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.

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.