This Question arose out of Where was the Quiet man Filmed - a google search gives many links to the film and its locations many tributes have been written http://www.hoganstand.com/general/identity/extras/places/stories/quiet.htm http://www.quietmanmovieclub.com/ http://quietmanmovieclub.com/tours.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "C M" <needsometoys@yahoo.ca> To: <irl-dublin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 3:31 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Inestry " where is it ? Innisfree Island lies off-shore from Maghery and is accessed from Burtonport. It is a flat island measuring about three quarters of a mile in diameter. It came to fame in the seventies and eighties when a group of hippies known as "Screamers" went to live there and spent close on twenty years on the island before heading off for South America. Unlike Owey and Gola Innisfree never became completely deserted. It seemed to attract a certain kind of alternative lifestyle and was always likely to be home to a German or English family. Peader O'Donnell, who wrote "Islanders" was once the schoolmaster on Innisfree and preserved the island way of life for posterity in his famous novel. Today there is mains water and electricity on Innisfree making like somewhat easier. In recent years the island has hosted a very successful Arts Festival. Although there is no regular ferry service to Innisfree it is often quite possible to get passage on one of the many small craft that ply between Burtonport and Innisfree during the summer months. Prepare to be met by island cattle walking on the beach. IrishRecordFinder <irishrecordfinder@yahoo.com> wrote: There are townlands called Inisfree in counties Sligo and Donegal.FWIW Brian ----- Original Message ---- From: Jerry Hartnett To: Valerie Garton ; irl-dublin@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, 5 September, 2007 2:32:20 PM Subject: [IRL-DUBLIN] Inestry " where is it ?????????? Hello Valerie: The filming of "The Quiet Man" was centered in the Village of Cong on the Mayo-Galway border. It was referred to as "Innisfree" in the movie. It's been a family classic in our house every March! Jerry Hartnett Crystal Lake, IL ------------------------------------- On Wednesday, September 5, 2007, at 02:20 AM, irl-dublin-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > My Italian painter has asked me where this place is. > > It is the place where John Wayne starred in " The Quiet Man " > > All he knows is that it was in Ireland ? > > > Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney. > Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Dublin, Wicklow & > Wexford > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Make free worldwide PC-to-PC calls. Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message