 |
| George Lennon |
Members of the museum attended the premiere of Ó Cogadh go Síocháin - Saol George Lennon at the SGC Dungarvan on Wednesday May 25. It details the life of Dungarvan man George Lennon who was commander of the West Waterford Flying Column during the War of Independence. Many local historians were interviewed including Nioclás Ó Griofáin, Seán Murphy, Tommy Mooney and Terence O'Reilly the author of the recent
biography of George Lennon. A number of photographs from the
museum archive feature in the film.
The film was directed by Cormac Morel and edited by Nicola Leddy and was produced as part of works by the students of the Higher Diploma in Television Production run by
Nemeton. On the day there were ten films premiered and all were of a very high standard. The films will be shown on T na G later this year.