"Quiet Man' Signal Cabin, Ballygluin, Co Galway, Ireland. (1997)

South of Tuam, was the one intermediate rural station of Ballygluin on the section to Athenry. Opened in 1860 as part of the Athenry and Tuam Railway. The station is now best remembered as “Castletown’ in the opening scene of John Forde’s original Irish ‘Rom Com’ the 1952 academy award winning movie “The Quiet Man featuring John Wayne.

Here’s 'Ballygluin’ as ‘Castletown’ in it’s heyday in the opening scenes of the movie the day Hollywood came to town..
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Back in 1997, Ballygluin was still in relatively good condition, it seeing it’s last trains only a few years earlier, Faded CIE & Westrail posters still adorned the platforms, It’s Signal box, now overgrown & roofless good shed remained. Happily in recent years it has been restored as a visitor centre for the film and it’s future looks secure. At some stage it might see trains again even if only heritage again calling at this charming rural station.

More info on the restoration & visitor centre here..

ballyglunin.com/

A colour tinted version of my original Black & White shot from 1997 - T- Max 400 Asa - Red filter - Nikkormat/Nikkor 28mm

Taken in: Ireland / Connaught / Caherphuca (show map)

Taken on: December 30, 2024

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