The King of the Claddagh | Documentary

In the old Claddagh fishing village, the King was just another fisherman elected by his briny prowess.
The King of the Claddagh offers a short glimpse of this unique part of Galway City in the past and the present. The film is guided by the reflections of Michael Lynskey, accompanied by the voice of Margaretta D’Arcy reading from original new writings by Paedar O’Dowd.
Sweeping contemporary footage is coupled with archival images of this special place, where the menfolk farmed the sea and not the land, while the women sold the catch and the gleaming Claddagh rings.

English, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles available.

Film festivals
-New Generation Film Festival NGFF - Serbia 2020 (Honorable mention award)
-The 4th Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival - New York 2020
-Cinevoyage International Film Festival - Maharashtra 2021
-LETNetworks channel presents: AmLatino Film Festival - 2021
-13th Underground Cinema Film Awards - Dublin 2021
-International Tourism Film Festival - North Cape, Africa 2021
-Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival - Paris 2021
-5th INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FILM FESTIVAL - India 2021
-Disappear Here Film Festival - Donegal 2021
-Festival de Cinema Estudantil de Guaíba - 2022 Brasil

Dedicated to my best Irish friend Paddy Cahill, who left us last year. Thank you for everything brother. You are the most inimitable, generous, intelligent and funniest human I have ever met 🚲