COMMUNITY NOTES: BALLYHAUNIS - WESTERN PEOPLE (APRIL 21 EDITION)
London-based filmmaker and lawyer Liam McNeive has been in the Brickens area researching a film, having received acclaim for two earlier short films on the exploits of his grandfather during the national struggle for independence.
Liam’s latest film follows up on a 2016 animated short film called Easter Rising: Voice of a Rebel?, which featured the story of his grandfather Willie McNeive from Brickens who fought in the Easter Rising in Dublin as a 19-year-old before being imprisoned in Wales.
The film was shown in 2016 at the National Theatre in London as part of a BBC Learning project with the animated film story of Willie McNeive voiced by Irish actor and Game Of Thrones star Liam Cunningham.
Liam told this column he hopes to be back in the area later this year to show an edited version of his latest film project, which also deals with the history of the area.
