First-time actor Philip 'pinching himself' ahead of Dublin premiereA chance encounter at a South Roscommon Singers Circle session in Knockcroghery has opened up a whole new world for a local man, who is relishing his big screen debut and being a first-time actor in his mid 70s. “Pat heard one of my stories and he told me afterwards that's my Jamesie (the character in the film). Even though it is set in the recent past, Philip said rural life has changed so much in just a few short decades. “It was the best time of my life,” the South Roscommon man said of the filming experience. I based Jamesie on old characters I grew up with Glangevlin, not too far from where the book is set,” or the characters who visited the family when they moved to Knockcroghery.

Source: Irish Independent March 01, 2024 13:17 UTC