The Liberties: Flower Ladies

Phyllis and Mary are friends who sell flowers on Meath St. Here they talk about their love of the area and their strong beliefs on why The Liberties might be headed in the wrong direction.
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A series of 12 crafted short films, each focuses on a different character within Dublins Liberties community. It has been described as the documentary film equivalent of a portrait gallery.

The Liberties captures the character and unique humour of the people who live there. The documentary celebrates ordinary lives well lived in The Liberties - Tailor Eugene Fagan sews in a button for an 80 year old customer as they chat;  Meath Street butcher Declan Larkin carries quartered cattle into his shop at dawn; Flower Ladies, Phyllis Kavanagh and Mary Hand judge passers by on Meath St; Theyre not going to buy flowers, Theyre not going to buy flowers. Brenda Fricker polishes her Oscar at home, just off the Coombe and recounts the comment from friends; What are you doing living up there, Brenda, Youll be murdered, Youll be killed.

The film was shot, produced and directed by Shane Hogan and Tom Burke and edited by Tom Burke. Original music composition was by Gerry Horan. Audio post-production was by Kevin Breathnach at Avondale Studios. Titles were designed & produced by Lorcan Finnegan and Brunella Cocchiglia at Lovely Productions. The series of films was originally funded by the Arts Council under the Once-Off Project Award in 2008.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• The Liberties
• Areaman Productions
• Shane Hogan
• Tom Burke
• Letus
• Letus Extreme
• Letus Adapter
• Letus Extreme Adapter
• Dublin
• Documentary Film
• Dublin Film
• Nikon Lens
• Moving Pictures
• Folk Documentary
• Irish Documentary
• Stranger Than Fiction

[Mrield]

@Mrield That family is well know around the liberties they are wonderful people who always give you a help and hand. I could never pass a bad word about them at all. You must know them you seem to know allot about them how many girls and boys there are ect. why dont you tell them to there faces what you think of them and see what happens. That ladie has a well made dublin family with al them childern nothing wrong with that. Its a dublin thing to have a big family back then. Well done to her.

[macaroonlee]

The younger woman says immigrants are like "rats in holes" yet she has seven sons and four daughters. That's eleven children for those of you who cannot count. Some would consider that as breeding like rats.

Can you see the irony too?