Mayo animation enthusiast is taking YouTube by storm

THE success of Mayo man Stephen Rattigan's animation channel on YouTube goes on and on.

He has thousands of people viewing his channel on a weekly basis and Stephen is particularly proud to have reached a landmark of 5,000 subscribers.

One of his videos has recorded 500,000 views to date which, in social media terms, is outstanding.

Stephen, who lives in Castlebar, first set up his YouTube channel three years ago for his own animations and funny videos.

And it really took off when a popular Facebook page shared one of his videos and it got 3.7 million views within a short time.

“After that my YouTube channel got more and more people viewing it,” he explained.

“I'm delighted generally with how the videos have been doing on YouTube with my highest watched video having over half a million views,” he added.

The project is still very much a hobby for Stephen but, with the kind of figures he is registering, his channel enjoys enormous potential.

Best wishes are extended to him and The Connaught Telegraph is grateful to him for the videos that have been shared on our Facebook page.