The Boys from County Clare

The Boys from County Clare is a 2003 Irish comedydrama film about a cil band from Liverpool that travels to Ireland to compete in a cil competition in County Clare. Directed by John Irvin, the film was released in Canada on September 12, 2003 and in the U.S., on a limited release, on March 13, 2005.

Set in 1965 Jimmy McMahon Colm Meaney is an Irishman living in Liverpool who directs a cilidh band of young men who go to a competition of traditional Celtic music in Ireland in County Clare. A native Irish band directed by John Joe McMahon Bernard Hill is also present to compete as well, with animosity between Jimmy and John as they are brothers. The two brothers could not be more different, as they have taken different paths. There are multiple surprises for them as the competition takes place, with a familial twist at the very end.The film received mixed reviews. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 46 based on reviews fromcritics. ........

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