it's a dying craft!

Atlantic Dawn

Sad sight going back to the house and the weavers long gone, the house is like a museum.

grey_so_what

I'm happy to say I've lived and enjoyed, and had the craic with lovely men as portrayed in this program.

The plate of spuds was a part of the daily diet.

No overweight men there.

HeidiHeidi

Is this a rerun of the original series? The only one I saw was the boat builder in Athlone - it was fascinating and I'd love to see it again.

Sorry to have missed the weaving one, hope it'll be on the player.....

grey_so_what

[QUOTE=HeidiHeidi;88331943]Is this a rerun of the original series? [/QUOTE]

Don't really know HH, hope you had a great Christmas and New Year!..:)

(Still haven't looked at the final of PMC, can you believe?......(no spoilers!..:D))

Atlantic Dawn

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Is this a rerun of the original series? The only one I saw was the boat builder in Athlone - it was fascinating and I'd love to see it again.

Sorry to have missed the weaving one, hope it'll be on the player.....

No just a look back on them from the modern day to see what's left, will apparently be looking at 6 of the previous shows.

reality19

The original series (37 episodes) are available directly from David Shaw Smyth

HeidiHeidi

grey_so_what wrote: »

Don't really know HH, hope you had a great Christmas and New Year!..:)

(Still haven't looked at the final of PMC, can you believe?......(no spoilers!..:D))

Same to you! I only caught MCP last week - get watching!

reality19 wrote: »

The original series (37 episodes) are available directly from David Shaw Smyth

Who/what is he??? Editor or producer of the original I'm guessing? Do you have a link or address? Something I'd be very interested in getting.

ETA - duh, just reread the OP, sorry!

Atlantic Dawn

www.irelandstraditionalcrafts.com/order.html

reality19

www.hands.ie
info@hands.ie

HeidiHeidi

Holy moly - €25 per episode :eek:

Might be making an emergency application to rejoin my local library!

Will definitely set a series link for the rest of the current shows.

Thanks for the heads up, OP.

brian_t

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Holy moly - €25 per episode :eek:

Might be making an emergency application to rejoin my local library!
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They are only €4 an episode if you buy them all together.

I would imagine that your Library should have them. (Naas has them)

You can buy the following 5 episodes for €20 from RTE

The 'Hands' five film compilation set number 1.
This is a selection of five films from the popular RTÉ documentary series 'Hands' on 2 DVDs.
Featuring the films:

• A Dublin Silversmith 1980 (26 minutes)
• Belleek Potteries 1987 (60 minutes)
• Donegal Weavers 1980 (26 minutes)
• Curraghs 1978 (26 minutes)
• Hurl Making 1983 (26 minutes)

http://shop.rte.ie/Product/Hands-Vol1--Irelands-Traditional-Crafts-2-DVD-SET/1582/2220.3

Atlantic Dawn

Tonights episode "David Shaw-Smith revisits Powers Foundry in Wexford, where traditional sand casters have adapted their ancient craft to the demands of architectural metal restoration".

grey_so_what

It's a pity the Foundry isn't in a lot more towns today.

An amazing craft.

Footage, as usual, lovely to see.

Atlantic Dawn

Was suprised they didn't go all safety and wear gear you would find at a steel plant. They need to modernise and get themselves a website to promote their unique work.

grey_so_what

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Was suprised they didn't go all safety and wear gear you would find at a steel plant. They need to modernise and get themselves a website to promote their unique work.

I agree.

Old dogs, new tricks and all that...

Unique is the work AD!....:)

grey_so_what

This lovely series continues, we're off to Tullow tonight.

The Johnson family and their family of Tailors....

I love this series and the old footage.

Real craftsmen.

grey_so_what

It's lovely to see Dad and Son sitting sewing together.

HeidiHeidi

Those tweed jackets are just gorgeous.

I LOL'd at the Italian and his monogrammed trews

grey_so_what

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Those tweed jackets are just gorgeous.

I LOL'd at the Italian and his monogrammed trews

He was the trendy one all right!....:)

They are lovely men. I want a suit myself!


Happy Days. I wish them well..

HeidiHeidi

grey_so_what wrote: »

He was the trendy one all right!....:)

They are lovely men. I want a suit myself!

Me too! Would we get a boards discount??!!

grey_so_what

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Me too! Would we get a boards discount??!!

Oh, yes please!.....:D

Skid X

Nice to see skilled family businesses like that still going in places like Tullow ... hopefully they can keep going for a few more generations.

amdublin

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Those tweed jackets are just gorgeous.

I LOL'd at the Italian and his monogrammed trews

Oh my gosh he was hilarious!

The vain head on him with his little belly and his initials on his waist

Skid X

grey_so_what wrote: »

This lovely series continues, we're off to Tullow tonight.

The Johnson family and their family of Tailors....

I love this series and the old footage.

Real craftsmen.

Michael Johnson is on Liveline now. President Higgins was watching him on Hands and got in touch. President Higgins made several visits to Tullow and he was decked out in one of Michael Johnson's finest suits for his visit to Windsor Castle today

Nice to see someone getting a well deserved boost from the programme

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/perfect-fit-father-and-son-chosen-to-dress-president-30161469.html

grey_so_what

Skid X wrote: »

Michael Johnson is on Liveline now. President Higgins was watching him on Hands and got in touch. President Higgins made several visits to Tullow and he was decked out in one of Michael Johnson's finest suits for his visit to Windsor Castle today

Nice to see someone getting a well deserved boost from the programme

I heard him in Liveline in the car yesterday Skid, I didn't get the start so didn't realise this was the same family I watched on the program....Thanks for that!

Great bit of publicity for him and good for the President for giving him the job!.

amdublin

I saw that in the paper.

President Higgins rocks

HeidiHeidi

This series seems to be starting again (again) on RTE.

I could watch it over and over and over again (again)!

HeidiHeidi

grey_so_what wrote: »

It's a pity the Foundry isn't in a lot more towns today.

An amazing craft.

Footage, as usual, lovely to see.

I'm seeing this one for the first time tonight.

I'm exhausted just watching it :eek:

amdublin

Yes really enjoyed this eve

Atlantic Dawn

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I'm seeing this one for the first time tonight.

I'm exhausted just watching it :eek:

Dublin City Libraries have the whole series on DVD if you want to see the rest of them, probably other libraries have them too.

tampopo

Saw it this evening, it was great....

HeidiHeidi

If I was exhausted at the foundry one, I'm mind-boggled at the saddlery one.

That's one complicated process!

They're not going to show my SOD boat-buiding one, I fear :mad: