Tuam Chair story told on film to be launched this weekend
A SHORT film on the history of the Tuam Chair and its revival by Al O’Dea and Tom Dowd of Corrib Crafts will be screened at Tuam Library this Saturday, November 1 at 3 pm.
The Old Tuam Society and Friends of Tuam Heritage commissioned James Ryan of StationHouse Media to produce a film documenting its connection to the town of Tuam.
Al O’Dea, founder of Corrib Crafts, designed the chair based on examples of a three-legged oak chair that was previously used in homes throughout the West of Ireland.
The film, titled “From Humble Roots to Irish Icon” features John and Gabriel Blake who still manufacture the chair in their premises at The Mall.
Tuam native Teddy Reynolds talks about his time as a summer apprentice in Corrib Crafts as a teenager while Henry Geraghty from Bishop Street was one of the locals employed as an extra on the film, Alfred the Great.
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