Maps of Movies
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
Where The Banshees of Inisherin says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
There is no Inisherin: one island of friendship and fingers was built from two real ones, Inis Mór and Achill
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Scenes and places
Pádraic knocks on Colm's door (1923)
Pádraic knocks for Colm on the way to the pub,, and gets no answer. Colm sits inside smoking and will not come to the door, and Pádraic cannot work out why.
Set in Colm's house — Colm's cottage on the fictional island, where Pádraic comes to fetch his friend for the pub.
A remote cottage above a bay, the home of the island's fiddler.
Filmed at Keem Bay, Achill Island (Keem Bay, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland) — Colm's house was a temporary structure built at Keem Bay for the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Pádraic and Siobhán's house (1923)
Pádraic comes home early, puzzled that his best friend will not answer the door. Siobhán, who lives with him, is the first to hear that something has gone wrong between the two men.
Set in Pádraic and Siobhán's house — The cottage Pádraic shares with his sister Siobhán and his pet donkey.
A lone cottage built on the southern cliffs of Inis Mór.
The pub and "I just don't like you no more" (1923)
Colm tells Pádraic to sit somewhere else. Out in the open, Pádraic offers an apology for anything he might have said, and Colm calmly answers that he simply does not like him any more.
Set in JJ Devine's pub — JJ Devine's pub, where the whole island meets and where Colm first turns Pádraic away.
The island's pub, a temporary set that no longer exists.
Filmed at Cloughmore, Achill Island (Cloughmore, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland) — The pub was a temporary set at Cloughmore; the coordinate is the place-name centre, not the set's exact spot. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Two friends on the cliff edge (1923)
Pádraic and Dominic sit on the cliff edge and share poitín. In a world that has shrunk to a few neighbours, the two lonely men keep each other company.
Set in The cliff above the sea — A cliff-edge seat where Pádraic and the young Dominic share a bottle of poitín.
A prehistoric stone fort standing on a sea cliff.
Filmed at Dún Aonghasa, Inis Mór (Dún Aonghasa, Inis Mór, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland) — A key scene was filmed on the edge of this Bronze Age fort, with permission from Ireland's Office of Public Works. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The confession (1923)
Colm goes to confession and lists his usual sins. The priest already knows about the feud, and Colm cannot pretend nobody else has noticed.
Set in The church — The church where Colm goes to confession and the priest asks why he has stopped talking to Pádraic.
The church in the village of Dugort on Achill Island.
Filmed at St Thomas's Church, Dugort, Achill Island (Dugort, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland) — The film used this church; the sources do not say which interior scene was shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Milk for Mrs O'Riordan's shop (1923)
Pádraic delivers the milk to the shop and hears the island's news. An insult from the Garda Peadar leads him to say publicly how Peadar treats his son.
Set in O'Riordan's shop — The village shop where Pádraic delivers milk and where the island's gossip is traded.
A small quay and shop front where the village trades its news.
Filmed at Purteen Harbour, Achill Island (Purteen Harbour, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland) — The shop scenes were shot at this small harbour; the coordinate comes from a Commons photo of the harbour. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Mrs McCormick's warning (1923)
An old woman appears and warns Pádraic of a death coming to the island. He shrugs it off, but the words stay with him.
Set in Mrs McCormick's cottage — The cottage of the island's old woman, whose warnings Pádraic does not want to hear.
A lake on Achill Island beside which the cottage stood.
Filmed at Lough Acorrymore (Corrymore Lake), Achill Island (Lough Acorrymore, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland) — The shot is of the lake beside which Mrs McCormick's cottage stood; the coordinate is from a Commons photo of the lake. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The beach at the bay (1923)
Pádraic and Colm meet on the beach by the bay, the morning after. It is their last conversation of the film.
Set in The beach below Colm's house — The strand in front of Colm's house, where the two men finally meet again.
A bay with a sandy strand on Achill Island.
Filmed at Keem Bay, Achill Island (Keem Bay, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland) — One filming-place blog places the beach scene at Keem Bay; no second source confirms the exact scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Pádraic Súilleabháin — A gentle dairy farmer who is told by his oldest friend that he is too dull to talk to.
- Colm Doherty — A fiddler who suddenly ends the friendship so he can spend his remaining time composing music.
- Siobhán Súilleabháin — Pádraic's bookish sister, who tries to calm the quarrel and is restless on the island.
- Dominic Kearney — The troubled young son of the local policeman, who befriends Pádraic.