Ireland has countless picturesque towns and villages, but this one is straight out of fairy tale film.
It’s hard to describe just one Irish village as looking like something straight out of a film, because there are so many.
However, there’s one Irish village that no one visits and says, “Well that doesn’t look like the photos”. Let’s take a look.
Kinsale, Co. Cork – history of one of Ireland’s most charming towns
From its delightfully building to its charming harbour, Kinsale deserves to be the poster child for a quaint, quirky, and quintessentially Irish village.
We’d be lying if we said most Irish villages look like that, but Kinsale reflects the beauty and spirit of a particularly picturesque small Irish town.
The name Kinsale comes from the Irish Ceann tSaile, meaning “Headland of the sea”. The town has a fascinating history.
The area’s roots trace back to early Christian monastic sites in the 6th century. Kinsale also has a history with Vikings, as the established the town as a trading post in the 10th century.
During the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland, Kinsale was turned into a walled medieval port and interestingly, a hub for wine trade. Kinsale would remain one of Ireland’s most important and designated wine ports for centuries.
Movie qualities of Ireland – lots of films made here for a reason
Ireland, both north and south, is a hub for creating Hollywood films and super popular series’ made by networks all over the world.
Certain areas of the country go hand in hand with the films made there. Cong, County Mayo, will never escape the references of The Quiet Man (1952), many of the filming locations you can visit today.
Since The Banshees of Inisherin was released in 2023, Achill Island now stands as a tourist hub to see the filming locations and inherent beauty of the lanscape. There have so many Hollywood movies filmed in Ireland, the list goes on.
Kinsale, with its colourful and quirky buildings and enigmatic harbour, is just patiently waiting its turn for its day in the spotlight.
Why Kinsale? – ideal movie backdrop
Kinsale has all the makings of the ideal backdrop for a major Hollywood film set in Ireland. A low budget local feature film would also benefit from the free beauty the town exudes.
The town is known for its colourful buildings, winding streets, and cobbled paths that would be the delight of anybody working in the locations department seeking a quaint little village to be the set for their romantic movie set in Ireland.
From the harbour to the fantastic classic Irish pubs dotted around the town, who wouldn’t want to Kinsale in the background of a film about Ireland? We can easily see characters from said fictional film enjoying a pint or two outside The Spaniard or The Bulman.
