The Quiet Man is one of my all-time favourites, right next to Tunes of Glory.

btw, the author of the story, Maurice Walsh, was from Scotland:

http://www.slainte.org.uk/scotauth/walshdsw.htm

The book, "Green Rushes", which later became "The Quiet Man", is very different from John Ford's movie, but still worth perusing -- copies are available on Amazon or your library.

THE book, however, to peruse is Des McHale's "The Complete Guide to the Quiet Man" -- McHale, a university professor in Cork, Ireland, is also an officer of the Quiet Man Fan Club and has compiled an extensive bit of research on the movie, actors, settings, etc.

http://homepage.eircom.net/~carolosullivan/

btw: all of the scenes with Sean McClory, who played Owen Glynn, Hugh Forbes IRA comrade, were shot in the states, as McClory couldn't travel to Ireland with the rest of the crew -- and Hugh Forbes and Fr. Paul were both played by Maureen O'Hara's bothers -- James (Lilliburn) O'Hara and Charles Fitzsimons.

Cheers,

Todd