Successful film premiere takes place in local Tipperary hotel

Aherlow House Hotel played host to the latest film production from the group 'Tipperary Cultural Films', on Sunday October 26.

'Between Mountain & Hill' traced aspects of the history of the Glen of Aherlow from Bansha to Galbally, the valley in between and included footage of Lisvernane village, Rossadrehid and Tankerstown.

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Various themes were explored, such as the ice age/ myths and legends/ settlers/settlements, and Aherlow as a place of refuge with special reference to the War of Independence.

Dr Denis G Marnane who wrote the script also narrated the film, drawing you in with his knowledge and interest delivered in soft mellifluous tones.

Caleb Barrett videographer matched this wonderful narration with splendid drone footage of the area and captured the story with additional photography and stills.

Additional narration by Paul Quish, who read the letters from the folklore collection (Duchas.ie), and an unaccompanied version of Patrick Sheehan by Michael Fitzgerald added greatly to the production.

Mary Alice O’Connor/Long acted as MC on the night, and is also the producer of the films.

Mary Alice acts as administrator, applying for funding from Creative Ireland/Tipperary County Council, arranges permission to access sites featured in the films, and takes care of all relevant requirements including recording of the script at Tipperary Mid West Radio.

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Marketing of the event is also part of her remit, so posters, social media and press releases to the local papers was important in the lead up to the premiere.

The audience of two hundred people were very appreciative and loud and prolonged applause was forthcoming at the end.

Present on the night were Cllr Roger Kennedy Cathaoirleach of Tipperary Cahir Cashel MD, attended in his official capacity, and was loud in his praise of the trio involved in Tipperary Cultural films.

Clodagh Cummins a young lady from Tipperary Town has come on board in a part time capacity in the last two years to edit with Caleb, and her talent is also immense.

Roisin O'Grady, Heritage Officer with Tipperary County Council and Carmel Fox, Chairperson of Tipperary Revitalisation also attended.

The film was followed by some very tasty finger food supplied by Aherlow House Hotel, who were the perfect hosts on the night.

A big 'shout out' to Adam Leahy and Liam Barrett and the staff of Aherlow House Hotel, for their professionalism and attention to detail.

To the many people who helped with this project a sincere 'Thank You'.

In view of the very positive news regarding the Lonely Planet Guide, and the great success by the various Tidy Towns groups in the area, Tipperary Town, Emly, Cahir, and Cashel, our 'star' is rising in Tipperary, and hopefully this film will bring the beauty and history of this area to a wider audience.

'Between Mountain and Hill' will be available shortly on YouTube, which will bring it to a national and internationally audience, and hopefully will be enjoyed by the many people from the area living all over the world.

This is the fifth film in as many years from Tipperary Cultural Films, who have a dedicated channel on YouTube.

The films are; The reenactment of the war time wedding of Dan Breen, Welcome to Tipperary/Tipperary in a time of Revolution, Scenes from a Tipperary Landscape/Bansha & Emly Tipperary villages and now 'Between Mountain and Hill'.

We hope to show the film again locally, so please watch this space.

Nothing beats the big screen especially for the panoramic views of Aherlow and beyond.