Famous movie locations in Ireland

Movie locations in Ireland are extremely common. Tax incentives and stunning scenery have made Ireland the ideal location for many growers.

Ireland also has a tradition of film production. Many major movies were filmed here, with the Emerald Isle dubbed as anything from Roman Britain to post-apocalyptic northern England. And Dublin replaces London, Boston and even Berlin! These are some of the places you might have seen in movies.

County Antrim

• Giant’s Causeway and Coast of the Causeway
  • Hellboy II – The Golden Army
  • Jackie Chan’s medallion

County Carlow

• Huntingdon Castle
  • Barry Lyndon – A Kubrick location in Ireland

Cavan County

• Red hills
  • The playboys

County Clare

• Cliffs of Moher
  • Listen to my song : landscape shots were used in this movie
  • The Princess Bride : The Cliffs of Moher appeared as the Cliffs of Madness , and that was even before they had the high prices.

County cork

• Castletownsend
  • Button War – Various street scenes were filmed here.
• Cork city
  • Angela’s Ashes – Yes, the Limerick Epic was partially shot in Cork!
• Union hall
  • Button war
• Youghal
  • Moby Dick (John Huston, 1956) – Standing as New Bedford, Massachusetts

County Dublin

• Ballymun
  • Into the West : The bleak suburb provided the right background for this tale of youthful dreams and schemes
• Dublin (just a selection of the city’s many productions, many shot in Georgian Dublin)
  • The compromises
  • The general
  • The Jackie Chan Medallion – The scenes at Dublin Castle were animated by a chase through a cafe (actually nonexistent) in the courtyard
  • Michael collins
  • My boy jack
  • Penny Dreadful (television drama)
  • Ripper Street (television drama)
  • Snapper
  • Tara Road – Every once in a while for New York, a Dublin tour bus (right hand drive) was even lined with New York markings
  • The Tudors (television drama)
  • The van
  • Veronica guerin

• Howth Harbor
  • Pater brown
• Kilmainham jail
  • Italian work : Noel Coward’s “home away from home” in the original film
• Smithfield Market
  • The spy who came in from the cold : replaced Berlin with a replica of Checkpoint Charlie
• Temple bar
  • Far and far – representing Boston
• Trinity College
  • Educating Rita – However, as a “typical English university”

Galway County

• Aran Islands
  • The man from Aran : the 1934 “documentary” has some historical and unrepresentative scenes, while it pretends to be a true portrait of life on the island.
  • Father Ted : The aerial view of “Craggy Island” at the beginning of each episode of the hysterical clerical sitcom was actually a bit of the Aran Islands.
• Galway city
  • Black Daffodil (1947)
  • Jack Taylor (television drama)
  • The guard
  • The Mackintosh Man
• Leenane
  • Field
• Round stone
  • The matchmaker

County Kerry

• Derrynane
  • Excalibur – Some scenes were taken here
• Dún Chaoin or Dunquin
  • Far and Away – Used in some outdoor shots
  • Ryan’s Daughter : The Village in the movie was, however, just a specially designed set

County Kildare

• Leixlip
  • The Blue Max – Irish Air Corps pilots flew by plane.
• New bridge
  • California

County Kilkenny

• Inishoge
  • Friend circle

Limerick County

• Dromore Castle
  • High Spirits – The castle appears as the fictional Plunkett castle
• Limerick City
  • Angela’s ashes

County Louth

• Clogherhead
  • Devil’s property

Mayo County

• Cong
  • The Quiet Man – The saga of the boxer and the fire-haired Irishwoman was filmed in and around Cong. The tourism trade still eats about it

County Meath

• Bettystown
  • The Crying Game – The carnival scene was filmed in this seaside location north of Dublin
• Navan
  • Omagh – The movie was shot in the center of Navan town, parts of which closely resemble Omagh
• Trim
  • Braveheart – Trim Castle replaces Carlisle
  • Captain Lightfoot

Monaghan County

• Clones
  • The Butcher Boy – The city can be recognized in various background scenes

County tipperary

• Cahir Castle
  • Barry Lyndon – Stanley Kubrick used the castle in his groundbreaking epic
  • Excalibur – Opening scenes with King Uther Pendragon were filmed here
• Cashel rock
  • Excalibur

County Wexford

• Curracloe Beach
  • Saving Private Ryan – Actors and the Irish army starred in the invasion forces on D-Day, storming the beaches of Curracloe, which are similar to the beaches of Normandy

County Wicklow

• Summons
  • Ballykissangel – The hit BBC television series, portraying Irish (or rather oirish) life was filmed in Avoca
  • Give my Head Peace – A stroke of genius: In an episode of this satirical comedy about Irish sectarianism (yes, you read that right) a group of men from Orange march through Ballykissangel
• Bray
  • My Left Foot – The movie scenes were filmed in the seaside resort south of Dublin
• Kilpedder
  • The Blue Max – Irish Air Corps pilots flew by plane.
• Kilruddery House
  • Far
  • My left Foot

• Powerscourt Estate
  • Henry V – Playing Agincourt in Laurence Olivier’s 1944 film version
• Wicklow Mountains
  • Brave Heart
  • Excalibur
  • In the West
  • King Arthur : A section of Hadrian’s Wall was built for this film
  • Lassie (2005)
  • Michael Collins – The Wicklows are replacing Cork
  • Reign of Fire : the post-apocalyptic ruins were erected only as a setting
  • Vikings : Blessington Lakes see some boat raids
  • Zardoz