I know the gentleman that showed John his families old home here in Randalstown where I live when he was over in England filming in the 70s. He took time out and came over and met with a local historian and got shown what's left of the old house at An Draid
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steviep,
WELCOME to the Original John Wayne Message Board!
It looks like you know your way around a computer . . . we see you already posted a link to the report you referenced above. Thanks for that - it was fun to watch, and even more fun knowing that someone here was from there. You don't know how much time I've spent looking over maps trying to find these small towns in Ireland. From the maps I've looked at, I was under the impression that Moneynick was no longer a town. Is it still there? Is it possible to search back in public property records, far enough to discover if any of JW's ancestors actually owned propertty there. Although, from my ancestor's experience in Scotland, the reason they came to the US is because they didn't own property.
Chester
Well Moneynick is only a townland, it also covers the areas of Staffordstown and Duneane which is quite a large area fron the banks of Lough Neagh to Toomebridge, i did some rooting around a while back ill have a look for Morrison, i know there is still a few farming familes of that name in the area. One being a Michael Morrison who was shot on the Moneynick Road in 1993 during the troubles
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Ive been a fan since i was 5 or 6, but now my kids have no interest at all
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So so embrassed, they had to interview all the town halfwits
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Hi all, been meaning to sign up for quite a while now but only finally got around to it. I,m Stephen from Northern Ireland, Moneynick just outside Randalstown to be exact where Johns Great Great Grandfather came from. The BBC recently filmed here for the news a piece regarding John and the town which you can see on Youtube
In 1974 John Wayne (real name Marion Morrison) flew into Dublin for a short break while filming the movie Branigan in London. He hired a car at Dublin airport and drove north to visit Randalstown, the place from where his Morrison ancestors originated.
On the advice of his good friend and mentor John Ford he made it his business to see where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea. When he got through the Army check point at Killeen he turned left out of Newry and headed for the Mournes via the Villages of Mayobridge and Hilltown. At Kilkeel he followed the east coast right up to Portrush then headed into Derry and Donegal.
He returned to Dublin via Sligo, Mayo and Roscommon. He then returned to London to complete the picture.
