The Banshees of Inisherin received a number of Oscar nominations and since its success, the island of Achill, where it was filmed, is now in the limelight.
"And then Venice happened [the Venice International Film Festival], and we were all shocked at the response it got in Venice, and since then it's been like a snowball."
Its owner Mick Lynch, originally from London but a long-time islander, is the proud owner of the original shears that play such a central - and gory - role in the movie. The shears were gifted to him by a member of the production team as they left the island.Taking them down from the wall, he dismisses the idea of using them to control unruly punters."It'd be interesting to see wouldn't it, what would be left", he ponders.
"He started laughing, and said in all his years signing autographs, he's never had to sign a cornflakes box. So I was mortified of course, and delighted at the same time you know, having a conversation with two Hollywood celebrities. And very approachable as well, genuinely nice people. They fitted into the community very well here."Madeline was one of the extras featured in the church scenes.
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