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A cloistered town, like Navan
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Quintessentially Irish

A cloistered town, like Navan, there was no escaping

A cloistered town, like Navan, there was no escaping

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A cloistered town, like Navan,
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there was no escaping.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
311
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:22
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Swipe Films

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Movie Summary

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.
My mother left when I was a young lad - Quintessentially Irish 00:06
My mother left when I was a young lad
That was her courage and her glory, - Quintessentially Irish 00:07
That was her courage and her glory,
So I lived with my grandparents, - Quintessentially Irish 00:06
So I lived with my grandparents,
One way or the other, Navan is - Quintessentially Irish 00:06
One way or the other, Navan is
It's the seed and the bone and the flesh - Quintessentially Irish 00:06
It's the seed and the bone and the flesh
And then when I was eleven years of age, - Quintessentially Irish 00:13
And then when I was eleven years of age,
So those first eleven years of my life - Quintessentially Irish 00:08
So those first eleven years of my life
But I think it's what gave me the interior life of an actor - Quintessentially Irish 00:09
But I think it's what gave me the interior life of an a...
So I landed in London and was reunited with my mother - Quintessentially Irish 00:09
So I landed in London and was reunited with my mother
Number 72 Chelverton Road, Putney. - Quintessentially Irish 00:06
Number 72 Chelverton Road, Putney.
My mother and stepfather took me to the pictures, - Quintessentially Irish 00:07
My mother and stepfather took me to the pictures,
First film I saw, "Goldfinger." - Quintessentially Irish 00:08
First film I saw, "Goldfinger."
I was good at art and I was good at English, - Quintessentially Irish 00:08
I was good at art and I was good at English,
I left school at 16 with nothing - Quintessentially Irish 00:11
I left school at 16 with nothing
And I got a job, - Quintessentially Irish 00:12
And I got a job,
I almost went into the army, almost became a cop. - Quintessentially Irish 00:05
I almost went into the army, almost became a cop.
One day I was hanging my coat up in the studio, - Quintessentially Irish 00:09
One day I was hanging my coat up in the studio,
And he said, "You should come along - Quintessentially Irish 00:09
And he said, "You should come along
They do workshops." - Quintessentially Irish 00:07
They do workshops."
This other world revealed itself to me, - Quintessentially Irish 00:08
This other world revealed itself to me,