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CORK FILM TRAIL
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Moby Dick 1956
scenes filmed in Youghal County Cork |
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Moby
Dick the film, in 1956, Youghal in Co.
Cork was the setting for John Huston’s
film adaptation of Herman Melville’s
Moby Dick starring Gregory Peck. You can
view some film memorabilia and pictures
from the set in the Moby Dick pub in the
town centre. This classic story by Herman Melville
revolves around Captain Ahab and his
obsession with a huge whale, Moby Dick.
The whale caused the loss of Ahab's leg
years before, leaving Ahab to stomp the
boards of his ship on a peg leg. Ahab is
so crazed by his desire to kill the
whale, that he is prepared to sacrifice
everything, including his life, the
lives of his crew members, and even his
ship to find and destroy his nemesis,
Moby Dick. Visit the town of
Youghal in East Cork and see the
sights. |
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The Wind That
Shakes The Barley 2006 scenes filmed in
West Cork |
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The Wind That Shakes
the Barley film directed by Ken Loach.
Having seen the cruel acts by the
British Black and Tans and two brothers
fight side by side until a truce is
signed. But peace is short-lived and
when one faction of the freedom-fighters
accepts a treaty with the British that
is regarded as unfair by the other
faction, a civil war ensues, pitting
Irishmen against Irishmen, brothers
against brothers, based in early
20th century Ireland.
Starring Cillian
Murphy, Padraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham
and Orla Fitzgerald. Some scenes filmed
in
Ballyvorney in Co Cork,
Bandon, Coolea and
Timoleague, West Cork,
Ireland. |
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War Of The Buttons
1994 scenes filmed in West Cork
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War of The Buttons
filmed in 1994 was directed by John
Roberts was a film based on two separate
childhood groups who engage in battles
where they cut off the buttons,
shoe-laces and underwear of their
captured opponents. This is to get the
boys in trouble with their parents. They
go to battle in mass groups of dozens,
throwing stones and cutting off their
opponents buttons and all the scrapes
that result, and loyalties in childhood.
A light hearted film, with scenes filmed
in
Castletownsend. West Cork, Ireland.
It starred Gregg Fitzgerald, Gerard
Kearney and Eveanna Ryan. |
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Ondine 2009
scenes filmed in Castletownbere Beara Peninsula County
Cork |
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The film Ondine is the story of an Irish fisherman
from an Irish fishing
town who
discovers a woman in his fishing net who
he believes to be a mermaid,
a modern day fairytale.
Ondine was directed by Neil Jordan and
the lead part was played by Colin
Farrell and Ondine was played by Alicja
Bachleda and the priest is played by
Stephen Rea. Enjoy a visit to the West
of Ireland,
Castletownbere on the
Beara Peninsula. |
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The Nephew
1998 scenes filmed in Ireland |
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The Nephew was a film
directed by Eugene Brady which stared
Pierce Brosnan, Niall Toibin, Sinead
Cusack, Luke Griffin, Phelim Drew, Donal
McCann, Aonghus Og McAnally, Hill Harper
and Aislin McGuckin. Film set in
Ireland, where a girl went to America
never to be heard of again until her son
returns to Ireland searching for his
only remaining family on the death of
his mother. Old conflicts are brought to
the surface once again, Piece Brosnan
plays a strong part as does Hill Harper
in this film The Nephew. |
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Other well know Films set or part
filmed in Ireland are
The Quiet Man
Playboy Of The Western World
Agnes Brown
Circle of Friends
Dancing at Lughnasa with Meryl Streep
My Left Foot with Daniel Day Lewis
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Flight of the Doves
The Field
Finian's Rainbow
The Matchmaker
My Leftfoot
Far & Away
P.S. I Love You
Reign of Fire
King Arthur one scene filmed at Irelands largest waterfall at
Powerscourt Falls.
Braveheart with Mel Gibson playing William Wallace filmed in
County
Wicklow in Ireland
Saving Private Ryan which was filmed on Curracloe beach in
County
Wexford in Ireland
Educating Rita, filmed at Belfield Campus, University College Dublin
in Ireland
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Thursday February 07, 2013
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