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fter taking a few photos, we were off to Cong charming town we were driving through. The name
where John Ford’s arguably directed his most is very Irish as it refers to the Gaelic Cúnga Fheichin,
Aexcellent movie. The original cottage is in ruins, meaning Saint Feichin’s narrows which describes the
but fans can enjoy a re-creation of the interior of White isthmus of cavernous limestone the village is built on.
O’Morn at The Quiet Man Museum. The museum has It was a beautiful afternoon as we walked through
duplicated furnishings, artifacts, costumes and furni- the village. Denis pointed out the various locations
ture used in on the set including the four-poster bed from “The Quiet Man” film such as the dying man’s
and the tables and chairs that Mary Kate cherished in house, the river fight scene, Rev. Playfair’s house,
the movie. and Pat Cohan’s Bar. In 1951, Cohan’s was actually a
I could understand why John Ford changed the grocery store made to look like a bar on the outside
name of the fictional village to Innisfree – Cong, for the movie. Today it a quaint little bar, as it was in
located in South Mayo really doesn’t do justice to the “The Quiet Man.” We finished our tour of the town with

The Pat Cohan Bar location for shoot-
ing “The Quiet Man.” Above: An an-
cient stone bridge leads from Cong to
the woods of Ashford Castle.

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