A local group is asking the Galway County Council to put a preservation order on a cottage made famous by the 1951 film "Quiet Man," reports the Galway Advertiser.
The thatched cottage near Maam was the main location for the John Ford film starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, and it is in need of major restoration.
Senator Fidelma Healy Eames, a member of the group, says the organization hopes to acquire the cottage for the Irish State.
In a letter to the conservation office of Galway County Council, the senator said that the group, led by Mike Ward, has been working for some time to acquire the famous cottage.
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She also outlined that both she and Minister Jimmy Deenihan made several efforts to contact the American owner of the house, Gregory Ebbitt, but were unsuccessful.
“In the meantime the cottage is falling apart,” she writes. “In fact it appears to be almost 75 percent gone. There are many things we have to do to restore the 'Quiet Man' cottage to its former glory. However, a preservation order is something practical that we can do in the short term.”
The senator stated she would be delighted if the Galway County Council would initiate the process to put a preservation order on the cottage.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.ciaradexy | Dec 20, 2011, 03:33 PM EST
Well said IrelandNorth!
peterson | Dec 19, 2011, 11:50 AM EST
By all means, - preserve this property. Why did the owner acquire the property in the first place ?
IrelandNorth | Dec 19, 2011, 06:26 AM EST
Faith and Begorragh! Top o' the mornin' to ye! Shure let the effin thing go to bejaysus. Who needs to be reminded of a Hollywoodesque stereotypical Irishman with anger- management issues, engaging in a three hours of fisticuffs referee'd by a gombeen priest. Jaysus, cringe material I tell ya"!
cillowen | Dec 18, 2011, 07:17 PM EST
construct a similar tighin close or in the vicinity and let Maureen sleep in it for a few nights for authenticity sake. Play the Quiet Man and have a bunch of notables attend the edifice - what a flourish to enrich the history of the surrounds.
ciaradexy | Dec 18, 2011, 02:31 PM EST
fargobarbi-Since when is martin Sheen irish? He was born and raised in the US.
ciaradexy | Dec 18, 2011, 02:30 PM EST
Beaumax99, It was obviously the wrong cottage because the original one is in ruins.
beaumax99 | Dec 18, 2011, 12:04 PM EST
I was there just 3 short years ago, and the cottage looked good to me.
beaumax99 | Dec 18, 2011, 12:03 PM EST
I was there just 3 short years ago, and the cottage looked good to me. Guess wjen your on vacation, you tend to see the beauty and not bad.
fargobarbi | Dec 18, 2011, 11:57 AM EST
Get Martin Sheen, Maureen O'Hara and the many other famous Irish actors, writers & politicians behind this effort. What better way to spread the word and garner financial support.
fargobarbi | Dec 18, 2011, 11:55 AM EST
Just say the word & those of us of Irish ancestry will give what we can. The Irish government has the right of seizure and the people will respond (from all parts of the world). This cottage deserves to be saved!
Fran Connor | Dec 18, 2011, 10:07 AM EST
Count me in!
colkelley | Dec 18, 2011, 09:57 AM EST
Use eminent domain to take custody and ownership of the cottage and it will not cost Galway County, Ireland, or the Irish a penny...I will send $10 immediately and I can assure you that thousands of dollars, if not hundreds of thousands, will come from Irish-Americans for restoration.