Belfast's Answer to Mardi Gras: St. Patrick's Day Like You've Never Seen!

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Published 2018-08-14
Filmed in Belfast’s infamous student area known as ‘the Holylands’, this observational documentary follows students as they celebrate St. Patrick’s day. Meanwhile, the area’s long-term residents try and adapt to living in the middle of this huge street party, which has been dubbed ‘Belfast’s answer to Mardi Gras’.

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All Comments (21)
  • That old lady with the dogs in green is a legend.. what a great attitude to life
  • The way old Danish lady says 'niiice' in a Belfast accent. 😂
  • @onetruth4138
    The lady with the dogs has such a great attitude towards all this
  • @AdamTWHS
    That Ladies positive outlook is inspiring. She's also friggin hilarious!
  • @KraftyKreator
    The elderly lady is so beautiful in her passport photo! Things must have been so different in the 50s.
  • @gloop2002
    6:40 he shat himself when he ran into your man in the jacket hahaha
  • as a past resident and past party goer in the holylands i can relate to both sides of this story. the wee old lady with the dogs is a legend talk to her a few times in the past. my only problem then and now is the lack of cleaning up after ones self. when i partied i used council bins and residence bins to throw my cans and bottles away i didnt smash them in the street because knowing my dumb luck i'd trip over blocked and cut my self on the bottle i broke lol
  • @hughpaynes754
    “I’ve came from England,I’m from Brighton, I came from LURGAN EYAAAAAAAA”
  • @Soniboy84
    "you're not quite sure if it's an animal making that noise or someone in distress"... lol, i lost it here.
  • @bex8832
    Love the lady with the chihuahuas 😊 she has a great attitude to life!
  • Wee ould doll with her dogs in the pushchair is lovely. You can't help but like her. Students need to wise up and catch themselves on. Respect the elderly, women and children in the area and celebrate sensibly. ☘️
  • @katieb2098
    The lads sitting on the roof commenting on everything😂😂😂😂
  • I bet that elderly lady has seen a lot of crazy stuff go on around there if she has been there since the 50's 🤔
  • @phippen100
    Do not blame the students alone. Blame must be put on others also. 1) Private Landlords. Bought these houses cheap and turned 3-4 bedroom houses into 6-8 bedroom hours. Cramming more and more students into dark, mouldy rooms. Turning the area into a student ghetto. The people who didn’t sell up and leave were victims. But Northern Ireland isn’t overly wealthy and many students don’t have an option to live in other student areas. The area is densely packed, and this creates a student ‘party’ area. 2) The City Council. The council has has over a decade since the first mass gatherings for Paddy’s. They haven’t responded to this, and created an alternative. Like a festival in the nearby Ormeau Park! Clean up the Holylands. Create a festival. Make the private landlords create decent living spaces.
  • @FM-nt7fb
    Little dog lady is a saint . What an absolute legend so positive . All the best to you lady diamond 🙏
  • @eoinmelby9948
    If the council actually planned it sensibly they could line it with bins/recycling bins and toilets. Students would use them. Blame the landlords too for making bank off cramming so many students into one area and then absolving themselves of all responsibility.
  • @MegaDenni13
    The elderly people are the most tolerant u will ever find in any society. They have seen it all b4. It's a shame they have to put up with today's garbage. Our biggest shame here in the west is the way we all treat our elderly.
  • @TrevorNet
    “Off their trollies” - that older lady is Awsome!