Welcome to the real Hollywood

EVERY summer, tourists pose for photographs in front of Guirke’s old shop in the picturesque village of Hollywood, Co Wicklow.

Welcome to the real Hollywood

The sign on the façade — Hollywood Post Office — intrigues them, and, amused by the fact that a rural Irish village boasts the legendary name, they rarely fail to capture the moment on camera.

Some may be aware of the film stars — Liam Neeson, Meryl Streep, Brendan Gleeson — who have visited this quiet but scenic place which nestles at the foot of the Wicklow mountains off the N81 on the Baltinglass to Blessington road.

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