‘Dungarvan’s Hospitals - A Walking History’ is a
wonderful documentary film made by Eddie Cantwell and Fionn Mac Giolla Chuda,
starring Michael Brennan for the Christmas Market. This was shown to two
packed houses at the SGC Cinema in Dungarvan, and for all those people who
requested copies a DVD is now on sale for €12 at Waterford County Museum in
Friary Street. Eddie has decided to use
the income from the sales to advance further research at Gallows Hill.
Apart from dealing with St. Joseph’s, the
documentary which was produced by Eddie and filmed and edited by Fionn, also
deals with St. Vincent’s which was standing at the time of filming.
Michael Brennan, who Eddie says ‘is the real star of this documentary’,
was born at the Gate Lodge back in the 1930s, and his memories of growing up
there have now been recorded for prosperity.
Eddie continued ‘Michael is clinical, humorous
and displays an almost photographic memory about life there. I hardly had
to ask him a question he just took off with me in tow. Fionn and I spent
some four hours filming and I don’t even want to think about the number of
hours that I sat and watched Fionn edit it with clinical precision’.
Also
‘Grattan Square – Social History Documentary of Dungarvan’ is available on DVD
for €10 at the Museum. This is an
extremely popular film which was also shown to full houses at the SGC Cinema in
Dungarvan.
Along
with the DVDs we also have a great selection of books for sale with local
connections.
