July 06, 2004

The Quiet Man


Maureen O'Hara is not happy, according to an article in Saturday's Indo. Apparently, the cottage used in the movie The Quiet Man is falling to pieces. To be honest, there are worse things to be worrying about in the country, but it seems that the biggest problem is not government neglect but souvenir hunters, mainly from the States. Every time someone visits the place, they take a few stones home (I wish my Dad had thought of that when we reclaimed a field years ago - it would have saved me a load of work). One tourist took home enough stones from the cottage to build a fireplace in her living room, and sent a picture of her handiwork to poor old Maureen. I think we can safely assume she didn't get an autograph back in the post. I'd love to know how she got all those stones back in her luggage.


The photo (above) of Oxeye daisies was taken at the 'Quiet Man' bridge near Oughterard in Galway. Though it gets plenty of visitors, no-one has tried to take any of it home - mainly 'cos the locals are still using it and they haven't learned how to walk on water. Yet.

Posted by Monasette at July 6, 2004 12:12 AM
Comments

Beautiful photograph! The daisy is my favourite flower; I love its simple beauty. I also enjoy the roots of the word itself: it's an Old English word that is made up of two parts that translate as, "the day's eye". It's such an evocative image.

Posted by: Maura at July 6, 2004 12:25 PM

Aye, but I was absolutely devoured by midges while taking the snap. Little hooers.

Posted by: John at July 7, 2004 05:10 PM