| The inhabitants
of the village of Cong nestling on the shores of Lough Corrib
must have been amazed, when in 1951 it was invaded by an American film
crew to make what was to turn out to be John Ford's greatest film 'The
Quiet Man' starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara (who was a native to Ireland
and spoke Irish) and Barry Fitzgerald. Located by the river at Circular
Road, Cong, between actual locations used for the filming, the ground
floor of the cottage is an exact replica of 'The White o Mornin' Cottage
featured in the film.
It must have been something of a homecoming for
Ford also as he was born Sean O’Feeney in 1894, in Spiddal,
County Galway.
The town of Cong is situated on an island in the
middle of the River Cong, the name is derived from the Irish cunga for
isthmus or 'narrows' which separates Lough Mask and Lough Corrib.
Quiet Man Cottage Museum
Circular Road
Cong
County Mayo
Tel: + 353 (0) 94 954 6089
Fax: + 353 (0) 94 954 6448
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The
museum is a must if you would like to see a typical early twentieth
century Irish cottage.
If you happen to be a fishing
enthusiast the trout fishing in the area is reckoned to be the
best in Europe.
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