Living in Ireland | The Island Millions Had to Leave

For nearly two centuries, Ireland has been a country of goodbyes — around two and a half million people sailed out of a single harbour. And yet, every morning, millions choose to stay. Welcome to Ireland. 🇮🇪☘️ From the emigrant quays of Cobh to the rents of Dublin, the Irish-speaking Dingle Peninsula, the storm-beaten Aran Islands, the pilgrims of Croagh Patrick and a fiddle session in Doolin, this is daily life on Europe's greenest island — with the real numbers behind it. Why do so many leave a place so many dream of — and what keeps the ones who stay? In this journey, you will discover: 00:00:00 Intro: Living in Ireland 00:03:01 Stop 1: Two million departures 00:06:01 Stop 2: Cobh, the harbour of goodbyes 00:08:42 Stop 3: Dublin, rents and trams 00:11:53 Stop 4: A language spoken every day 00:14:51 Stop 5: The Aran Islands, isolation and storms 00:17:48 Stop 6: The pilgrimage up Croagh Patrick 00:20:41 Stop 7: Music in County Clare 00:23:37 Stop 8: Cutting turf in Connemara 00:26:28 Stop 9: Why they stay, every morning --- 👉 Subscribe Now    / @howtheylivetv   --- #livinginireland #ireland #traveldocumentary #howpeoplelive #howtheylive