The Quiet Man (with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara) Tour in Cong Ireland

[@browningbelgium1705]

This is my favorite movie of all time. I can't put my finger on why but it doesn't matter. Thank you for filming this and letting all of us see what it looks like now. All the main actors are gone and time seems to be flying by these days. I watch this movie often and always will. Thanks again for posting this. It was a treat!

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@eddie12454]

Thanks Ron. I've actually been to Cong and I wasn't disappointed. Never been to the station though. Never grow tired of watching this wonderful film. Ford at his best.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Yes, a trip of a lifetime.

[@cyndyrob350]

So many times while watching the movie and loving the era I’ve wondered what the town looks like today. You have answered my question. Thank you so much for the video. I’m so glad it still exist.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I felt like a little kid when I was there.

[@jamesclark671]

I soooo want to make this trip. Love that movie

[@browningbelgium1705]

You're not the only one. I'd consider it a highlight of my life to be able to go.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

@@browningbelgium1705 you wouldn't be disappointed. The people of Cong are really nice.

[@codeyward1043]

Browning Belgium I’ve been before to it was great

[@beeorganic]

Seeing the streams gives me an overwhelming urge to go fly fishing for trout.

[@robinrubendunst869]

Thank you for posting this.

[@stevemorgan2976]

I loved watching this video. Thank you for allowing us to see the behind the scenes places of one of my favorite movies.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Glad you enjoyed it. I originally posted for my family but seems to have been very popular.

[@Veloman1957]

Thanks for sharing that.. the weather made it even more Irish.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

It sure did. Loved every minute of it.

[@rrrrl9163]

Ron, Thank you kindly for taking the time for allowing us to visit the "The Quiet Man " with you. Over 16 years ago, I paid for an Inclusive Trip to Ireland from New York, called THE QUIET MAN'S TOUR, but could not go........still haven't put in for my refund, even though, I have Trip Insurance. Thanks again for this wonderful video.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@Brett33]

Love this movie. Thank you for sharing .

[@Travel-with-Ron]

You're welcome Brett. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@mickybrennan3489]

Great video 👍my favourite film of all time. Get your book out feeney.

[@mexicanfries5336]

Yes, squire darling.

[@patricksullivan9283]

What a wonderful tour..thank you so much. 😀

[@Travel-with-Ron]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@lililacour]

Than you, Ron for sharing this video with us. I really feel I'm there on the locations of The Quiet Man! I love this film. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

I am so glad you enjoyed it. I had a lot of fun tracking down the locations.

[@timnicholas6868]

Ron, thanks very much for this video. I just watched the movie today for the first time, and so it was fresh in my mind. I can see John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara walking across that little bridge to his house. Very sad that during that time (1951) all of those fine actors were young and healthy, full of energy, but now gone. They're all asleep, now waiting on the resurrection to a paradise earth where they will never get sick or die again!

[@Travel-with-Ron]

I'm glad you enjoyed it Tim.

[@cynthiacronin2794]

County Mayo. Where my great grandmother was born.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

It's a beautiful area.

[@kevinstokes7302]

Simply wonderful. Thank you!

[@bigjobby11]

Just finished watching the film, again! Great to see the locations today, great vid 😃👍

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Thank you

[@rorygibbons3310]

I'm one of the Wild Geese how could I not love your video, it made me weep foe Days Gone Bye. Thank You

[@labellaescrima1996]

nice of you Ron, to have gone to Ireland and do the tour for all of us that can't go, nice and well done man, thank you very much indeed!

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@priscillapruitt4967]

Thank you - The Quiet Man is my favorite movie - I saw it when it first was released, so this was interesting to see.

[@selap8682]

Just watched the movie and I was very curious about the town. Simply beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Thanks for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@larryfisher5796]

One of my Very favorite Movies

[@steveh2432]

Only seeing this now. Great vid Ron. I'm from the North of Ireland and intend to do the tour this year. Thanks for a great guide

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Thanks Steve. It was a lot fun.

[@Romans15.32]

Thank you. This was a very nice video. I appreciate your effort- you did a lot.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Well worth the driving in beautiful Ireland. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@fflubadubb]

It's a sad shame about the cottage and the owner not wanting to restore it. My ancestors are from Mayo and it's been on my bucket list since I was a child. Maybe someday, God willing. Thanks for the tour you did a good job, you are a fan of the movie and it made all the difference.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

I'm a huge fan of the movie. For years westerns were my go to movies for John Wayne, now it's The Quiet Man.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

@@johnlavery6116 Greeting John. I hope to get to Ireland soon. It's one of my two favorite countries for the land and the people.

[@johnlavery6116]

@@Travel-with-Ron I was born and live there still.

[@EUGENEFLOYD-tf3iz]

Exteriors filmed in Ireland, Interiors filmed in Hollywood.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Hardest punch thrown in history. Punched in Hollywood landed outside Cohans in Cong Ireland. Now that's a punch.

[@jojo-xu4iz]

Love this movie so much. Amazing to see a lot of the town is the same.

[@btdtknoxville2165]

I love the movie I watched it last night.

[@thepickn]

Wow you are so lucky to been able to do this fantastic.

[@musicartlover1955]

Have been to Ireland once but not Cong, thanks so much!

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Worth the trip if you are a Quiet Man fan.

[@jimmulvenna3075]

Absolutely Great video. Big Quiet Man fan. Seen the film countless times and been down in Cong and surrounds. Never seen hall these sites. Need to get back down from Belfast. My compliments on taking the time and energy to make this.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Thanks Jim, I had a blast doing it.

[@easystar123]

Thanks for sharing your video. It was very well made.

[@seanjoseph3605]

Ron, you visited a lot of the locations. That's quiet a bit of driving. If only you saw Lettergesh beach on a sunny day.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

We had a blast doing it. If you wait for the weather in Ireland and you're on a short vacation you would not see anything. Lol

[@stephenfarthing3819]

By the look of it.. This station is bereft of rails - Southern Eire had it's own version of Dr Beeching and these were cut back. I don't think that there is any heritage railways there.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

I don't remember if these were real rails laid in front or just look alike rails. These were the only rails. Nothing leaving or coming to the station.

[@IrishGuyReacts]

Very much typical Irish weather 😂 Really cool video.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

I'm glad you liked it Irish Guy. We went with the mindset if we are going to Ireland then we can't let the rain stop us or we would never see this beautiful country. :)

[@laurabrowne575]

This is very interesting Ron!

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Thanks Laura. It was a great vacation.

[@marycahill546]

The cemetery scene was filmed on a set in California, not in Ireland. All interior shots were also filmed on set in California.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

I stand corrected, thanks.

[@Yaketyyak21]

That rain dropping is the sound of Ireland..

[@Travel-with-Ron]

And we loved it. If you let the rain stop you, you will never see Ireland.

[@Yaketyyak21]

Ron that’s true,as my father used to say,it’s only water,it will make you grow.

[@jimcrawford5039]

The thunderstorm scene was filmed in the studio, not at that abbey.

[@elidavega294]

MIS PREFERIDOS MAUREEN Y JOHN!!! LA MEJOR PELICULA Y EL MEJOR DIRECTOR JOHN FORD..un elenco genial!!!!❤❤

[@Travel-with-Ron]

I agree

[@elidavega294]

Gracias por estos hermosos recuerdos...de El hombre tranquilo...desde Argentina!!❤❤🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@walterteague4814]

Could you add a map so that we can follow where everything is, please?

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Hi Walter, When I went to the museum in Cong I purchased "The Complete Tour Guide to The Quiet Man Locations" by Lisa Collins. Here is the link: the-quiet-man-museum.myshopify.com/collections. I checked the web site and they appear to be sold out. Perhaps you can contact the museum and ask when they will be restocked. It was a very helpful guide. There is a full map inside the booklet as well as driving directions. Good Luck.

[@petermgruhn]

Okay, been trying to confirm. In the back of my mind from thirty years ago I remember thinking "Hey, that's Thoor Ballylee." And here you are at Thoor Ballylee. So I'm right ;-). Tnx.

[@Marlondurran]

Great upload 🙏. but as far as I know the thunder and lighting scene with Sean and Mary Cate was filmed was in fact in Hollywood and not in Ireland . Having said that I liked the music at around 5 min's 👍👍👍😆

[@sayonara1957]

Nice Place ! I saw the Film. It Is on of ma favorite Movie. Who call this City ? wäre Is this Museo ! Thamks !

[@Travel-with-Ron]

The name of the city is Cong and the museum is in that city. I would like to go back there.

[@thraciangrapes]

The sound is distorted, it's not the wind.

[@BlueShadow777]

Hi, I liked your video. Thanks. Could you please advise me... I’m planning a motorcycle tour of Ireland at the end of May. Being a fan of both “The Quiet Man” and John Wayne, I want to stop off at Cong when I leave Galway en route to my next stop. How long should I spend in Cong in order to satisfy myself with all I need to see? Would I need to stay overnight there? Appreciating your guidance. Best regards

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Hi Daniele, I'm glad to enjoyed it. You can see everything in Cong in one day but if you want to see everything in the video I would reccomend staying at least one night. The locations are spread out. I also recommend going to the museum in Cong and buy a guide to the locations. That's how we found everything.

[@BlueShadow777]

@@Travel-with-Ron Excellent advice. Thanks for that! Looking forward to it... Can you advise me also in how/where I can place an advance order for some good weather?

[@Travel-with-Ron]

@@BlueShadow777 if you figure it out let me know. As you can see from the video we didn't figure it out. Don't let bad weather stop you. 🍀

[@BlueShadow777]

@Ron 😄

[@BlueShadow777]

@@Travel-with-Ron One final thing, Ron... I didn't see it on your video but did you manage to get into the bar/pub at all?

[@netij5285]

Very cool!

[@seanthorntonmd3908]

At the 16:00 mark, you misspelled Sean Thornton....you left off the first "n". I know how to spell it (my name really IS Sean Thornton!)

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Thank you for pointing that out. I tried to fix it but couldn't figure out how to change the captions once the video has been uploaded and published.

[@kilterkaos1]

Watching The movie while looking at this. Thanks for putting it on KZbin?

[@Travel-with-Ron]

You're welcome. I'm a bit of nerd when it comes to that movie. It was a lot of fun visiting the locations and the people were great.

[@EUGENEFLOYD-tf3iz]

The graveyard scene where they kissed, was filmed in Hollywood.

[@earlsinks2666]

Do you know what other John Wayne movie that the name Inishfree was used in ?

[@Travel-with-Ron]

No, I do not Earl. Now I'm curious.

[@earlsinks2666]

@@Travel-with-Ron he uses that name for a boat in "Donavans Reef with Lee Martin". Me and dad collected John Wayne movies huge fan of Wayne's and Wesrerns in general.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

@@earlsinks2666 I did not know that. I have seen that movir6countless times. I too collect his movies, last count was 156.

[@earlsinks2666]

@@Travel-with-Ron yeah I lost count not to mention all the others . But most everything I have still is VHS which I still use .

[@SueProv]

I was there in 2012. Didn't see the statue. Was there on a religious pilgrimage but the bus driver stopped when he heard I knew alot about the movie. When I saw the abbey I ran down the street and the others followed me. Saw Rev Playfair house and Cohans and where fight was near the stream. Thanks for the effort and beautiful job. Really great to see. We didn't go all those places. Loved the area where horse race was.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Thank you Sue. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@johnmehaffey9953]

I absolutely loved Maureen o,hara and when I was in cong a few years ago when I stood beside her statue with the duke I put my hand on her leg ( sacrilege I know) and asked my wife to take a photo but she wouldn't do it and my arms aren't long enough to take a selfie so alas my flirting was to no avail

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Haha.

[@Discover-Ireland]

You forgot the pub scene in cong. Nevertheless I enjoyed your tour.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Actually the inside pub scenes were filmed in California. I hope I got the outside though. We had lunch in Cohans but it's more of a gastro pub and looks nothing like the movie.

[@lindaloe1974]

But white o morn was right next to the stream unless that house in front was built later wouldnt it be the house?

[@Travel-with-Ron]

You bring up a very good point. The building next to the stream was an old wooden structure and the only stone remains was the building I entered. Who knows, you may be correct. There was tour guide, just me trespassing. Lol. Thanks for viewing.

[@lindaloe1974]

@@Travel-with-Ron you may have to check that watch the movie it helps the perspective:)

[@james8583]

The picture of the stream and the cottage, from Wayne's point of view off the bridge, I think is either a different angle or the other side of the house, because O'Hara runs through, at least by your video a different area. Also, the reverend (played by Shields) and his wife ride their bikes through a path and then into the area through stone "walls" on each side and pull up to Wayne with paint in his hand. There are way different angles with different backgrounds (somewhat) and the cottage is way larger in the movie. What they do, sometimes is take a far away shot and the close up is built on the spot and either taken down or just left there. I could be wrong, but I'm watching the movie right now (lol). God Bless. P.S. In your video tour, shows why things are in disrepair. Hardly anyone there and it takes money to run these things and unless a wealthy benefactor leaves a trust (and it's not a church or huge bridge like the london bridge) then these things, unfortunately, fall by the way side on the opera generation (that's mine (lol), I have a copyright). Opera, meaning all these people day me, me, me, me and I, I, I, I etc....

[@james-bw2rl]

Anther one for the irish

[@johnwoods8595]

Well done, but not sure if your right about W B Yeats. Also see 1991 Irish TV documentary: W9k85dtfUes

[@Travel-with-Ron]

I thought I saw a sign out front. This is from Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoor_Ballylee

[@james-bw2rl]

The movie says it all you just can't beat the irish

[@fairwayray]

Wipe your feet!

[@lostandfound459]

What... not even one pub on your tour. You can't be Irish. But thanks for the video, it's my favorite non-western John Wayne movie. I gave you a like, but not going to the pub having a beer with us...I can only give you 4-out-of-5 stars. Sorry.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Haha, I actually did go to Cohans and Danahers but since Cohans wasn't actually a pub at the time of filming I didn't make it part of my video. Danahers was quite nice.

[@Cliffepoos]

So sad to see White O Morn in such a ruined state. Only in Ireland would we let such a famous place fall into ruin like that.

[@Travel-with-Ron]

Very sad.

[@rickmiller2668]

Enjoyed the video