PHOTOS: Tight security around The Vikings film set in Kildare Town today

By Editorial Team
Published 30th Nov 2016, 14:00 GMT
Updated 8th May 2019, 12:14 GMT
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St Brigid's Cathedral in Kildare Town was sealed off today as filming for the big-budget Vikings TV series continued in the town.

Public notice signs were erected around Market Square informing people about limited access to the famous 13th Century landmark which is normally open to tourists from May to September.placeholder image
Public notice signs were erected around Market Square informing people about limited access to the famous 13th Century landmark which is normally open to tourists from May to September.
Locals could see powerful spot lights in the grounds of the Cathedral where filming was taking place inside and outside.placeholder image
Locals could see powerful spot lights in the grounds of the Cathedral where filming was taking place inside and outside.

A small car park off the Square was also closed for production vehicles for the History Channel epic.

A number of locals have been hired for extras for the three days of filming which was kept under tight security by security personnel (pictured below).placeholder image
A number of locals have been hired for extras for the three days of filming which was kept under tight security by security personnel (pictured below).

 

Usually filmed in Luggala and Ashford in Co Wicklow, Vikings is inspired by tales of the raiding Norsemen of early medieval Scandinavia.

In Irish history, the Viking first raided the country in their longboats in the 8th Century, killing locals and pillaging monasteries.

Settlements were later established in Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Cork and Limerick.

The series, which receives funding from the Irish Film Board, has about 400 Irish involved in the ambitious production including actor Gabriel Byrne who starred in the first season.

A massive set of early medieval Paris had to be built in Co Wicklow for Season Three as the warriors are shown mercilessly invading the city in the drama.

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