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Quintessentially Irish

A journey through Ireland's cultural heritage, exploring the origins of whiskey production, the world-famous Guinness brewery, age-old equestrian pursuits, traditional Gaelic athletics, and the enduring Dunsany Castle.

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Frank Mannion

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So it sounds like I'm
in the tourist board now, - Quintessentially Irish

So it sounds like I'm in the tourist board now,

Suddenly there was this huge
curiosity of the world. - Quintessentially Irish

Suddenly there was this huge curiosity of the world.

My missus is French, so
I spent a lot of time in France. - Quintessentially Irish

My missus is French, so I spent a lot of time in France.

And their idea of
who the Irish are - Quintessentially Irish

And their idea of who the Irish are

We're a mysterious and
complex people - Quintessentially Irish

We're a mysterious and complex people

A quintessential Irish
characteristic - Quintessentially Irish

A quintessential Irish characteristic

And it was something
that I noticed living in London - Quintessentially Irish

And it was something that I noticed living in London

And I went back home and
everywhere I looked, - Quintessentially Irish

And I went back home and everywhere I looked,

Someone said, "Oh, that's
my favorite chocolate bar, too." - Quintessentially Irish

Someone said, "Oh, that's my favorite chocolate ba...

It expects nothing back
in return except to - Quintessentially Irish

It expects nothing back in return except to

You say you're
from Ireland and people - Quintessentially Irish

You say you're from Ireland and people

Other people get jealous, like, - Quintessentially Irish

Other people get jealous, like,

You may find Irish people
are socially - Quintessentially Irish

You may find Irish people are socially

Are there quintessentially
Irish characteristics - Quintessentially Irish

Are there quintessentially Irish characteristics

I'm married to an Irish girl
and she's my savior. - Quintessentially Irish

I'm married to an Irish girl and she's my savior.

I'm Anglo-Saxon, - Quintessentially Irish

I'm Anglo-Saxon,

And she is a Celt,
a will-of-the-wisp, - Quintessentially Irish

And she is a Celt, a will-of-the-wisp,

There's something deeply... - Quintessentially Irish

There's something deeply...

Mystical and powerful
about the Irish. - Quintessentially Irish

Mystical and powerful about the Irish.

What it is, - Quintessentially Irish

The idea of Irish has come - Quintessentially Irish

The idea of Irish has come

But what is largely forgotten - Quintessentially Irish

But what is largely forgotten

We have certain natural
characteristics as a nation - Quintessentially Irish

We have certain natural characteristics as a nation

Well, let's just say
it's not a legal substance. - Quintessentially Irish

Well, let's just say it's not a legal substance.

It is a spontaneous fun
that the Irish have, - Quintessentially Irish

It is a spontaneous fun that the Irish have,

I think we must have
the courage - Quintessentially Irish

I think we must have the courage

No matter
what the adversity is, - Quintessentially Irish

No matter what the adversity is,

I'm here.
Yes, I have my hopes - Quintessentially Irish

I'm here. Yes, I have my hopes

That is what makes Ireland
such a great country now. - Quintessentially Irish

That is what makes Ireland such a great country now.

My wife, Greta, who's
from Perth in Western Australia, - Quintessentially Irish

My wife, Greta, who's from Perth in Western Australia,

So I went into this pub
and I was getting desperate, - Quintessentially Irish

So I went into this pub and I was getting desperate,

She would play,
she would finish, - Quintessentially Irish

She would play, she would finish,

"Going to the pictures,"
that's a great phrase, - Quintessentially Irish

"Going to the pictures," that's a great phras...

This passion for the arts and - Quintessentially Irish

This passion for the arts and

Huge fan of Michael D.
I think he's a great president. - Quintessentially Irish

Huge fan of Michael D. I think he's a great president.

The present strength of
a multi-skilled - Quintessentially Irish

The present strength of a multi-skilled

I think it was very important
that when I became - Quintessentially Irish

I think it was very important that when I became

So therefore
it was never for me - Quintessentially Irish

So therefore it was never for me

The late Prime Minister
Albert Reynolds, - Quintessentially Irish

The late Prime Minister Albert Reynolds,

I was accused regularly - Quintessentially Irish

I was accused regularly

We immediately, - Quintessentially Irish

We immediately,

I knew that difficulties
had arisen - Quintessentially Irish

I knew that difficulties had arisen

And Mel Gibson himself came - Quintessentially Irish

And Mel Gibson himself came

We said, "We can help, yeah." - Quintessentially Irish

We said, "We can help, yeah."

You could make
any film in Ireland now - Quintessentially Irish

You could make any film in Ireland now

The church scene, in which
the French princess marries, - Quintessentially Irish

The church scene, in which the French princess marries,

I was ten years old,
hiding in bushes, - Quintessentially Irish

I was ten years old, hiding in bushes,

And I thought to myself, - Quintessentially Irish

And I thought to myself,

We have been
very lucky in Ireland - Quintessentially Irish

We have been very lucky in Ireland

It tells us that you have,
in fact, - Quintessentially Irish

It tells us that you have, in fact,

Whatever small contribution
my policies made, - Quintessentially Irish

Whatever small contribution my policies made,

It isn't just the director
and the script writer. - Quintessentially Irish

It isn't just the director and the script writer.

It's all those
who make it possible, - Quintessentially Irish

It's all those who make it possible,

The Republic of Ireland
today - Quintessentially Irish

The Republic of Ireland today

And it's a global force
in culture and the arts - Quintessentially Irish

And it's a global force in culture and the arts

Best director, Best Actor,
Best Supporting Actor, - Quintessentially Irish

Best director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor,

It just broke my heart - Quintessentially Irish

It just broke my heart

"Calín Ciúin."
Stunning piece of work - Quintessentially Irish

"Calín Ciúin." Stunning piece of work

It's lovely to see
Irish films be celebrated. - Quintessentially Irish

It's lovely to see Irish films be celebrated.

Colm Bairéad. - Quintessentially Irish

We're the first Irish
language feature film - Quintessentially Irish

We're the first Irish language feature film

And of course,
an Irish person is famously - Quintessentially Irish

And of course, an Irish person is famously

The golden statuette
is designed by Cedric Gibbons. - Quintessentially Irish

The golden statuette is designed by Cedric Gibbons.

I was so moved by
the warmth conveyed - Quintessentially Irish

I was so moved by the warmth conveyed

The journey has been absolutely
extraordinary for us. - Quintessentially Irish

The journey has been absolutely extraordinary for us.

- Now it's the IFTAs.
- Yeah, I mean, - Quintessentially Irish

- Now it's the IFTAs. - Yeah, I mean,

Winning an Oscar
is fantastic. - Quintessentially Irish

Winning an Oscar is fantastic.

And it's
so special to be here tonight - Quintessentially Irish

And it's so special to be here tonight

To sort of finish at home - Quintessentially Irish

To sort of finish at home

Next presenter, - Quintessentially Irish

Next presenter,

I know what you're thinking, - Quintessentially Irish

I know what you're thinking,

Well, I couldn't
get a seat at the Oscars - Quintessentially Irish

Well, I couldn't get a seat at the Oscars

The culture
and traditional writing - Quintessentially Irish

The culture and traditional writing

There's less of
the old Irish tourist board - Quintessentially Irish

There's less of the old Irish tourist board

We've got great dramas
and here we have a drama - Quintessentially Irish

We've got great dramas and here we have a drama

And the winner is - Quintessentially Irish

And the winner is

Is part of
the huge success of "Banshees" - Quintessentially Irish

Is part of the huge success of "Banshees"

No, I think it's a story told
in a particular idiom. - Quintessentially Irish

No, I think it's a story told in a particular idiom.

The fact
that you can tell a story - Quintessentially Irish

The fact that you can tell a story

What is so wonderfully,
quintessentially Irish - Quintessentially Irish

What is so wonderfully, quintessentially Irish

I think her ability to
tell very authentic stories. - Quintessentially Irish

I think her ability to tell very authentic stories.

I think she sounds
like a keening - Quintessentially Irish

I think she sounds like a keening

So I was in
a tiny little village - Quintessentially Irish

So I was in a tiny little village

And I don't
understand French, - Quintessentially Irish

And I don't understand French,

And the rest
of the hall was filled with - Quintessentially Irish

And the rest of the hall was filled with

And there's
this sense of the absurd, - Quintessentially Irish

And there's this sense of the absurd,

Perhaps it's to do
with the nature - Quintessentially Irish

Perhaps it's to do with the nature

Add to that the diaspora - Quintessentially Irish

Add to that the diaspora

That's why when
we go abroad, we engage - Quintessentially Irish

That's why when we go abroad, we engage

I've been in many countries - Quintessentially Irish

I've been in many countries

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A journey through Ireland's cultural heritage, exploring the origins of whiskey production, the world-famous Guinness brewery, age-old equestrian pursuits, traditional Gaelic athletics, and the enduring Dunsany Castle.

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Director: Frank Mannion

Writer: N/A

Production: Swipe Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

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Released: 12 Mar 2024

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