<P> The story is set in the fictitious community of Inisfree . This is not the same as the Lake Isle of Innisfree , a place in Lough Gill on the Sligo -- Leitrim border made famous by poet William Butler Yeats , which is a tiny island . Many scenes for the film were actually shot in and around the village of Cong , County Mayo , on the grounds of Cong 's Ashford Castle . Cong is now a wealthy small town and the castle a 5 - star luxury hotel . The connections with the film have led to the area becoming a tourist attraction . In 2008 , a pub opened in the building used as the pub in the film ( it had actually been a shop at the time when the movie was shot ) ; the pub hosts daily re-runs of the film on DVD . The Quiet Man Fan Club holds its annual general meeting in Ashford Castle . Other locations in the film include Thoor Ballylee , Co . Galway , home of poet W.B. Yeats for a period , Ballyglunin railway station near Tuam Co . Galway , which was filmed as Castletown station , and various places in Connemara Co . Galway and Co . Mayo . Among those are Lettergesh beach , where the horse race scene was filmed , the Quiet Man Bridge , signposted off the N59 road between Maam Cross and Oughterard and the `` White O'Morn '' cottage . The latter is located on R336 south of Maam , but has long ago fallen into ruin . </P>
<P> The story is set in the fictitious community of Inisfree . This is not the same as the Lake Isle of Innisfree , a place in Lough Gill on the Sligo -- Leitrim border made famous by poet William Butler Yeats , which is a tiny island . Many scenes for the film were actually shot in and around the village of Cong , County Mayo , on the grounds of Cong 's Ashford Castle . Cong is now a wealthy small town and the castle a 5 - star luxury hotel . The connections with the film have led to the area becoming a tourist attraction . In 2008 , a pub opened in the building used as the pub in the film ( it had actually been a shop at the time when the movie was shot ) ; the pub hosts daily re-runs of the film on DVD . The Quiet Man Fan Club holds its annual general meeting in Ashford Castle . Other locations in the film include Thoor Ballylee , Co . Galway , home of poet W.B. Yeats for a period , Ballyglunin railway station near Tuam Co . Galway , which was filmed as Castletown station , and various places in Connemara Co . Galway and Co . Mayo . Among those are Lettergesh beach , where the horse race scene was filmed , the Quiet Man Bridge , signposted off the N59 road between Maam Cross and Oughterard and the `` White O'Morn '' cottage . The latter is located on R336 south of Maam , but has long ago fallen into ruin . </P>
where was the john wayne movie the quiet man filmed
where was the john wayne movie the quiet man filmed
the village of Cong , County Mayo , on the grounds of Cong 's Ashford Castle
the village of Cong , County Mayo , on the grounds of Cong 's Ashford Castle