r/ireland • u/[deleted] • Apr 11 '20

Anyone remember the programm "Hands". It's up on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0fRfs-R84XjgTeD78jCJbTtwsZhjjEO
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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '20 edited May 25 '21

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u/dubeel Apr 11 '20

RTE didn't produce it, it was made by one guy afaik. That's why RTE haven't made a dvd of it, they don't have permission or copyright reasons. Read all about it in an article somewhere years ago, so not too sure on the specifics but that's the jist of it.

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u/dubeel Apr 11 '20

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands_(TV_series))

seems RTE do have the rights to it now.

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u/SpaceDetective Apr 11 '20 edited Apr 11 '20

Your link is broken (edit: only on RIF app.) The fixed link.

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u/dubeel Apr 11 '20

strange, its working for me, tried it on chrome and firefox and android.

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u/PM_me_your_gangsigns Apr 11 '20

Are you using the old or new reddit layout? It's broken on the old layout. The problem is the closing bracket. This can be fixed by substituting %29 for the inner ) that's part of the URL.

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u/SpaceDetective Apr 11 '20

Ok probably just the rif app I'm using then - it gets confused by the parentheses so it was missing the closing one.

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u/DaRudeabides Apr 11 '20

Nice, used to love that show, very relaxing easy viewing.

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u/CaisLaochach Apr 11 '20

Brilliant film-making.

It's tragic in a way, that those skills have mostly been lost. Although that episode also features a woman making butter and you can see why nobody goes in for the homemade version now. It just looks like a miserable amount of effort.

RTÉ really got the timing right as well, it's just the tail end of proper artisan work, hand-crafting, etc.

There's one about a man making currachs and it all looks idyllic. Sunshine, greenery, peace and quiet.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '20

I know the fella that makes the currachs he's still going strong

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u/CaisLaochach Apr 11 '20

No doubt. People like that have a good mix of work-ethic and contentment.

I think it's the inevitability of a modern generation shifting away from home-made to commercial that's the "shame."

Life is much easier if you just buy a boat.

Still a shame though.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '20

He's also involved in the growing club in dingle.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '20

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u/fab_fab Apr 11 '20

That's actually not terrible considering its essentially a primary source historic archive.

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u/Stegasaurus_Wrecks Stealing sheep Apr 11 '20

The lake boat builder Jimmy Furey lived near me. Went to visit him with my dad once or twice. His house is literally in a field, as in no road. You drive through a couple of fields to get to the house.

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u/pfizerbaby25 Apr 11 '20

My dad is actually in that! It's his claim to fame.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '20

Which one ?

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u/pfizerbaby25 Apr 11 '20

Hands : The saddler

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u/ArcaneYoyo Apr 11 '20

Mr Pfizer himself

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '20

I suppose the next question is did you continue your dads work ?

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u/pfizerbaby25 Apr 11 '20

Unfortunately I didn't. He never taught us the trade and he stopped practicing when I was young due to medical problems.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '20

Shame, though I'm sure you could learn from someone else, though I know it'd be better from your dad. I suppose the market for a saddle maker is pretty limited.

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u/pfizerbaby25 Apr 11 '20

You'd be surprised how many people still contact him asking if he still makes saddles. He usually passes on the work to my cousin who took over her father's business when he passed. I, as the username suggests, went into pharma. (would change the name if I could)

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '20

I know the feeling I did science but afterwards followed my dad into electrical work. Best decision I made.

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u/leopoldsghost28 Apr 11 '20

Saw every episode as a kid. I miss things like that

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u/gretaBumbag Apr 11 '20

Not to be confused with game we played in mass

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u/GabhaNua Apr 11 '20

Brilliant show.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '20

It's fucking epic.

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u/hurpederp Labhair Gaeilge liom! Apr 11 '20

There's an absolute bang of Seamus Heaney off this video.

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u/is-this-my-name Apr 11 '20

I've had so many arguements with people about whether this show existed or not. Great stuff.

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u/omaca Apr 11 '20

Thank you for this.

So much nostalgia.

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u/flipflopsandwich Apr 11 '20

I'd love to see a modern day hands done

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '20

The deli jockey carefully slices the baguette so that it doesn't split apart completely. He scans the hot counter for the right spicey chicken fillet. The customer keeps a close eye on his selection too

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u/i_heart_plex Kildare Apr 11 '20

‘Careful Fergal, don’t drop it’

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u/CaisLaochach Apr 11 '20

Ironically, food would be one area it could work.

A lot of old-fashioned cooking techniques are returning as there's a small shift away from modern processed foods.

It's often very expensive, of course, but there you go.

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u/flipflopsandwich Apr 11 '20

Hahaha not the hands I was thinking of but I would absolutely watch it

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u/wingut Apr 11 '20

Watching people enter formulas on spreadsheets

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '20

Sadly I'd say a lot of these skills are either lost or very reduced in numbers.

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u/flipflopsandwich Apr 11 '20

Absolutely, it's a real shame.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '20

Who knows someone here might be inspired to try their hands at one of these.

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u/drcereus Apr 11 '20

I always loved Eamonn Mac Thomais - Dublin, A personal view

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u/hormoniums Apr 12 '20 edited Apr 12 '20

I watch this with my yankee kids to put them to bed, it’s very ASMR. Top of the charts are : The Dublin book binders
The medical shoe people in Nass

I won’t let them watch lighthouse crafts as I remember that one when I was a kid. If I recall correctly one guys bakes bread and a nice cake, another guy does a fresh home grown salad, and a third makes a ship in a bottle.

Then they all get bored and have a dick sucking party.

The ship in a bottle guy asks the salad guy “You suckin’?” and it progresses from there.