August 18, 2010

Richard Armitage Photos + Ballymoney Filming Location for Game of Thrones

Look deep into his eyes...as if it were even possible not to do that;)
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Sean Bean & Chas Dance are currently filming in a field of willows on the following farm estate in Ballymoney, NI. (hmmm...does it translate to the town of money? or does the last syllable mean something else in Irish Gaelic?? No doubt the answer can be found somewhere on the internet;) UPDATE: the answer...

Placenames of Irish Gaelic origin

Anglicised spelling           Irish           English Translation        Example

mona, money        móna/monaidh          peatland/turf         Cornamona, Ballymoney

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_names_in_Ireland

It's the Leslie Hill Farm and is proof positive that one clever entrepreneur can strongly influence the economic welfare of a locality.  Some pics of the bucolic farm & buildings where Mr Leslie's efforts managed to lure HBO's & other filming crews as well...first exteriors...
charming interiors

1 comment:

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