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Quiet Man cottage is now an officially state-protected structure




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After a 15-year long campaign by local authorities and celebrities like Liam Neeson, Michael Flatley, and Maureen O’Hara herself, the cottage featured in The Quiet Man film finally enjoys official state protection.

The structure is in a state of ruin, and a lot of work is needed to restore it.

But the cottage’s owner, California-based Greg Ebbitt, recently said that he fears the dilapidated cottage might never be restored once it has protected structure status.

He said: “It’s always been my intention to restore it and it still is, but I’d be concerned that I won’t legally be able to do anything with it if it’s given state protection. My fear is that the ruling will mean it has to remain as a pile of stones.

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