Where was The Quiet Man filmed?

1952 film directed by John Ford

The Quiet Man (1952) was filmed in Galway, Clifden, Cong, Oughterard, Ashford Castle, County Mayo, Thoor Ballylee and 1 more place: 7 recorded filming locations in Ireland. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.

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Filming locations

Towns & cities

Galway

Ireland

city in Ireland
Towns & cities

Cong

Ireland

village in County Galway and County Mayo, Ireland

“Many scenes for the film were actually shot in and around the village of Cong, County Mayo, on the grounds of Cong's Ashford Castle.” Wikipedia
Castles & palaces

Ashford Castle, County Mayo

Ireland

fortification
Towns & cities

Clifden

Ireland

town in County Galway, Ireland
Towns & cities

Oughterard

Ireland

small town in County Galway

“The 'Quiet Man Bridge', located approximately 8 kilometres west of Oughterard on the N59 road, was used as a filming location for the 1950s film The Quiet Man starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara.” Wikipedia
Castles & palaces

Thoor Ballylee

Ireland

building in County Galway, Ireland

“In 1951, a scene of John Ford's The Quiet Man in which John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara cross a river was shot next to Thoor Ballylee.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings

Ballyglunin railway station

Ireland

former railway station in County Galway, Ireland

“Other locations in the film include Thoor Ballylee, County Galway, home of poet W. B. Yeats for a period; Ballyglunin railway station near Tuam, County Galway, which was filmed as Castletown station; and various places in County Mayo and Connemara, County Galway.” Wikipedia

Also per Wikipedia's article

The article names 2 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.

Places whose own article says it was shot there

3 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.

Cong Ireland

“Cong was the filming location for John Ford's 1952 Oscar-winning film, The Quiet Man, featuring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara and Barry Fitzgerald.” Wikipedia
Ballyglunin railway station Ireland

“The station was used during the filming of the film The Quiet Man starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in 1952.” Wikipedia
Tuam Ireland

“The railway line was used during the filming of The Quiet Man, and can be seen when John Wayne disembarks at Ballyglunin, around 6 km (4 mi) from Tuam.” Wikipedia

Recorded only at country level

Wikidata also records this film as shot in Connemara, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable (a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote), so they are listed here instead of guessed at.

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Frequently asked questions

How many filming locations does The Quiet Man have?

7 places recorded on Wikidata, and 2 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, all in Ireland.

Which other productions were filmed at the same places?

The Watchers (2024), Bad Karma (2002), Reign (2013–2017), Desperate Housewives (2004–2012) and 8 more, each listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.