IRELAND and JAMAICA. Full Documentary.

The link between Jamaica and Ireland - Out of Many, One People. Ep.1
IRELAND and JAMAICA. Full Documentary || Present, Past and Historical Links.

We have been working on this film for many months and it's finally ready to be published! The documentary is over 2 hours long and it features academic research as well as interviews with 9 people, who helped with understanding the strong connection between Ireland and Jamaica, both in the past and in present. You will meet the Jamaicans in Ireland, the Irish in Jamaica and the Jamaicans of Irish descent.

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🔴 CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
03:11 Introduction to Ireland
06:15 Jamaicans in Ireland
13:42 EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
18:04 Introduction to Jamaica
20:48 Irish in Jamaica
32:14 Jamaica and Ireland: 1600 - 1700
39:20 The Irish Ancestry
44:38 Jamaicans of Irish Descent
51:09 Irish Influence in Jamaica
58:41 Language and Traditions
01:08:22 Jamaica and Ireland: 1700 - 1900
01:20:05 Fighting Discrimination
01:34:50 Jamaica and Ireland: 1900 - 2000
01:41:11 Jamaican Influence in Ireland
01:51:10 Learning from the Irish Experience
02:04:23 Living in Ireland, Living in Jamaica
02:14:23 Conclusion

🔴 ACADEMIC RESEARCH
►"A "riotous and unruly lot": Irish Indentured Servants and Freemen in the English West Indies, 1644-1713". Hilary McD. Beckles.
►"Plantation Production and White "Proto-Slavery": White Indentured Servants and the Colonisation of the English West Indies, 1624-1645". Hilary McD. Beckles.
► "Ireland, Slavery and Anti-Slavery: 1612-1865". Nini Rodgers.
►"Ireland and the Black Atlantic in the Eighteenth Century". Nini Rodgers.
►"The Irish in the Caribbean 1641-1837. An Overview". Nini Rodgers.
► "Genetic Perspectives on the pre- and Early Contact Histories of Jamaica". J.B.Torres, T.Winful, Journal of Caribbean Archaeology.
► "Whence The Black Irish Of Jamaica". Joseph J. Williams, Ph.D., Litt.D. published in 1932.Note - some parts of this research are out of date as more information became known since then. However, it is still useful as it gives a unique perspective of "Irish via Barbados to Jamaica".

🔴 BOOKS: History of Ireland
► Modern Ireland, 1600-1972, by Roy Foster
► The Transformation of Ireland, 1900-2000, by Diarmaid Ferriter
► A Short History of Ireland, 1500-2000, by John Gibney

🔴 BOOKS: History of Jamaica
► The Story of the Jamaican People, by Sir Philip Sherlock & Hazel Bennett. 1998
► Pieces of the Past: A Stroll Down Jamaica's Memory Lane
If you are in Kingston, Jamaica - you can buy these two books on History of Jamaica at Bookland in New Kingston, but call them first to confirm availability:

🔴 REGGAE MUSIC from Ireland
► Cian Finn feat. The Man Ezeke - Ireland (Acoustic), Jamaica.
► Intinn - Come Away (Live)
► Dear John - The Bionic Rats (Irish Ska/Reggae)
► Uncail Bob (a Gaelic tribute to Bob Marley) - 'Bréag'

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Thank you for watching! I hope you have enjoyed the documentary! Please check the description for the main sources used for this video. Below are also some links you might find useful:
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[Nikkir]

The Irish, in my opinion, are the most decent people in Europe. I’ve been to several countries in Europe and have never seen anyone stop to check on a homeless person. I’ve personally witnessed tho several times in Ireland. I have so much love for them.

[cliftonsmith]

My dad's Jamaican and my mum's Irish proud of my heritage🔥 ❤

[camellabailey]

I love this. Im Jamaican. I lived in Cork, Ireland for 2 years. It was so unplanned. I lived in few other countries outside of Jamaica, BUT. Ireland is the best place i've lived. I love the culture and the people. ❤

[bliss]

One fascinating thing about both Jamaica and Ireland is that they are both tiny yet very popular; well-known and well-loved. They both have a way of capturing the world's attention. Must be that accent!

[SecretEyeSpot]

as a Irish Jamaican born in the US this brings me much joy

[michealjones]

I’m from cork in Ireland and was delighted to see this documentary than I saw it was 2 and a half hours long I said Christ I didn’t know we had that much in common. Us Irish seek out our country’s connections to other peoples all over the world, I can only think that we never pushed our connections with Jamaica because Jamaica was part of the commonwealth but enough of that it’s time for st Patrick’s day in Jamaica and it’s time the Irish tasted Guinness punch

[miltongrace]

A brilliant expose. My Irish ancestors started the Grace, Kennedy Limited in 1922 and sold it in 1944. Grace, Kennedy is still in operation 100+ years of Grace. We are the only people in Jamaica with the Grace surname name, originally from a place in Ireland called Killkenny. I have passed through Ireland a few years ago, the immigration officer thought I was Grace returning home, but I was actually going to England instead. Brilliant work.

[cheenergies]

I'm Black British of Jamaican parentage and given my cultural upbringing I was always fascinated with the Irish way of speaking, humour, and my deep love for Guinness and Baileys - and some women with Mixed Black and Irish ancestry. This documentary was really well done and I learnt a lot.

[hughgrant]

Thank you for a great documentary, so glad I found your channel. My parents were both Jamaican. The family returned there from the UK in 1974. This was a huge culture shock as a 13 yr old. So many happy memories, I’ll be back soon

[lucildaparkes]

The Irish are nice people, I’m a black woman I’m residing in the Uk, a group of us went to Ireland on on holiday and they couldn’t do enough for us, they are very much down to earth people, we enjoyed our stay and we are thinking of going back. Love the country, love the people ❤

[nashuwareneemiller]

Irena you have out done yourself this time. You are slowly becoming the true history teacher of Jamaica. Please keep doing it just love it

[debbiefletcher-bryant]

Thank you for this, I am a black woman of Jamaican decent, and my mom told me that she had Irish blood running through her, so this piece makes so much sense to me.... thank you!

[flowerslady]

You are such a great ambassador for Jamaica. Thanks for loving my country.

[yaadleaf]

All I can say, is every Irish person I have come in contact with. We seem to have this natural connection as if we were both from Jamaica, unique and non-force. almost like you knew each other from a past life and it’s nothing but just good energy we 1000 % have some sort of connection to the Irish people ❤ I love the Irish …..one love!!!!

[normathomas]

Jamaican living in Miami Wonderful program and thanks you. You are a great ambassador for Jamaica and strangely am drawn to Ukraine and admire them African Welch and Chinese

[kerriannanderson]

This is GREAT!!! I'm a Jamaica with African and Irish ancestors. It's fascinating to learn about the shared history of Ireland and Jamaica.

[Thelma]

Some of my ancestors moved from Dublin to Jamaica at the turn of the 1900’s to work on a tea plantation. They had several children there and we have the parish certificates from St Andrews. They ended up moving back to Ireland following the earthquake in 1907. This is a part of our family history we knew absolutely nothing about until I started doing the family history. Thank you so much for this video!

Thought I’d be worth adding that West London in the UK has a lot of Irish and Jamaican history. Both Marcus Garvey and Michael Collins lived in Hammersmith, not at the same time I don’t think but their where they lived was about 20 minute walk apart from each other. Collins was in Brook Green and Garvey near Baron’s Court Station. Hammersmith has the Irish Cultural Centre and a short distance away you have Notting Hill where the Notting Hill Carnival takes place. There’s of course many more communities here but it’s interesting that it’s another place where Irish and Jamaican communities closely intersect.

[rbellot]

Excellent! Excellent! From I’m African American from originally Lowell, Massachusetts USA where many Irish reside. My greatest mentors (teachers/professors) are Irish.

[derrhewitt]

Thanks ambassador Irene for another excellent work. As a black Jamaican like most Jamaicans who are Irish descendants (I with 5% DNA) I knew this connection from my great great grandparents as well as from many historical events and people.