Murphy’s Town Hall Athenry 194 Figure 145 – Athenry Players performed John B Keane’s The Year of the Hiker in the Hall in February 1974 Figure 146 – Flight of the Doves was screened in the Hall at Easter 1974. It was partly filmed in Athenry. It appears to have been one of the last films screened in the Hall during the Murphy family era. Willie Rushton & Brendan O’Reilly are seen here on Northgate Street with the Arch plainly visible in the background. (Image captured from DVD for illustrative purposes only, © Columbia Tristar).
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