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Jim Owers at the ruins of the ‘White O’Morn’ cottage in Connemara. Photo: Jim Owers

Following our story of last week in The Avondhu on 'The Quiet Man' cottage in Connemara, Jim Owers  has, in the past few days, managed to acquire new information which will perhaps enlighten the interested readers and people who loved the film and those who may have an interest in last week's story on the iconic cottage in Connemara and its future.

"I learned this week that moves are under way to restore the thatched cottage which was used in John Ford's Oscar-winning film, 'The Quiet Man'. As was reported last week's edition of The Avondhu, the cottage is presently in a serious state of dereliction and mostly a ruin.

"However, I have now learned that a group are confident that they can raise the estimated sum of €4m needed to return the cottage to its former glory within 3 years. This was the iconic cottage used by John Ford in his 1952 Irish/American film, 'The Quiet Man'," Jim says.

The cottage known as 'White O'Morn' in the film has been derelict for a number of decades and looks today a rather sad sight as the photograph shows.

"The cottage was purchased in the early 1980's by Californian builder, Gregory Evett. It is reported that Mr Evett has tried on numerous occasions over a 30 year period to restore the cottage to its former glory, but for various reasons, was unsuccessful in doing so," Jim explains.

The cottage, located between Maam Cross and Maam in Connemara, is visited by many many tourists who manage to locate its whereabouts and are overwhelmed and surprised by what they find. Jim says people from all over the world who are fans of the film, are very very sad to see the state that the cottage is now in. However, he says that on a more positive note, moves are underway by the 'Save The Quiet Man Cottage Campaign Group' to not only restore the cottage, but also to build an educational and cultural centre.

"The campaign group members are confident that fundraising will begin shortly and they are hoping that the entire project will be completed by 2015."

So, a positive report and hopefully, in a few years time, 'White O'Morn' will once again resume the role of been that 'iconic cottage'!

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