Bob Quinn Movies

  • 1975
    Cloch

    Cloch

    Cloch

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    Inspired by Cliodhna Cussen, Cloch is an evocation of the art of stone-carving, drawing on the work of James McKenna and on the Kilkenny sculpture...

    Cloch
  • 1973
    Oireachtas na nGael

    Oireachtas na nGael

    Oireachtas na nGael

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    Bob Quinn's 1973 film about the Oireachtas na nGael festival in Conamara. This was the first film made by his production company Cinegael.

    Oireachtas na nGael
  • 2006
    They'll Never Show That

    They'll Never Show That

    They'll Never Show That

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    Before the term was familiar in Ireland, Joe MacAnthony was an 'investigative reporter'. As early as 1974 he was revealing the corruption in the...

    They'll Never Show That
  • 2008
    Vox Humana (notes for a small opera)

    Vox Humana (notes for a small opera)

    Vox Humana (notes for a small opera)

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    Luke is an alcoholic and a petty thief. Once a talented drummer, he is now busking on litter bins and strumming Rossini on his teeth. Estranged from...

    Vox Humana (notes for a small opera)
  • 1980
    Last Days of the Gaeltacht

    Last Days of the Gaeltacht

    Last Days of the Gaeltacht

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    Bob Quinn's 1981 film on the decline of the Gaeltacht, written and presented by Desmond Fennell.

    Last Days of the Gaeltacht
  • 2003
    The First Champion

    The First Champion

    The First Champion

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    In 1896 James Brendan Connolly, son of emigrant parents from the Aran Islands won the first athletics* Gold Medal at the Athens Olympics. He also won...

    The First Champion
  • 1981
    Sean-nós seminar An Spidéal

    Sean-nós seminar An Spidéal

    Sean-nós seminar An Spidéal

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    A documentary on a sean-nós singing seminar that took place in An Spidéal in Conamara. Filmed in 1981 by Bob Quinn for RTÉ's...

    Sean-nós seminar An Spidéal
  • 2006
    Colman Doyle - Ábhar Machnaimh

    Colman Doyle - Ábhar Machnaimh

    Colman Doyle - Ábhar Machnaimh

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    Profiles veteran Irish photographer, Colman Doyle, who has documented almost every major historical event in Ireland over a 50 year period.

    Colman Doyle - Ábhar Machnaimh