Moone  Boy

Boyle is the proud home of the Emmy Award winning TV series, Moone Boy. Boyle native and Hollywood star Chris O'Dowd co-wrote the series with Nick V. Murphy.

The comedy series (three Series) follows the antics of a young boy and his imaginary friend growing up in rural Ireland and is based on Chris’s own childhood in Boyle, County Roscommon.

Seán is the imaginary friend of 12-year-old Martin (Paul Kenny Dalglish) Moone, the youngest child (and only son) in a family living in Boyle. Martin, aided by his imaginary friend, has a unique perspective on life. His imagination comes into play both in his childish drawings, which come alive through animation (illustrated by Boyle native, Paul Young, Cartoon Saloon).

Follow the interactive ‘Moone Boy Trail’ through the streets of Boyle to see where Moone Boy filming took place. At each location you can scan a QR code to view edited footage which is specific to each location.

The introductory music for much of each episode is "Tico's Tune" by Geoff Love (recorded by him under the name "Manuel & The Music of the Mountains"). This piece of music has near-iconic status in Ireland as it was used as the theme music for The Gay Byrne Show, a long-running and immensely popular morning radio show on RTÉ Radio 1. Background music and soundtrack pieces were composed for the series by Rónán Johnston. The opening credits are accompanied with the song "Where's Me Jumper" by The Sultans of Ping FC.