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It’s cheating a little bit, because it is of course three books – The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van.
They follow the fortunes of the Rabbitte family; from the trials and tribulations of Jimmy’s Dublin soul band, to Sharon’s unexpected pregnancy, to Jimmy Sr’s efforts to get his chipper van business off the ground.
To celebrate the choice, we’ve pulled some of the most wonderful quotes and moments from the trilogy – Roddy Doyle’s gifts to us from Barrytown…
1. A renewed appreciation for soul music
Thanks to The Commitments the likes of Mustang Sally, The Dark End of the Street and Try a Little Tenderness are forever embedded in every Irish person’s brain.
The Snapper is so quotable that it’s nigh on impossible to pick a favourite. This one’s up there though, and one we’re fond of wheeling out at any opportunity.
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That's a good-sized baby, small turkey though “@rtenews: New Royal baby weighs 8lb 6oz and was born at 4.24pm http://t.co/9r7NwEGDOE”
Even though Sharon is a Rabbitte in the Barrytown Trilogy, she’s a Curley in the film. That’s because 20th Century Fox owned the rights to the Rabbitte name after the making of The Commitments.
Different actors played different members and incarnations of the Rabbitte family across the three films, but Colm meaney maintained his role as Jimmy Sr.
Friday 15 November, 2024
Friday 15 November, 2024
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7 wonderful gifts Roddy Doyle has given the world
RODDY DOYLE’S BARRYTOWN Trilogy has been named as the selection for 2015′s Dublin: One City One Book festival.
It’s cheating a little bit, because it is of course three books – The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van.
They follow the fortunes of the Rabbitte family; from the trials and tribulations of Jimmy’s Dublin soul band, to Sharon’s unexpected pregnancy, to Jimmy Sr’s efforts to get his chipper van business off the ground.
To celebrate the choice, we’ve pulled some of the most wonderful quotes and moments from the trilogy – Roddy Doyle’s gifts to us from Barrytown…
1. A renewed appreciation for soul music
Thanks to The Commitments the likes of Mustang Sally, The Dark End of the Street and Try a Little Tenderness are forever embedded in every Irish person’s brain.
2. This Italia ’90 scene in The Van
3. Babies versus turkeys
The Snapper is so quotable that it’s nigh on impossible to pick a favourite. This one’s up there though, and one we’re fond of wheeling out at any opportunity.
4. Imelda Quirke’s arse
Outspan Foster, aka Glen Hansard delivers one of the Commitments’ most memorable lines.
5. Georgie Burgess
What a DOPE.
6. Deep fried nappy in The Van
This was inevitable. Poor Jimmy and Bimbo.
7. Are ye alrigh’ Sharon?
Without Roddy Doyle’s brilliant tale of unplanned pregnancy and family woes in The Snapper, we never would have had this stunning flag from Euro 2012.
Even though Sharon is a Rabbitte in the Barrytown Trilogy, she’s a Curley in the film. That’s because 20th Century Fox owned the rights to the Rabbitte name after the making of The Commitments.
Different actors played different members and incarnations of the Rabbitte family across the three films, but Colm meaney maintained his role as Jimmy Sr.
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