Murphy’s Town Hall Athenry 75 3rd December 1971 – Unfortunately we could find no information for activities in the Hall at this time, however the Connacht Tribune of this date, reported the following Athenry news on page 8, under the heading Galway Connections Athenry: “Last Thursday night's television play The Emigrant, written by Galway born Paddy Fahy, had connections with Athenry. Mr. Fahy's father, himself a valued member of the Athenry Drama Group, until his recent retirement, lives at Ballygurrane, Athenry.” 8th January 1972 – Saturday Night Dancing in the Hall with Music from the Swingtime Aces Showband, Admission 35p (source: Connacht Tribune 7th January 1972, page 16). 6th February 1972 – The Connacht Tribune 11th February 1972, page 16 reported as follows on a meeting in the Hall under the heading Athenry Protest At Derry Murders: “Over a thousand people marched through the streets of Athenry on Sunday in an anti-Internment Parade and to mourn the Derry dead. Tricolours and black flags lined the route as over the public address the internment song The Men Behind the Wire was played repeatedly. The marchers also counted slowly to thirteen, to mourn those killed in Derry. The march ended at the Liam Mellowes monument at the National School, where the chairman of Athenry Citizens Action Committee, Mr. Donal O Cinnneide, O.S., read the 1916 Proclamation. Most of the participants then attended a public meeting in the Town Hall to discuss the best method of helping the minority in Northern Ireland. After a long but very successful meeting, it was decided that the existing Athenry Citizens Action Committee should carry out the necessary arrangements and would co-opt some new members to help with the job on hand. It was agreed that any money collected in a proposed collection would go to the relief of distress in Northern Ireland.” 23rd February 1972 – Newcastle Macra na Tuaithe held a dance in the Hall with music by The Bandits Showband, admission 40p (source: Connacht Tribune 18th February 1972, page 9). 26th March 1972 – Carry On Cowboy, a 1965 Comedy Western starring Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal notes). 2nd April 1972 – Tickle Me, a 1965 Elvis Presley musical comedy Western co-starring Julie Adams and Jocelyn Lane was screened in the Hall. Support feature was Season 1, Episode 3 of 1966 TV Series The Girl From Uncle: The Mother Muffin Affair, starring Stefanie Powers as April Dancer, Robert Vaughn as Napoleon Solo and guest starring Boris Karloff as Mother Muffin (source: Hall Journal notes). 9th April 1972 – Goldfinger, a 1964 Bond movie starring Sean Connery and Honor Blackman, was screened in the Hall, (source: Hall Journal). 16th April 1972 – Doctor Dolittle (aka Dr Dolittle), a 1967 Musical Comedy starring Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, and Richard Attenborough was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal notes). The film was adapted from the Dr John Dolittle novel series by Hugh Lofting. 23rd April 1972 – Battle of the Bulge, a 1965 WWII movie starring Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews, and Charles Bronson was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal notes). The world premiere of the film had been held at the Pacific Cinerama Dome Theatre in Hollywood, on the 21st anniversary of the actual battle. 30th April 1972 – Carry On Cleo, a 1964 comedy movie, starring Amanda Barrie, Sid James, Kenneth Williams etc., was screened in the Hall, (source: Hall Journal). 7th May 1972 – Hang ‘Em High, a 1968 Western starring Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley and Pat Hingle was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal notes). Clint Eastwood had established his own production company in 1967 (The Malpaso Company) and this was Malpaso’s first film production.
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