Where was ‘The Banshees Of Inisherin’ filmed in Ireland?

New filmThe Banshees of Inisherin is already garnering rave reviews, including The Independent’s own five-star write-up calling it “a beautiful work to behold”.

Seeing the trailer and production shots, featuring sweeping emerald landscapes, craggy coastline and stone-built cottages under glowering skies, many viewers are wondering where this Irish tale was captured.

If you’re googling “Inisherin”, however, you’ll be disappointed – the titular location is a fictional island director Martin McDonagh envisaged off the west coast of Ireland.

But the island of Ireland did provide the rural backdrop for the film, which stars Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell as two lifelong friends who fall out, and is in cinemas now.

Writer and director McDonagh – best known for In Bruges andThree Billboard Outside Ebbing, Missouri – selected atmospheric and wild stretches of islands off the west coast of Ireland for the story.

Here’s everything you need to know if you feel inspired to visit the real-life backdrops yourself.

Where was The Banshees of Inisherin filmed?

The movie was filmed partly in Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland, near Galway, and partly in Achill Island near Mulranny in County Mayo.

Inishmore is the largest of the Aran Islands, which can be reached by a 40-minute ferry from Rossaveal in County Galway, or a 90-minute seasonal ferry from Doolin, a gateway to Ireland’s picturesque Cliffs of Moher as well as the Arans.

The Aran isles’ population of around 1,200 people primarily speak Irish, and Inishmore itself is inextricably linked with Ireland’s folklore and mythology. They’re famous for their distinctive “Aran sweaters”, a cable-knit style of jumper traditional to the area.

Achill Island, further north, is the largest of the Irish isles and is accessible by road from coastal Co. Mayo via the Michael Davitt Bridge.

As well as having some of Ireland’s best beaches, Achill was shortlisted as one of the five best places to holiday in Ireland by the Irish Times.

Which exact locations does the movie feature?

On Inishmore, the prehistoric hill fort of…