Seamus O'Rourke - I'm the Father of the Bride

At approximately 8pm on the 22nd August 1922, Michael Collins was shot dead. Leitrim playwright and actor Seamus O'Rourke created this new work in commemoration of events during the Decade of Centenaries - "I'm the Father of the Bride".
Filmed in Charlie Farrelly’s pub - Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim.
"As It Happened" is produced and filmed by Edwina Guckian and supported by Leitrim County Council & the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 initiative.
The commissioned Leitrim artists are:
Seamus O' Rourke
Vincent Woods
Sorcha Nic An TSionnaigh
Fionnuala Maxwell
Pádraig Mac Samhráin
Stephen Murphy
Dee Armstrong with Diarmuid & Lughaidh Armstrong Mayock

[@FairytalePalace]

It was an absoulte pleasure to be at your show in Carrick on Shannon this July, during my first trip to Ireland. I went with Maureen Mulvey and her brother Thomas and his wfe. They warned me, a Canadian, that I might not be able to follow along but your delivery was exquisite and I was hung on every syllable . If you come to Canada, I'll be there. Oh we made the Leitrim paper!!! - Pattio

[@mariajansson7251]

I could listen to this man forever!

[@Reynoldsbhoy]

Superb from Seamus.....as always.

[@jimmcmullan1494]

Brilliant Seamus 👌

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

The ticking clock 😊

[@michaeldoogan2567]

Very good seamus 👍🏻

[@paddyo3841]

Irish souls never die

[@vinnyj4897]

Beautiful Poetry❤

[@JuneHedingham]

Pretty good 😮

[@susanmoriarty7533]

💚🇮🇪

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

Seamus I mean 😂😊 I don't know where the name James came from 😊😂 miss the old folk of yester year 😊 a story full of words & a lol 😂 too

[@jimmcmorrow5019]

Navigating the trials and tribulations of an Irish wedding.

[@dobbins4323]

We’ll all be paying for it long after it’s been piddled down the street

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

Lol 😂 love to listen to James 😊 love real people & characters sorely missed in these times lately 😊