(10) Leap Year

Leap Year (2010)

Discover film locations for Leap Year including Connemara and the Aran Islands Connemara Film Trail Map

The experience:
This rom-com drama builds on many Irish traditions including the legend that St Bridget and Patrick arranged that women could propose on 29th February. The film has everything Ireland has to offer – An Irish Wedding, local pub scenes and characters, improbable romances, and a crazy journey by taxi across the country.

Director: Anand Tucker, who made his name creating adverts and documentaries

Starring: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode

Quotation:

 ‘May you find more happiness and sunshine on this Leap Day.’ Traditional saying.

Trivia:
Ballynahinch Castle, where the Leap Year stars stayed, is popular as a hideaway for stars while on a film location. The luxury hotel was once the home of one of the founders of the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).

Links:
The remote beauty of the Aran Islands, especially Árainn, Inis Mor, has been a magnet for filmmakers, including Banshees of Inisherin / and The Matchmaker.  The Roundstone Bog was used for some of the driving scenes in the film.