Experience the film locations and enjoy the reminiscing tour taken by Maureen O’Hara on the 60th anniversary of the making of the movie.
Hear what the film stars were like, how the stars interacted with the locals, what the stars and their families said on their return visits to Cong.
Experience White O’Morn’ cottage with Mary Kate’s dowry, dressing up in the film costumes for photos and reading newspaper articles from the time the film was being made.
Visit The Quiet Man Museum which was visited by John Wayne’s four daughter’s Melinda, Toni, Marissa and Aissa Wayne and where John Wayne’s widow, Josephine, wrote in the visitor book: “Duke would have loved this!”
The Quiet Man Museum, Tours & Gift Shop is running a special offer of €199 per person for The Quiet Man weekend (last weekend in June and September, departing Belfast on Friday June 29, returning Sunday July 1 OR departing Belfast Friday September 28 returning Sunday September 30) which includes:
- A guided tour of all of The Quiet Man film locations in Cong, the Ashford Castle Estate, the Connemara White O’Morn cottage, Quiet Man bridge and the film train station
- A visit to The Quiet Man Museum visited by Maureen O’Hara and the Wayne family
- Two nights Bed & Breakfast in Michaeleen’s Manor B&B themed on the movie where John Wayne’s daughter, Marissa, stayed when visiting Cong (or a B&B of equal standard)
- Two Evening meals
- Bus transport from Belfast
The special offer also runs year round on weekends or during the week subject to availability, but does not include transport from Belfast and the locations visited are those in Cong and the Ashford Castle Estate only.
The Quiet Man Museum, Tours & Gift Shop have teamed up with Northern Ireland Travel News to offer a lucky reader a trip for two to Cong – home of The Quiet Man – enter HERE.
