Search
10 Jan 2026
Search
10 Jan 2026
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
The beautiful feel good family Christmas animation new on Netflix has a connection to Leitrim.
Angela's Christmas Wish set in Dublin 1913-1915 shows a poor family and their wish for their family be reunited at Christmas.
The co-founder of Brown Bag Films, who made the movie has family in Leitrim. Cathal Gaffney, the co founder and creator of the production has strong roots and family in Gowel, Carrick-on-Shannon. Cathal's father is from Gowel and Cathal loves Leitrim and is a frequent visitor.
He said the movie was made at his kitchen table:
Made from kitchen tables and bedrooms in Dublin and Bali, make sure to watch Angela’s Christmas Wish on @netflix pic.twitter.com/tkILSAFXR8
— Cathal Gaffney (@cathal_gaffney) December 1, 2020
This is a beautiful movie and one the whole family will enjoy.
Brown Bag Films which was founded in 1994 has made TV shows are viewed by millions of children worldwide and include Doc McStuffins, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Henry Hugglemonster, Bing, Peg + Cat, Peter Rabbit, Wild Kratts, Olivia, Noddy in Toyland, The Magic School Bus: Rides Again, and Octonauts. Brown Bag Films has earned numerous awards and nominations.
Also read: Leitrim company named as national finalist in the Small Business Awards
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
