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'A Wing and a Prayer' - The Story of Knock Airport

"We're building an airport!"

1986-09-16
10
en 52m
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
"We're building an airport", Monsignor James Horan tells Jim Fahy of RTÉ News, in 1981. The bold story of a 'simple' country priest, with a dream to build a 7500ft runway for an international airport, on a "foggy, boggy hill" in and around Barnacahoge and Barnalyra, Co. Mayo. A feat few thought possible. It began as a one off news item, and develops into a charming documentary, written by Fahy and directed by Blackman over the years. The changing governments, all get caught up in the chaos, and almost nobody in power wanted it to go ahead. This controversial campaign to put Connacht on the map, faces setback after setback. But none great enough, to stop this "old man in a hurry" from getting his airport for the province, opened to the public by 1986.

Writer

Jim Fahy

Presenter

Jim Fahy

Director

John Blackman

Producer

John Blackman

Production Assistant

Seán Ó Méalóid

Camera Operator

Cedric Culliton

airport aviation camp ireland nostalgic political irish history inspirational low budget absurd connacht whimsical audacious bold cheerful defiant

Status

Released

Countries

  • Ireland

Companies

  • RTÉ

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