Photos show what 6 'Irish Wish' locations look like in real life

When Maddie, Paul, Emma, and their friend Heather (Ayesha Curry) fly from New York to Ireland, they land at Ireland West Airport, also known as Knock Airport.According to Google Flights, a week-round economy-class trip from New York to Knock Airport starts at $954.After losing her bag, Maddie takes a bus from the airport to Paul's family home, Kennedy Estate.On the way, she passes Cronin's Sheebeen, an award-winning pub in County Mayo, where Knock Airport is situated. Cronin's Sheebeen is just under an hour's drive from Knock Airport.Maddie eventually gets to Kennedy Estate, which in real life is called Killruddery House, an 800-acre privately owned estate.Killruddery House was rebuilt in 1651 after the original was destroyed by a fire in 1645. The house has been owned by the Brabazon family since 1618 and is under the stewardship of Anthony and Fionnuala Brabazon, the Lord and Lady Ardee. The private property can be hired for weddings, events, and films.Lord Ardee told RTE in March 2023 that Killruddery House hosts roughly 25 weddings a year.A car journey from Knock Airport to Killruddery House would take almost three hours because it's Wicklow, on the east coast of Ireland. The trip to Killruddery House from the airport would be in the opposite direction to Cronin's Sheebeen, which means Maddie's journey does not really make sense.In the film, the wedding party decides to have a picnic by a lake before the big day. They visit Lough Tay, a lake in Wicklow. It is there when the magical mayhem begins after Maddie makes a wish to the Irish saint Brigid (Dawn Bradfield).Lough Tay is part of the Guinness Estate, meaning it's privately owned and can only be viewed by the public from the Sally Gap mountain pathway. The Irish Times reported that Italian Count Luca Rinaldo Contardo Padulli di Vighignolo bought the property in 2019, but the publication estimated that he paid less than the property's over $30 million price tag.At least four scenes in Irish Wish play out in or around a pub called Scruffy Murphy's. While this is the name of numerous Irish pubs in and outside Ireland, the Irish Wish pub is completely fictional.RTE reported that the crew used Matt Molloy's in Mayo for the exterior shots of Scruffy Murphy's. And the interior scenes were shot in the Hollywood Inn and Tutty's of Hollywood, two pubs situated next to each other in Wicklow.Many scenes in Irish Wish unfold in a small town in Mayo called Westport. This is where Maddie reconnects with James Thomas (Ed Speleers), a photographer she fights with at Knock Airport. After the magical wish goes away, Maddie also meets James again in the same town center.West Coast Rare Books, the bookshop James enters in the film, and Westport Florist, the other shop James walks past, are real stores in Westport. The roundabout area where Maddie falls into James' car is called the Octagon.The bridal shop where Maddie is given her wedding dress is, however, not real. According to RTE, Kelly's Tweeds & Knitwear in the Octogan was transformed into a bridal store for the film.The Cliffs of Moher are a scenic coastal area used halfway through the movie and again at the end. James and Maddie visit it together because it's their favorite spot.The Cliffs of Moher aren't in Mayo. They are found in County Clare, roughly a two-and-a-half-hour drive south of Westport.The Cliffs of Moher are one of Ireland's most popular tourist destinations. In 2022, over 1.3 million people visited the site, the majority (41%) coming from the US, according to the Cliff of Moher Visitors website. An adult ticket to the site costs $7.62.

Photos show what 6 'Irish Wish' locations look like in real life

Maddie lands in Mayo, West Ireland, at the beginning of the movie.

Paul's family home is Killruddery House on Ireland's east coast.

Lough Tay is also in Wicklow and is nearly a half-hour drive from Killruddery House.

Although Scruffy Murphy’s is a real location, the pub used in "Irish Wish" is an amalgamation of two buildings in Ireland.

There are numerous scenes in WestPort, which is in Mayo.

The Cliffs of Moher are actually in County Clare. It would take more than three hours to drive there from Killruddery House.