🏙 Towns & cities
Galway
city in Ireland
🇮🇪 Ireland · 53.2719, -9.0488
Galway is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Galway, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 1 more.
“The house where Slade and Rearden stay after their escape is Ardfry house, Oranmore, county Galway, Ireland, an abandoned castle in ruins.”
Movies filmed in Galway
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Galway as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
Filming locations nearby
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Cliffs of Moher
🇮🇪 Ireland
cliffs in Western Ireland, on the Atlantic shore
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Ashford Castle, County Mayo
🇮🇪 Ireland
fortification
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Ballyglunin railway station
🇮🇪 Ireland
former railway station in County Galway, Ireland
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🏙 Towns & cities
Cong
🇮🇪 Ireland
village in County Galway and County Mayo, Ireland
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🏙 Towns & cities
Oughterard
🇮🇪 Ireland
small town in County Galway
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Thoor Ballylee
🇮🇪 Ireland
building in County Galway, Ireland
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Galway?
3 productions are recorded as filmed in Galway, including The Quiet Man (1952), The Watchers (2024) and The Mackintosh Man (1973). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Galway?
The Quiet Man (1952), covered by 48 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Galway?
Galway is in Ireland, at 53.2719, -9.0488. The day trip guide for Galway lists 25 filming locations within 100 km.
What other filming locations are near Galway?
Cliffs of Moher, Ashford Castle, County Mayo, Ballyglunin railway station, Cong and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Planning a visit? Filming locations near Galway — 25 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.