Was Just on Ballinesker beach the other day, Fantastic part of the country, there is a boat hanging around there from the filming of saving private ryan too. Never noticed that was trim castle either nice.

West Kerry was the most beautiful backdrop , for a very under estimated Movie , which like a good wine , has so improved with age – Ryan’s Daughter , used the fantastic scenery of West of Dingle , Inch Beach and Barrow Beach, an extension of the historical , Banna Beach.

My Mum worked as a Masseuse & Beautician on the Movie for more then a year & a half, in 1968/69 . I was often her driver to the sets , very early in the mornings, when off school.

Shamefully , Kerry County Council insisted on the huge Village set , being knocked down and totally removed , once filming completed.
It would today be an added huge Tourism draw in the area, had it survived!

The movie was a great Tourism builder for the West Kerry Region , when it was released in 1970.

It was a fantastic experience to be even on the periphery of the making of the movie , watching the various Stars from a distance & the great Director David Leen in action.

A super Movie which can be truly appreciated even better today!

Parts of P.S. I Love You were filmed in Whelans in Wexford St. So I’m told, anyway.

Also, some exteriors for The Tudors were shot at Drimnagh Castle and Kilmainham Gaol.

Kilmainham Gaol was also used for scenes in In The Name Of The Father, the original (and best) The Italian Job and Michael Collins.

afaik Killruddery and gardens has also been used for several other TV shows, including the Tudors & Camelot.

Coincidentally we were just a Fr Teds House. Its about 10km outside Corrofin, Co Clare just this afternoon just as we were on our way around the Burren. Pity it’s not open to the public.

Studio 54 was filmed in Copper face Jacks

I believe they’ve been doing some Jim Morrison biopic in Bray and Mulligans on Poolbeg street. Why someone wants to do a biopic about a bloke who started a supermarket chain I don’t know.

Don’t forget that classic Circle of Friends (now on the leaving cert course) most of which was filmed in Kilkenny. (I was an extra in it- Chris O Donnell starred too!!)

I grew up in Trim…. It was great when Braveheart was being filmed… Used to head down every evening to have a look. Thousands of people there trying to grab a glimpse. Good times… The ice-cream guy made a fortune! :-)

Also from Braveheart, Dunsoghly Castle in North Dublin was used for the exterior of Edinburgh Castle. Back in the 80s we used to go there for picnics etc. A woman down the road used to have the key to the castle, and would give you the key if you knocked in. You could climb the turrets to the battlements, treacherous but a beautiful view. Of course, that all stopped. Not a hope of that type of stuff being allowed with how litigious our country is nowadays.

Class photo of trim castle there. One of the finest towns in Ireland which the Celtic tiger didn’t make an eyesore out of.

Gaynors bar in Leenane was the bar in ‘the field’ and a lot of amazing movie and tv work goes on in the paint hall studios in the titanic quarter in Belfast… hbo’s ‘Game of Thrones’ for example

Redhills – a quiet unassuming village in Cavan where The Butcher Boy and The Run Of The Country were filmed :P

What about the movie Excalibur filmed in Wicklow, Kerry and Tipperary (Cahir Castle again). The love scene with Uther still in full plate armour is a classic.
Also some of The Princess Bride was filmed at the Cliffs of Moher.

Jody, you may not be aware that Fumbally Square (home of TheJournal HQ) was used as a location (before it was developed to its current state) for Angela’s Ashes (as a coal yard) and I think also featured in PS I Love You.

Rumour has it that Mel Gibson has been scouting around Cahir Castle recently for his upcoming Viking movie (usual approach to historical accuracy from Mr Gibson!)

Scenes from Michael Collins were shot up in Parnell Sq & linnenhall St.& on the Featherbed Road between Kilakee carpark & Glencree.
Scenes from The Devils Own with Brad Pitt & Harrison Ford were shot in Inchicore .
Scenes from an old James Cagney movie about a surgeon that was in the IRA were shot at “the 40 steps” in James St.
Scenes from The Blue Max were shot from the Four Courts looking back up to Christ Church.
It’s great looking at movies and spotting somewhere that you know well .not the obvious ones like The Snapper, Saving Private Ryan,The Commitments & Michael Collins but other films that are not so well known

Was Ballinesker Beach earlier used for the video of Paul Brady’s ‘Arthur McBride’?

For the royal county you have…
Braveheart filmed at Trim Castle, Michael Collins & The Crying game both have scenes at Laytown’s rail bridge and the The Blue Max was allegedly filmed over the fields of Slane, not forgetting Captain Lightfoot also!! :-)

Primeval seems to have been filmed all over Dublin.

Where was the quite man film at?

Where is craggy island is it Galway?

The Black & Amber, Islandbridge.

I’ve just copped my house looks like craggy island parish!