You dont need to know everything about the place to have a great time in maam cross, but you should know a few basic details before you head off. Maam cross hotels, ireland vacation deals from 62 usdnight. Quiet man cottage, maam cross the quiet man visit to counties galway and mayo. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. John fords beloved romantic comedy the quiet man has been both reviled and celebrated for its largerthanlife portrayal of the emerald isle. Well even let you know about secret offers and sales when you sign up to our emails. Vacation home tiernakill house, maam cross, ireland. At maam cross, there is a replica of the cottage used in the 1950s john wayne and maureen ohara film the quiet man, which was filmed there. From maam cross, our tour heads out to leenane, kylemore abbey and letterfrack, in the shadow of purple mountains rolling down to blue and green rocky valleys, reflecting the.
Quiet man cottage, maam cross the quiet man visit to. We recommend booking quiet man bridge tours ahead of time to secure your spot. Lovely staff who catered for our birthday grannie bottle. We offer facilities and features you are guaranteed not to find in other irish hotels. The stillintact bridge was where waynes character sat and heard about the white omorn cottage. On january 22, 20 olive films released the quiet man on dvd and for the first time on bluray, as a 60th anniversary special edition. More than 60 years have passed since irishamerican director john ford shot his classic movie the quiet man in ireland. There is a replica of the traditional irish cottage used in the filming of the quiet man movie. The quiet man replica cottage the quiet man replica cottage 70 m. The quiet man is a short story by irish novelist maurice walsh 18791964. Even stephen speilberg paid homage to ford in the hit film et where the quiet man can be seen on the familys tv during the opening scene. Entries there bear witness to the comfort and welcome those first tourists to connemara received, and their appreciation of the scenery in the maam valley. Just at the crossing of the roads stands the peacockes hotel, with a bar, a restaurant, and a gift shop avoid it if there are buses of tourists. Quiet man bridge, near maam cross, connemara, county galway, connacht, republic of ireland photographic print by gary cook.
Maam cross hotels, ireland vacation deals from 62 usd. Located in maam cross, peacockes hotel is in a rural location. We would have missed the bridge from the quiet man except for the information given by the receptionist. Browse fun facts and trivia about at classic movie hub cmh. After nimmos death, it was leased to charles orourke who ran it as a coaching inn. Quiet man bridge oughterard 2020 all you need to know. The quiet man usually tops the list of must see movies for st. A restaurant and a barlounge are featured at this hotel. Patrick pearses cottage and lough corrib are also within 12 mi 20 km. You can book a shuttle, once your reservation is complete. The quiet man bridge where sean reveals himself in the beginning of the movie is about a mile or so east of the hotel, and has a sign telling you where to turn. Staff are amazing, friendly, knowledgeable about the area and history and can recommend where to go. The woman on the bicycle would have just passed, on the lower right hand corner and out of shot, the place where the quiet man tourist cottage now stands on the corner.
The quiet man is a 1952 technicolor american romantic comedydrama film directed by john. Vacation rentals in maam cross county galway ireland. Book the peacockes hotel situated in a rural location, this hotel is 2. Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 1 jun 2017 om 11. Quiet man cottage, maam cross the quiet man visit to c. It originally appeared in a 1933 edition of saturday evening post and was later published in the book the green rushes. Founded in 2000, the venue underwent a renovation in 2007. When ford tried to pitch the film to hollywood producers, he was. The quiet man or simply have a coffee on the edge of lough corrib the largest lake in the republic of ireland. Spacious house perfect for groups with panoramic views of connemara. Even though the cottage is several miles away in maam cross.
It stars john wayne, maureen ohara, barry fitzgerald, ward bond and victor mclaglen. Book your maam cross county galway ireland rental with. Expedia has plenty of excellent maam cross vacation packages thatll save time and give you more money to spend. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. The famous quiet man bridge is located just before the town of oughterard, less the 10 minutes from peacockes. Thanks to tony reeves book on world wide locations. This classic movie was filmed on location in connemara and starred john wayne and maureen ohara with, amongst others, barry fitzgerald, ward bond and victor mclaglen in supporting rolls. Maam, county galway, currently lies in ruin and has been deteriorating for a number of years. New mural quiet man bridge topics oughterard heritage.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Connemara was the setting for the iconic 1950s film the quiet man starring john wayne and maureen ohara. Also within 9 miles 15 km are glengowla mines and patrick pearses cottage. The stillintact bridge was where waynes character sat and heard about the white omoran cottage. The centre of maam cross is 1 km away from the venue. Sep 01, 2002 the quiet man and other stories walsh, maurice on. In the film the cottage has been neglected, and quiet man.
Maybe the definition of a village is excessive, it is, in fact, a crossroad from which branch off all the roads that cross connemara. In 2010 there was a documentary called dreaming the quiet man made about the journey and making of the quiet man. Among those are lettergesh beach, where the horse race scene was filmed, the quiet man bridge, signposted off the n59 road between maam cross and oughterard and the white omorn cottage. Youll be within 3 miles 5 km of maam valey and 6 miles 10 km of quiet man bridge with a stay here. During ten weeks in the summer of 1951 hollywood descended on the oldworld irish village of cong to film a movie the village had its first electric power installed that year. The value of 1 reward night is the average price of the 10 nights you collect. The accommodation is located 12 km from lettercraffroe lough and 20 minutes by car from joyces craftshop. Oughterard golf club and ashford castle golf club are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the areas natural beauty can explore maam valey and oughterard district bog natural heritage area.
Just 10 mins walk from maam bridge and 100 yards from the famous original quiet man cottage. A visitors book, purchased in 1854, is still extant. From maam cross, your tour heads out to leenane, kylemore abbey and letterfrack, in the shadow of purple mountains rolling down to blue and green rocky valleys, reflecting the rich and varied colors of. It was adapted and made in an oscarwinning movie directed by john ford and starring john wayne and maureen ohara in 1952. The quiet man is a 1952 technicolor american romantic comedydrama film directed by john ford. The latter is located on r336 south of maam, but has long ago fallen into ruin. Peacockes hotel located 14 km from joyce country sheepdogs, peacockes offers free selfparking, a vending machine and a news stand. Mar, 2015 among those are lettergesh beach, where the horse race scene was filmed, the quiet man bridge, signposted off the n59 road between maam cross and oughterard and the white omorn cottage. We had a wonderful experience at the peacockes hotel in maam cross. The maam valley features in famous film the quiet man, with the quiet man cottage located near an mam.
Tiernakill house holiday home maam cross holiday home tiernakill house, maam cross, ireland view on map. The quiet man was the first film to be shot in colour outside of america, and starred many of fords favourite actors john wayne who plays returned yank and former boxer sean thornton, maureen ohara waynes feisty love interest mary kate danaher and victor mclaglen mary kates headstrong brother will danaher. But it was the quiet man what perhaps best showed his talent. In the film the cottage has been neglected, and quiet man fans have removed stones as memories. It included the documentary the making of the quiet man with leonard maltin. Mr john mcquinn, a local breeder of connemara ponies and owner of the quiet man stud, lives close to the bridge, and decided to celebrate. Popular attractions quiet man bridge and maam valey are located nearby. The original white o morn cottage from the film is in a sheep field along a road that cuts from maam cross to the southern pass of n59. When ford tried to pitch the film to hollywood producers, he was told that it was a silly irish story that wont make a penny. The quiet man goes behind the scenes of this unsung but highly consequential presidency, and illuminates the man at its center as never before. Mar 18, 2015 the quiet man cottage will be saved for preservation.
Driving from maam cross towards leenane, the hulking brown mountains, twisting streams and careering white clouds of connemara form a. Maam cross is located 25 miles 40 kilometers south of westport. Cant wait for the railway to be renovated, amazing forethought and a great tourist attraction. At maam cross, the connemara crossroads, there is a replica of the cottage used in the 1950s john wayne and maureen ohara film the quiet man, which was filmed here. This book could just as easily have been called everything you ever wanted to know about the quiet man the shooting locations with dozens of detailed. With more than 550 partner airlines and 750,000 properties to choose from on our universal database, you wont have any difficulty designing your ideal vacation. Nugent was based on a 1933 saturday evening post short story of the same name by maurice walsh, later published as part of a collection titled the green rushes. There is a replica of the cottage at the peacokes hotel at the intersection of n59 and maam maum crossing. Peacockes hotel, maam cross, ireland county galway. Patricks day each year, and for good reason john fords classic 1952 romcom was filmed almost entirely in ireland and stars john wayne as a yank who returns to his ancestral irish village, falling for a fiery farm girl played by maureen ohara in the process. A replica of the famous thatched cottage in the movie is located at maam cross, county galway, in the west of ireland. Maam cross railway station, featured in the beloved 1950s maureen ohara, john wayne movie, will be refurbished as a major tourist attraction after great efforts from the locals the connemara railway station, at maam cross, featured in the maureen ohara, john wayne movie the quiet man wil. The valley, formed around a fault, and modified by heavy glaciation, is considered of geological interest. The second up of the two small houses seen in the background next to the large house with three windows was used as the home of old dan tobin, the dying man.