Again, not a lot to mention here! Our national sports (hurling/gaelic football/handball) are disgracefully ignored. The only one was
Clash of the ash and best of luck finding that one on DVD. Made a brief appearance in
Wind that shaked the barley too.
Michael Collins of course had a gaelic football game scene. Soccer featured in the terrible
Studs. But the most popular sport in Irish cinema is of course boxing.
Strength and honour and
The boxer were both below average. But the classic Irish-Hollywood movie
Gentleman Jim showed how it should be done! That's it. Plenty of room for another hurling movie, or pitch-and-putt, or golf even, or even better, an Irish rugby movie?
Another famous movie with an Irish theme. Set in Africa a TCD graduate heads off alone to find a diamond mine. His daughter gets an explore...
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