Link to Down the Corner
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2t0W6NoIKg
Fr Val Rodgers PP of Our Lady of the Assumption Church opinion of the Film Down the Corner
www.flickr.com/photos/ballyfermot/22065337066/
Cast Joe Keenan (Buller), Declan Cronin (Pedro), Kevin Doyle (Joeboy), Christy Keogh (Jennings), Michael Joyce (Micko), Liam Weldon (Micko's Da). Monica Murray (Mrs Pettigrew), Alec Grassick (Mr Pettigrew), Joe Kenny (Christy), Esther Leaden (Granny), Ann Griffith Baby of the Cast, Marian Richardson (young Granny), Tony Keating (Larry), Michael Kiernan (teacher), Gerard O'Byrne (doctor), Mary Holland (Buller's mother), Marian Whelan (Patty), Eileen Robinson (Mrs Lynch), Eileen Cleary (Mrs Crinion), Kathleen Norton (Mrs Dunn), Mary Farrell, Catherine Bowe (nurses), David connolly, Marian and Gerry McCarty, Fidelma Cronin, Deirdre Cronin, Pam O Reilly, Joan Norton, Dolores McDonell (girls), Mathew Halpin, Larry Doran, Brendan Weldon (soldiers).
The chap leading the horse on Chapelizod hill in the film is Maurice Duff. Maurice died in a road accident in 1978 at the age of twenty. He was not acting in the film just passing by.
© All Rights Reserved
Link to Down the Corner Photos www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=10933551%40N03&sort=da...
Link to Roddy Day RIP Teacher in Mary Queen of Angels School www.flickr.com/photos/ballyfermot/19890746904/in/photolis...
Marian McCarty - Come and join us for a special showing of the film "Down The Corner" in the Civic Centre Ballyfermot on Sunday Nov 22nd at 7pm.
The film was made in Ballyfermot in 1977 and is based on a book written by
Noel McFarlane from Ballyfermot
about 4 young Ballyfermot lads robing an orchard on Chapelozid Hill.
The cast were all local people and the locations are all in Ballyfermot.The soundtrack is sung by Liam Weldon.
We are inviting all the cast to attend and need some help contacting some families, some cast members have passed on but we would love their families to attend,if anybody on the site knows them could they please pass on the details of the film showing, we would love to see them there.
Kevin Doyle,Christy Keogh,Michael Joyce(3 of the
young boys in the film)
Norton family(Joan),Grassick family(Alec)Joe Kenny
family of Ester (Essie)Leaden,
Cleary family(Eileen).
As part of the night we are having a tribute to Roddy Day a teacher from the Mary Queen of the Angels boys school who was very involved in community issues and Roddy also has a part in the film,his past pupils are all very welcome.
© All Rights Reserved
© All Rights Reserved
Thanks to Mary Farrell for taking time out to share her memories of Growing up in Ballyfermot and her involvement in her voluntary Community Work down the years. Thanks to Sean Brennan Ballyfermot Heritage Group for recording Mary's memories
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tSZZR-tWHk&feature=share
Joe Comerford Director, Art O' Brian Producer, Marian McCarty, Fidelma Cronin, Pam O Reilly, Mary Farrell, Monica Murray, David Connelly, Ann Griffith Baby of the Cast,
Roddy Day R.I.P. Teacher in Mary Queen of Angels School was an adviser to the Film
www.flickr.com/photos/ballyfermot/19890746904/in/photolis...
The chap leading the horse on Chapelizod hill in the film is Maurice Duff. Maurice died in a road accident in 1978 at the age of twenty. He was not acting in the film just passing by.
Link to Down the Corner
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2t0W6NoIKg
Cast Joe Keenan (Buller), Declan Cronin (Pedro), Kevin Doyle (Joeboy), Christy Keogh (Jennings), Michael Joyce (Micko), Liam Weldon (Micko's Da). Monica Murray (Mrs Pettigrew), Alec Grassick (Mr Pettigrew), Joe Kenny (Christy), Esther Leaden (Granny), Ann Griffith Baby of the Cast, Marian Richardson (young Granny), Tony Keating (Larry), Michael Kiernan (teacher), Gerard O'Byrne (doctor), Mary Holland (Buller's mother), Marian Whelan (Patty), Eileen Robinson (Mrs Lynch), Eileen Cleary (Mrs Crinion), Kathleen Norton (Mrs Dunn), Mary Farrell, Catherine Bowe (nurses), David connolly, Marian and Gerry McCarty, Fidelma Cronin, Deirdre Cronin, Pam O Reilly, Joan Norton, Dolores McDonell (girls), Mathew Halpin, Larry Doran, Brendan Weldon (soldiers).
Film Details Down the Corner
Production company Ballyfermot Community Arts Workshop Productions
Sponsor Art Council of Ireland
British Film Institute Production Board
Country of origin Ireland
Roddy Day R.I.P. Teacher in Mary Queens of Angels was an Adviser to the Film
Director Joe Comerford, Producer Art O' Brien
Script/Adaptation McFARLANE, Noel
Photography BARKER-MILL, Adam
Sound recording Rodger Doyle,
Joe Comerford and Bob Quinn Ediring
Music composer Liam Weldon R.I.P.
Music performance Liam weldon R.I.P.
Songs Songs from the album 'Dark Horse on
the Wind' by Liam Weldon (Mulligan)
Tribute Paid to Art O Neill by Mary Farrell on the 16 September 2020 - Mary Farrell - I Am very sad to share the news today that our dear friend Art O'Briain passed away last night. Art was a teacher in Ballyfermot Vocational School in the early 1970s. Along with Roddy Day he founded the Ballyfermot Community Arts Workshop, the first of its kind in Ireland which involved large numbers of children and senior citizens in social and artistic activities. Art produced the film 'Down the Corner', a film based on the story written by Noel Mc Farlane. This was a unique community film in which Liam Weldon featured along with many young people and adults (all amateurs) from Ballyfermot. He was among the founder members of Gaelscoil Inse Chóir. Many Ballyfermot children attended GSIC throughout the years. Sincere condolences to Nuala, Oisín and Eoin and to his extended family.
© All Rights Reserved
The chap leading the horse on Chapelizod hill in the film is Maurice Duff. Maurice died in a road accident in 1978 at the age of twenty. He was not acting in the film just passing by.
Cast Joe Keenan (Buller), Declan Cronin (Pedro), Kevin Doyle (Joeboy), Christy Keogh (Jennings), Michael Joyce (Micko), Liam Weldon (Micko's Da). Monica Murray (Mrs Pettigrew), Alec Grassick (Mr Pettigrew), Joe Kenny (Christy), Esther Leaden (Granny), Ann Griffith Baby of the Cast, Marian Richardson (young Granny), Tony Keating (Larry), Michael Kiernan (teacher), Gerard O'Byrne (doctor), Mary Holland (Buller's mother), Marian Whelan (Patty), Eileen Robinson (Mrs Lynch), Eileen Cleary (Mrs Crinion), Kathleen Norton (Mrs Dunn), Mary Farrell, Catherine Bowe (nurses), David connolly, Marian and Gerry McCarty, Fidelma Cronin, Deirdre Cronin, Pam O Reilly, Joan Norton, Dolores McDonell (girls), Mathew Halpin, Larry Doran, Brendan Weldon (soldiers).
© All Rights Reserved