The Johnstown Monster

1971
54m

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Title slide from the 1971 Children's Film Foundation presentation "The Johnstown Monster" - filmed entirely on the Shannon river's Lough Derg in the Republic of Ireland.

In a quiet Irish village, a group of enterprising youngsters make a model of the legendary monster supposedly residing in the bottom of the local lough, in the hope of attracting tourism and... Read allIn a quiet Irish village, a group of enterprising youngsters make a model of the legendary monster supposedly residing in the bottom of the local lough, in the hope of attracting tourism and prosperity to the village.In a quiet Irish village, a group of enterprising youngsters make a model of the legendary monster supposedly residing in the bottom of the local lough, in the hope of attracting tourism and prosperity to the village.

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7.3/10

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7/10

lovely kids film and not too long

I have seen the film several times as i was an extra in it. It is a very enjoyable family film and would be enjoyed by young children in particular. The Boat scene was filmed in Killaloe and featured the CIE cruiser St.Kieran (Now operating in New Ross in Wexford as a floating restaurant)It is of great interest to locals in Ballina/Killaloe & Garrykennedy as a lot of locals were in the film.The best known actor to the locals was Desmond Perry who at the time was featuring in a weekly soap called Tolka Row. It is a simple story about a monster in the Lough similar to the Lough Ness Monster. It involves an American tourist who is out to prove that it does not exist and how local kids continue to bring the monster to life every so often.