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2 unusual facts about Jaunting car


Jaunting car

This form of vehicle also featured in the 1952 movie The Quiet Man, particularly to notable comedic effect during the first formal courting scene involving the characters played by John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, and Barry Fitzgerald.

The colloquial name for the driver of a jaunting car was "jarvey", referenced in the song "The Jarvey Was a Leprechaun" by Val Doonican.


Gobbins Path

Visitors would arrive at the BNCR station in Ballycarry and then either walk there or be taken onwards by jaunting car.


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