
In the old Claddagh fishing village, the King was just another fisherman elected by his briny prowess.
The King of the Claddagh offers a short glimpse of this unique part of Galway City in the past and the present. The film is guided by the reflections of Michael Lynskey, accompanied by the voice of Margaretta D’Arcy reading from original new writings by Paedar O’Dowd.
Sweeping contemporary footage is coupled with archival images of this special place, where the menfolk farmed the sea and not the land, while the women sold the catch and the gleaming Claddagh rings.
- Runtime6:30
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryIreland
- DirectorDavid Souto
In the old Claddagh fishing village, the King was just another fisherman elected by his briny prowess.
The King of the Claddagh offers a short glimpse of this unique part of Galway City in the past and the present. The film is guided by the reflections of Michael Lynskey, accompanied by the voice of Margaretta D’Arcy reading from original new writings by Paedar O’Dowd.
Sweeping contemporary footage is coupled with archival images of this special place, where the menfolk farmed the sea and not the land, while the women sold the catch and the gleaming Claddagh rings.
- Runtime6:30
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryIreland
- DirectorDavid Souto