107 Year Old Irish Farmer Reflects on Change, 1965

This dude literally just witnessed humanity go from a farmer-based society to an early space-faring civilization.

During his youth, this man saw and interacted with people born in the 1700s. During his last years, he got to hear The Beatles stirring up the world. Let that sink in.

At 107 years this guy is more responsive than I am at 31

Amazing! He's 170 years old now in 2023. I hope he's well and in good health wherever he is.

Imagine that in 1868 when he was 10, he would've met someone born most likely in the 1780's or 90's.

It's so fricken incredible that we're here, in the year 2021, listening to somebody born in the mid-1800's

The man was born just 5-6 years after the Irish Famine ended. His parents lived through one of Ireland's worst disasters. He must have grown up living in its shadow.

My Irish grandmother lived to a few days short of 104 years old. She was sharp like this fellow all the way to the end. She milked cows by hand until she was 90 and cooked on a wood stove. Never learned to drive and never wore a pair of pants-always a long dress. Until she was about 80, she walked to town (2 miles each way) to work as a cook for a restaurant-her "side" job. Then, she would walk home. She never wanted or asked for help. Ah, me Grandma was an exceptional lady with 4 boys serving in WW2. God bless all their memories.

This man went from muskets to nuclear weapons in his lifetime

1858 he was born. To think of the changes between then and 1965. Basically, the modern world grew up around him! Just incredible.

The fact that we in 2023, can watch and listen to a man born 165 years ago talk about whatever. Its mindblowing, like we are using phones and all and he was amazed by simple farming machines

Im 59 years old and my grandfather was born in 1894. He remembered the sinking of the titanic fought as a united states marine in france at the battle of bellewood. He lived to be 94. I can still clearly remember the day in 1976 when we were driving to town and he saw his first ultralight airplane. We pulled over and he jumped out saying over and over that's amazing. I yold him it was called an ultralight airplane and he compared it to the model A ford that any man could afford that. At 12 years old i was fully aware of how much change occurred during his lifetime. I miss him like crazy.

Only us 1860s kids can relate to what he's saying.

This man was 30 when Jack The Ripper was stalking London.

For anyone who is not Irish, the gentlemans manner of speech is, or was at one time very typical to county Clare, difficult to discern if you're not used to it, but men 30 or 40 years younger than him would speak exactly the same way, its not to do with his advanced years, I knew quite a few people in my youth that were exactly like him

What a blessing to see. I’m privileged to live in a house built in 1768. Wish the walls could talk. Humbling to see this gentleman from the past and how resilient people like him were.

Being this self aware and coherent at such an age is honestly a blessing..

This man went from horses to men in space

I'm here now in 2023 watching and listening to a video from 1965 about a man who was 107 years old, born in 1858. This year he would be 165 years old. Never take the internet or information archiving for granted, folks.

Michael Fitzpatrick lived 2 more years, dying in August 1967, at 109. Would've been 110, had he lived a few more months. His mother died at 100 and Michael had 13 children and 32 grandchildren.