Brendan Behan on the Easter Rising

[padry1509]

@RichardElden I've heard you are a fat useless disgrace who likes men. So what! Brendan Behan was a great writer. What are you dickhead?

[Ducksexbody]

@RichardElden the token orange jaffa cake queen lover arrives on the scene

[coirpeach1]

The Irish government still pay tax to the Brits for the G.P.O...........

[mogbasterd]

@coirpeach1 no way??????seriously?????

[coirpeach1]

@mogbasterd Yep im afraid so,as well as that all the army barracks are still British owned..

[mogbasterd]

@coirpeach1 freestaters haw!?

[liamthedream]

How could you have spoken to Mr. Behan? he died in March 1964.

[crc778Hypnodoc]

If Irishness was a professional occupation, then Brendan has to be the most qualified Irish man ever, A renowned drinker, womaniser, poet, singer, author, playright, patriotic fighter, and one of the great storytellers ever. A great man

[mogbasterd]

@crc778Hypnodoc i hate dubs but this guy is a champ

[condors1972]

@mogbasterd fuck you

[Countzir0interrupt]

The 1st tune he sings is to the melody of Waxie's Dargle.

[MonstroMuggins]

@Countzir0interrupt I'm glad somebody noticed. They are both great songs.

[BettyVanSneeIV]

Fine stuff.

[bob555555]

a drinker with a writing problem

[joerontheblowermusic]

jingle jeeangel

[benyboi2k8]

Their are always traitor bastards in every country that call themselves scottish, irish or welsh and choose to live peacefully under english control or lick their arse these people cannot claim to be part of the great nations that they belong they are the real pussies we got to throw them cunts out of our country before we deal with the foreign invader.

[davidoffon]

"you can speak to an Irish person about anything, except that which is most pressing"

It sounds like "Genital Post Office"

[KungfuCow5]

Cool Idea. Read 'Borstal Boy' a couple of weeks ago, very good book.

[NickerSkids]

What a person to have on your side....

Even a working class Scottish Protestant like myself can sort of side with him.......i think.

"you going to your work in the morning"

Regardless of condition or predicament (albeit less than the GPO guy),that was my mums cry to me before i left hame.

[RamsesIreland]

NickerSkids, us Irish always had guts. You Scot pussies still crawl after the English. You will always kow tow to your English Masters, you sad fools

[NickerSkids]

Maybe my friend but i only see Scots in westminister these days......

.... we are doing alright as part of the union.

Good to see the irish standing upto the "masters" in the RC church.Took you long enough.

[PlasticPaddySociaist]

It wasn't an entirely IRISH republican army mate there were more than a few scots at the gpo and in the ranks of the RA all the way to the 90's

[MRGarbhanSheridan]

Gotta be Careful in the box (here)

[seancooley]

Just to continue post below, I believe that these recordings where done by Claddagh Records whom Garech Brown had set up and is still going today. I will be broadcasting a " Voices of Dublin" RADIO project before Christmas 2009 this year and I have over 100 interviews done, all Dubs, and Brendan's sayings and razor sharp wit is thankfully still alive today in his fellow dubs. Gerry Cooley Dublin Historian

[seancooley]

Well done, it's great to hear his actual voice. I interviewed an old friend of his last year, the one and only Garech Brown, who spent a lot of time with him in Dublin in the "60's. Garech told me, Brendan's last piece of writing was in fact " No Parking here". This was a sign he painted for the owner of a cafe in Merrion Row. Brendan got Guinness for the Job. I recorded Brendan's first cousin Kevin Bourke, age 92, reciting both his and brendan's uncle, Peader Kearney's poem, "A Soldiers Song"

[SirGallagher]

to young to die, but too drunken to live !! RIP

[Arlecchino123]

Please stop posting this comment on every Behan video. It may seem like a clever little analogy to you, but it is, in fact, quite irritating to have such a great mans life reduced to a menial and "shoddy" remark. There are many theories that could be postulated as to the significance of Behans life, but his fondness of alcohol is insignificant to his legacy.

[RamsesIreland]

Well, SirGallagher, before a cunt like you decides to write one line, just remember to write it correctly. So, you should have written "Too young to die, but too drunken to live !! RIP". Little gobshites like you were never educated, you muck savage!

[MrGrumpybugger]

Vol Behans best and most famous quote is "other people have nationalities, the Irish have psychosis"!!!!He was a visionary!

[SirGallagher]

Well RamsesIreland - i dont give a fuck what YOU think and what YOUR opinion is ! Have a nice day ;-)

[RamsesIreland]

@SirGallagher, If you don't give a fuck what I think, then why did you waste my and your time by replying? Relax kid, you have to agree that Brendan Behan was a brilliant writer, even if he was his own worst enemy

[benyboi2k8]

@RamsesIreland nothing wrong with the scottish they want their freedom as much as we do except in more recent history they have choose quite a different route than us to achieven that goal.

[evgad87]

I heard Shane McGowan's a big fan of his so I picked up all of Behan's stuff- Borstal Boy, Confessions of an Irish Rebel and the Complete Plays. The Hostage in particular is hilarious. What a great Irishman.

[Irishfianna]

hahaha good storyteler 'i want te see me husband ' hahahaha

[preacain]

Great dublin wit and humor from a wize fella who has a vocabulary to bate the band and a great folk historian and voice of a generation who have been through a lot and survived with the humor and dignity, i have been called a racist by some strange orwellian thaught police for having this priceless video they probably havent watched any of this but undoubtably will be sniffin around crackin whips and callen names! Great songs man !

[preacain]

Good Man Brendan !

[flamehairedfemme]

I was brought up on stories about Brendan, and almost feel as though I knew him, so it's great to hear this piece, thankyou for posting it. God love you Brendan

[GreenNostaIgia]

Excellent video!

[bonaccordion]

Brendan, we love you still. Sorely missed. His like will not be seen again. Great man.

[ladybikercora]

This great man lives on in his relatives. There are poets and musicians in this generation too. My 10 yr old niece is an all ireland uilleann piper. My 15 yr old nephew is a champion accordion player.  Their father john kearney supports their free thinking nature. We are all proud of our heritage. We wont ever forget.

[davidoffon]

"The genital Post office", that's what I heard and I'm from Ducking Fublin.

If poxer Wilde was in on this Gaymo stuff he'd pralaby say,"he cant run with us, he's to quick for me", but only to himself though and even though the ego hadn't been invented Poxer was working on it for public constumption.

[iainlonuk]

wheter he was gay or not is neither here nor there ,he got out out of ireland and experienced what the enemy was like and saw that they were just like him ,its not the people its the establishment,i think i heard ,mark twain said it best ,travel is the enemy of pejudice

[matumba]

Gay, straight, who cares? Read his works and enjoy.

[ajferet]

Exactly...

[sunnysuff]

Belfast Newsetter (30-06-07) "United Ireland is off the table for 25 years" - SINN Fein aspirations for a united Ireland have been dismissed for the next quarter of a century by senior Irish government sources.

[03currand03]

in south america they managed to mix left wing politics and catholicism

[awrightmux]

big jock knew ulster is still british

[maffism]

only six of ulster's counties are occupied. The remainder are FREE.

[polmaccaba]

Brendan is alive!!! WE ARE I-R-I-S-H!!!!

[2Pac515]

I just found out that i'm somewhat related to the behan brothers

[1Cov1]

Somewhat Irish american by any chance are you?

[2Pac515]

No i'm Scottish, but my grandad is half irish.

[Nietzchekilledgod]

what was your grandads name?

[2Pac515]

Hugh McCrory. My dads name too.

[dewanevl]

He did ramble a bit on this bit. OK more than just a bit.

I don't care what his persuasion is, nor yours either.

I thik I heard this before. At one point on the album, he says he had some problem with his false teeth, which would explain the mumbling and the weak singing. You get no idea of his fine strong voice.

Poor Brendan, were it not for...(making a motion of lowering a glass). A fine writer though, please read the Scarperer, still my favorite policier/mystery novel.

[jude13]

I love Brendan Behan's writing, but the truth is that he was a tedious fucker when he was rambling on about stuff. If he was a great talker in his early life drink had ruined him in the latter half.

[orbcon]

I personally think most of the stuff that he was saying here was fairly risky for the time, considering at that time that the church still had a stranglehold, and I LOLd at his comment about Lenin, particularly when he says he expects to be talking to mainly Americans (and I reckon this was made back in the 60's / 70's) :D

[gaelicscots]

He was excommunicated from the catholic church when he joined the IRA.

[whisperinglindas]

I agree with what ya said here.....We Irish Catholics never want ta be told ya wont be allowed ta church no more for any reason.

Seems the church dont excommunicate like they did years ago.

[Bakuninmeow]

Behan died in '64, so this would have been made in either the late '50s or early '60s.

[aldgunencarrothers]

well not that it really matters but i think behan was neither homo nor hetero nor botho but being a man of good painting/building stock he possessed of simple practicality. now in the borstal the only hole available apart from his own was those belonging to the other boys. so behan in his infinite practicality did what any decent builder would do to a hole. he filled it.

[commarx]

Well Sead!!!!!!!!!

[PadraigOTuathalain]

Quality Video. Thank You

[LUKEJAMESBARRETT]

im reading his book "confesions of an irish rebel" very enjoyable.

[kieranbehandurante]

I'm not denying that. All I said was that there is a difference. I know people who are bi-sexual and they don't act gay at all.

[procommenter]

The media plays this game of "outing" the dead. It doesn't matter that there's  no corroborating evidence.

[kieranbehandurante]

There's a difference between homosexuality and bi-sexuals. Brendan illuded it in the book like james joyce and his prostitutes. Brendan was my Grandad's brother and my da tell's me he was bi.

[procommenter]

A man who has sexual relations with a man is a homosexual, a.k.a. a sodomite.

[procommenter]

Brendan Behan described himself as: "an alcoholic with a writing problem."

[kieranbehandurante]

You haven't read the Borstal Boy then have you?

He was actually bi-sexual.

[procommenter]

I've read it. "Fred wasn't so green as he was cabbage-looking." I detected no homosexuality in Behan.

[xxxKerrygoldxxx]

Were in da shite do ya pick dat from me friend..A Great Irish poet an Soldier he Was..

An Singer..Da Borstal Boy..

[crispian2005]

i think he was bisexual.(who cares)....i know one of his relations...most blokes who have been in jail are a bit...lol

[crispian2005]

excelent..good job.

[groinhat]

Alkie, gobshite, possibly a nutter, but very witty and with a real love of language.

And he lived in interesting times, so he had a lot to talk about.

Respect to him.

[paddyh701]

seamusoconghalie: ur wrong miceal collins started the ira and he was not a leader when the rising happened and when deverla was in wexford jail and miceal collins were in wales in jail it was called the irb. then when the war of indenpetenced happened as the leader miceal collins thats when the ira

starded

[paddyh701]

who ever made this viedo got it wrong its not the ira its the ivf so get ur facts right

[seamasoconghaile]

the ira was formed before the rising, with the joining of the revolutionary forces of the IRB who were in control of the IVF(if only oneil had known his place) and the ICA

[ChrisCasseroles]

paddyh701: Thank you for pointing out the error. I have spoken to Mr Behan, who would like to offer apologies for his mistake.

[dme08]

what? so you have spoken to our Brendan ? about it? 

[Fumaralgorondamon]

thank you very much to the person who posted this..  amazing books, so many good stories and such sense of humor, this man is quite a legend.i loved shane m`s version of the auld triangle, but ufff this one is amazing as well.yes, may god bless your magic island and celtic fc and the pogues.. hmmm it must feel really great to be irish. and may brendan behan and the rover who created that tune that makes me tremble rest in peace.

[celticvisions4]

God save Ireland!

[tumadoireacht]

01.32: "the gpo is the genital post office " priceless. wasn't behan gay?

[bshe77]

tumadoireacht, no he wasnt gay as far as I know. Had a wife and kid, although I know that doesnt really count for much these days. Read Rae Jeffs 'Brendan Behan: Man and Showman' Jesus it's a graphic, sad account of his final couple of years from the woman who worked on Confessions of an Irish Rebel, Behan's Island and Behan's New York with him. I'd recommend it to anyone.

[Sohemian]

bshe77: Behan was bisexual as depicted in the play Brendan at the Chelsea and (I think) the film adaptation of Borstal Boy.

[BehrHunterNH]

He didn't say genital. He said "General" with a very inner city Dublin accent. Phonetically it sounds "Generdel". Ask anyone from inner city Dublin what is the name of the Post Office on O'Connel street and they will sound the same as Behan.

[stacyblue1980]

I have never seen a situation so dismal that a police officer couldnt make it worse..he said.......or somethin like that......I laff every time i think of it. Thanx Brendan. Even little american girls giggled at yr humor.

[beatit2008]

Behan was one of a kind.... '' and to hell with the begrudgers''

[falstaffswims]

lovely!

[fadd111]

excellent

it shows that not all dubs are stupid

[TimTannerman]

fadd - Has Voltar been portained?

[poldot23]

I take then your a stupid sheep shagging boggor fadd111 gobshite

[mtsongs]

brendan behans, 'the borstal boy', which mentions 'the ragged trousered philanthropists', two books which should be read. brendan with luke kelly and ronnie drew, who all sang 'the auld triangle', it gets no better.

[majorMcpharter]

Mtsongs The ragged trousered philanthropists is indeed a wonderful book.Workers of all lands unite.

[mtsongs]

major mc, great dream, but there is only one group that always unite, n i'm sure that you know who they are.

[SeanBreen]

Brendan , your very intelligent voice , spirit and understanding is , heard today ,, LA California , I wish I was with you back then ,,, I am a Dub .. and I hope one day a movie will be made , about B B .

[ColdChicago]

brendan behan bless his name

fought for ireland

dammed

the patriot game

friend to brecht and the poor

and for that

they spit on his door

so dear friends: take care

 kiss the dollar and beware

[sneezepal]

Great stuff! Behan was one of a kind.

[berryjewell]

BRENDAN IS MY FAVOURITE WRITER AND CHARACTER. His quotes are phenomenal to me. Thanks a million for posting this. To hear him sing The Auld Triangle alone is heartwarmingly mind blowing. NOTICE when he 1st refers to the GPO,it well sounds like he says "genital" post office, lol. Probably a slip of his tongue after it'd been in a few jars, lol!

[oomingmak]

brendanbehan dot info

[gallygaz]

great stuuf, does anyone have or know how to get hold of behan's appearance on "this is your life" with eamon andrew's i believe he appeared on that show

[braybanger]

Great stuff- Any more to come?

[golddust59]

thanks so much for posting this!! Legend!!

[nwosser]

thanks 4 this

[knpb]

Good on ye for putting this up. Behan is going thru' an underated phase, but he and his work will be back !!

[MeatyPortion]

Thanks for posting this.

[JDLK2005]

You have to laugh at the GPO story, so Irish

[rakovsky]

"I come," he said, "to abolish the village idiot"

[ChrisCasseroles]

Ah, you got it now.

[rakovsky]

"I commie centrabolish the village idiot??" Why can't I understand him? Is it a freaking Gaelic dialect?

[27106204]

It's a working-class Dublin accent, you fucking American twat.

[rakovsky]

27106204 : I like working class accents. Just because a person is uneducated does not mean they are spiritually deficient. If you assume everyone who questions your accent looks down on you, you make the mistake Britain's upper class wants to make. They want you to think most Americans look down on you so you will not have solidarity.

[ogiepanther]

Brendan Behan legend

[jeaner]

Thanks, this is great!

[rakovsky]

What does Lenin say at 1:54-1:56?

"I Commie central to bonnies the village idiot?"

[ChrisCasseroles]

"I come to abolish the village idiot."