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Welcome to Dingle................
About 20 years ago DH & I spent a few days visiting the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland. Our base was Milltown House in Dingle town, the only town on the peninsula.
The film director Michael Winner had written about this guesthouse in his weekly column for the Sunday Times and we were keen to try it for ourselves.
The film director Michael Winner had written about this guesthouse in his weekly column for the Sunday Times and we were keen to try it for ourselves.
Do you remember the wonderful film "Ryan's Daughter"?
It was fimed in the area and the actor Robert Mitchum and his family lived at Milltown house for over a year whilst filming was going on.
It was fimed in the area and the actor Robert Mitchum and his family lived at Milltown house for over a year whilst filming was going on.
DH took this dramatic shot of Coumeenole Beach, Slea Head, where part of the film was made."When Sir David Lean and the cast of Ryan's Daughter arrived in Dingle to start filming, it heralded the start of the Dingle Peninsula as a tourist destination. The superb cinematography and the natural beauty of the area as depicted on screen helped to make Dingle the popular holiday destination it is today. That was over 40 years ago, and since the completion of the movie, many of the cast and crew returned to Dingle on holidays, some settled here permanently. It is the sheer majesty of the landscapes and panoramic vistas that attracted the film makers, adding unique scenes to unique movies."
(Courtesy of dodingle.com)
(Courtesy of dodingle.com)
Dingle is a very picturesque town with a harbour full of colourful fishing boats and plenty of even more colourful pubs.
Many of the pubs are also shops selling anything from bread and groceries to leather goods and hardware. One half of the premises is a pub and the other the shop.
If I recall correctly this pub had a tiny enclosed parlour, seperated from the main bar.
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