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BBC2 Oíche na Gaoithe Móire - Night of the Big Wind

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  • #2
    pansyflower
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    Also Tues 6 Jan 10.15 pm RTE 1


  • #3
    6541
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    Did ya see the picture they used to advertise it, a bunch of peasant looking Irish ! Thanks.


  • #4
    Joe Public
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    6541 wrote: »
    Did ya see the picture they used to advertise it, a bunch of peasant looking Irish ! Thanks.

    About right for 1839.


  • #5
    Oneiric 3
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    6541 wrote: »
    Did ya see the picture they used to advertise it, a bunch of peasant looking Irish ! Thanks.

    Would you prefer if they showed the gentry? :confused: Poor things, they must have suffered so much more than them pesky, worthless peasants..

    New Moon



  • #6
    Akrasia
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    They should have showed people coming out of a starbucks


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  • #7
    Hooter23
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    At the start i was like what am i watchin reminded me of those movies on the syfy channel:pac:

    Its turning out to be a decent enough documentary....until the comment at the end lol


  • #8
    Oscar Bravo
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    well done RTE, the fairies are to blame....


  • #9
    sh1tstirrer
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    Of course they couldn't end it without mentioning the demon climate change which is all our faults :rolleyes:


  • #10
    yellowlabrador
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    and don't forget god. I was a bit disappointed but that last bit took the biscuit.


  • #11
    sunbabe08
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    oh god, where did they get man with the hair??


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  • #12
    jack o shea
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    he posts on here in the f1 and the snow thread by the look of him and the crap he was spouting


  • #13
    Oneiric 3
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    jack o shea wrote: »
    he posts on here in the f1 and the snow thread by the look of him and the crap he was spouting

    My my, we got us a bad ass in da house. :rolleyes:

    New Moon



  • #14
    Smidge
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    Not really OT but slightly to the side.........:D

    I have wondered did Oiche na Gaoithe mor contribute to the famine occurring?
    There was so much devastation to land and crops(so many trees destroyed etc) and the vast majority of people depended on the land.
    And also, people had to rebuild/re roof etc that any spare money went so when the bad times rolled round the household purse was empty.


    As anyone who gardens will know, soil can be fickle and that kind of disruption makes you think..


  • #15
    Elmer Blooker
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    jack o shea wrote: »
    he posts on here in the f1 and the snow thread by the look of him and the crap he was spouting
    You won't find F1 discussed here, you'll have to go to this forum.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=271


  • #16
    PauloMN
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    Smidge wrote: »
    I have wondered did Oiche na Gaoithe mor contribute to the famine occurring?

    I'd say not, there was plenty of food available, it just wasn't given to the people who needed it.


  • #17
    sh1tstirrer
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    Smidge wrote: »
    Not really OT but slightly to the side.........:D

    I have wondered did Oiche na Gaoithe mor contribute to the famine occurring?
    There was so much devastation to land and crops(so many trees destroyed etc) and the vast majority of people depended on the land.
    And also, people had to rebuild/re roof etc that any spare money went so when the bad times rolled round the household purse was empty.


    As anyone who gardens will know, soil can be fickle and that kind of disruption makes you think..
    The blight came from America in ships and seed potatoes they exported to Europe, the famine was caused by Irelands dependency on the potato crop even though Ireland still exported enough food to feed the nation during the famine.


  • #18
    Macy0161
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    Disappointing programme - too much fairies not enough weather!


  • #19
    sh1tstirrer
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    Macy0161 wrote: »
    Disappointing programme - too much fairies not enough weather!
    The old and new fairies, the new fairies are using hocus pocus to predict inclement weather ;)


  • #20
    Akrasia
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    sh1tstirrer wrote: »
    Of course they couldn't end it without mentioning the demon climate change which is all our faults :rolleyes:

    Well given that 2014 looks like it will be the warmest year on record
    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/2014-officially-hottest-year-on-record/

    The climate change 'skeptics' might need to re-think their position on the matter


  • #21
    Hooter23
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    Akrasia wrote: »
    Well given that 2014 looks like it will be the warmest year on record
    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/2014-officially-hottest-year-on-record/

    The climate change 'skeptics' might need to re-think their position on the matter

    The antarctic recorded their coldest temperature on record in 2013 and record breaking ice cover also.....

    And we had coldest winter in 100 years here in ireland just few years ago dont forget


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  • #22
    Larbre34
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    Macy0161 wrote: »
    Disappointing programme - too much fairies not enough weather!


    I think they deserve a little leeway, we are talking about 1839, there wasnt much science to go on. The population were much more ignorant and superstitious, I thought the assessment of the winds by the contemporary accounts of damage contrasting with how spooked the people were by God's Wrath and fairies was fair approach.


  • #23
    DOCARCH
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    Trowing stones at the wind was a great insight. :) Tried it today...it didn't stop it. :(


  • #24
    sh1tstirrer
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    Akrasia wrote: »
    Well given that 2014 looks like it will be the warmest year on record
    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/2014-officially-hottest-year-on-record/

    The climate change 'skeptics' might need to re-think their position on the matter
    Since records began, which isn't that long ago ;) amazing how every year nowadays it either the warmest, wettest, coldest and any flood and storm is caused by climate change.


  • #25
    chipsdave
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    Macy0161 wrote: »
    Disappointing programme - too much fairies not enough weather!

    It was indeed disappointing , there was little information to go on for obvious reasons but would there not have been some kind of archive footage of old-timers whom would have memories of that night being passed down through generations ?


  • #26
    philstar
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    Macy0161 wrote: »
    Disappointing programme - too much fairies not enough weather!

    yep, when i saw the gombeen with the big beard i switched off


  • #27
    Smidge
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    sh1tstirrer wrote: »
    The blight came from America in ships and seed potatoes they exported to Europe, the famine was caused by Irelands dependency on the potato crop even though Ireland still exported enough food to feed the nation during the famine.

    I know what caused it :)
    I more meant did it contribute to making it worse.
    Anyway, back on topic :)


  • #28
    Akrasia
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    Hooter23 wrote: »
    The antarctic recorded their coldest temperature on record in 2013 and record breaking ice cover also.....

    And we had coldest winter in 100 years here in ireland just few years ago dont forget

    Cherry picking regional anomolies does not disprove climate change.
    The global average temperature is the headline figure and the trend is unambiguous

    However, this thread is not appropriate for global warming discussion
    try here instead
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056351053


  • #29
    Macy0161
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    Larbre34 wrote: »
    I think they deserve a little leeway, we are talking about 1839, there wasnt much science to go on. The population were much more ignorant and superstitious, I thought the assessment of the winds by the contemporary accounts of damage contrasting with how spooked the people were by God's Wrath and fairies was fair approach.
    I don't think the folklore should've been ignored, it was/ is an interesting aspect. Fairy trees are certainly still evident around the Irish countryside. Even around me where hard-nosed businessmen have totally changed the landscape with in filling and knocking ditches, single tree's are left. It just went too far - every re-enactment seemed to have fairies/ wisps flying around.

    Also, I don't recall man made climate change being referenced. Climate change yes, man-made no. However, I could be wrong (I was falling asleep, so may have missed a reference).


  • #30
    sh1tstirrer
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    Akrasia wrote: »
    Cherry picking regional anomolies does not disprove climate change.
    The global average temperature is the headline figure and the trend is unambiguous

    However, this thread is not appropriate for global warming discussion
    try here instead
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056351053

    How would you go about calculating such an average?


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  • #31
    sh1tstirrer
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    Smidge wrote: »
    I know what caused it :)
    I more meant did it contribute to making it worse.
    Anyway, back on topic :)
    It didn't contribute to it ;)


  • #32
    Hooter23
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    Its on again in 10 minutes BBC2 for anyone thats interested in fairies:pac:


  • #33
    Hooter23
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    Its suppose to be on BBC2 now but its not for some reason....


  • #34
    elecktras weather bomb
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    Hooter23 wrote: »
    Its suppose to be on BBC2 now but its not for some reason....

    maybe because they have their own big wind coming this week. They could seriously get lambasted if some of them charts came off.


  • #35
    Joe Public
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    Hooter23 wrote: »
    Its suppose to be on BBC2 now but its not for some reason....

    Gone with the fairies!


  • #36
    Macy0161
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    The darts overran, so might've been delayed with that (Wolfie upset the double 16 fairy!)


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  • #37
    Jpmarn
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    Was the programme going out UK wide or is it NI only as it was during the week.


  • #38
    Harps
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    No sign of it over here so must have been NI only


  • #39
    vicwatson
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    Thought it was quite rubbish to be honest


  • #40
    vicwatson
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    Harps wrote: »
    No sign of it over here so must have been NI only


    Twas BBC 2 NI only


  • #41
    okla
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    Harps wrote: »
    No sign of it over here so must have been NI only

    I recorded it. I can upload a copy to dropbox if anyone is interested ?


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  • #42
    Staph
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    It's on RTE player too. Few days left before it's unavailable there.


  • #43
    Tazio
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    Staph wrote: »
    It's on RTE player too. Few days left before it's unavailable there.


    Saw it last night on RTE player. Thought the reference to 'the fairies' could have been left out of a 'documentary'... hmmmm... :D


  • #44
    Zack Morris
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    Tazio wrote: »
    Saw it last night on RTE player. Thought the reference to 'the fairies' could have been left out of a 'documentary'... hmmmm... :D

    Watched last night on RTE player myself. I felt embarrassed to be Irish when they mentioned the "wind fairies" part because it aired on British TV. I hope it doesn't get worldwide exposure, like the 800 skeletons found in a septic tank in Tuam - I hate being embarrassed by my country's past.


  • #45
    sh1tstirrer
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    Zack Morris wrote: »
    Watched last night on RTE player myself. I felt embarrassed to be Irish when they mentioned the "wind fairies" part because it aired on British TV. I hope it doesn't get worldwide exposure, like the 800 skeletons found in a septic tank in Tuam - I hate being embarrassed by my country's past.

    If all else fails throw stones at it that might make it go away.


  • #46
    Cornerstonelad
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    Zack Morris wrote: »
    Watched last night on RTE player myself. I felt embarrassed to be Irish when they mentioned the "wind fairies" part because it aired on British TV. I hope it doesn't get worldwide exposure, like the 800 skeletons found in a septic tank in Tuam - I hate being embarrassed by my country's past.

    No need to be embarrassed Zack all countries have dark deeds in their past. Fairy beliefs were common amongst the peasantry of most countries in the not too distant past. I am sure they still have followers. Most of the worlds population back then were uneducated through no fault of their own.
    Modern forecasting is till a developing science and in 176 years time people will be tittering at our crude methods.


  • #47
    Hooter23
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    Just watched it again it said "As the intensity of the storm peaked, there are a lot of reports of many extraordinary attempts to survive.Theres another story from moate, Co. Westmeath about people who couldn't get shelter from the wind.One poor man went into a barrel:confused:.But he was swept up and down the town in the barrel because the storm was so strong.":rolleyes:

    And it showed a video of a barrel getting swept down a street lol absolutely comical :pac:


  • #48
    Oneiric 3
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    Zack Morris wrote: »
    Watched last night on RTE player myself. I felt embarrassed to be Irish when they mentioned the "wind fairies" part because it aired on British TV. I hope it doesn't get worldwide exposure, like the 800 skeletons found in a septic tank in Tuam - I hate being embarrassed by my country's past.

    It's funny in a way that we feel so superior to the ways and beliefs of our ancestors, yet readily accept modern day myths as if they were the ultimate truth. ;)

    New Moon



  • #49
    Cornerstonelad
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    Oneiric 3 wrote: »
    It's funny in a way that we feel so superior to the ways and beliefs and of our ancestors, yet readily accept modern day myths as if they were the ultimate truth. ;)

    Very true!


  • #50
    maiden
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    For any of ye that know Clare, the story has it that fish were found the next morning on the streets of Ennistymon from the Atlantic sea at Lahinch :)


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