Hallmark’s Ireland-Themed Movies to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

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No, There Aren’t Hallmark St. Patrick’s Day Movies — But You Can Watch These Ireland-Themed Films

Fans are out of luck if they’re searching for Hallmark Channel movies pegged to St. Patrick’s Day — but there are a few set in Ireland. The network first ventured to the Emerald Isle for 2011’s Honeymoon for One and the following year Hallmark released Chasing Leprechauns. The more modern Hallmark features about Ireland began with 2019’s Forever in My Heart. However, 2021’s As Luck Would Have It may be the best depiction of the traditions of Ireland and the myths and legends that encompass the country. “I think Ireland’s the perfect location for this story,” Allen Leech said of the film in a behind-the-scenes video. Leech, who is from Killiney, Ireland, gushed about his home country, adding, “I’m always so proud anytime I see Ireland depicted on screen.” [ami-related id=”1745004″ url=”https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/stars-celebrating-st-patricks-day-through-the-years-pics/” title=”Luck of the Irish! How Stars Have Celebrated St. Patty’s Through the Years” target=”” thumb=”true” imgsrc=”/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/How-Stars-Have-Celebrated-St-Pattys-Through-the-Years-Reese-Witherspoon-feature.jpg?quality=40&strip=all” imgid=”1745874″ format=”gallery” flag=”” channel=”1″] His costar JoAnna Garcia Swisher pointed out that the beauty of Ireland, especially the famed Cliffs of Moher, didn’t make the weather easier to handle. “Being on the cliffs was pretty absurd. The wind was whipping,” she recalled during a 2021 Hallmark video. “I had never been blown over.” Scroll down for a full breakdown of every Hallmark movie about Ireland — even the standalone Christmas one:

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‘Honeymoon for One’

Stars: Nicollette Sheridan

Release Date: 2011

Logline: “When successful advertising executive Eve Parker (Sheridan) ends her engagement to Greg, her philandering fiancé, she steps outside her comfort zone when she decides to go on the idyllic honeymoon — alone!”

Irish Charm: What’s more Irish than staying in a castle and exploring the local scenery?

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‘Chasing Leprechauns’

Stars: Adrian Pasdar and Amy Huberman

Release Date: 2012

Logline: “Michael (Pasdar) is sent to a small town in Ireland to close a deal on a construction site believed to be inhabited by leprechauns. Michael tries to win over Sarah Cavanaugh (Huberman) who refuses to disturb the leprechauns.”

Irish Charm: The country’s belief in leprechauns is at the center of this heartwarming tale.

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‘Forever in My Heart’

Stars: Merritt Patterson and Jack Turner

Release Date: 2019

Logline: “Jenna (Patterson) and Charlie (Turner) found love in Ireland but their dreams drove them apart. Five years later, they reunite and Jenna has to decide where her heart belongs — back home or in the Emerald Isle.”

Irish Charm: Fate and magic sparks a true love story in this picturesque town, which seems fitting for the Emerald Isle.

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‘As Luck Would Have It’

Stars: JoAnna Garcia Swisher and Allen Leech

Release Date: 2021

Logline: “Lindsey (Swisher) travels to Ireland to acquire land that is perfect for a resort. She decides to enter the town’s matchmaking festival to prove her investment and win over a handsome local (Leech).”

Irish Charm: Local culture is the name of the game in this movie and the quirky Matchmaker Festival has Us wanting to book a trip ASAP.

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‘Christmas at Castle Hart’

Stars: Lacey Chabert and Stuart Townsend

Release Date: 2021

Logline: “Brooke Bennett (Chabert) goes to Ireland for Christmas to search for her Irish roots. While there, she meets charming Aiden Hart, Earl of Glaslough (Townsend). Mistaken for an elite event planner, she’s hired to host his castle’s epic Christmas party.”

Irish Charm: Yes, this movie takes place at Christmas, but the festive markets and gorgeous Irish backdrop makes it perfect to watch year-round.

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‘Love’s Portrait’

Stars: Aubrey Reynolds and Richard McWilliams

Release Date: 2022

Logline: “Museum curator, Lily (Reynolds), finds a painting that’s identical to her and searches for the artist in Ireland. There, William (McWilliams), a charming man joins her on her quest and helps her rediscover love.”

Irish Charm: There is so much history and mystery in Ireland and this movie brings them together with the beauty of art for a very different love story.

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‘Royally Ever After’

Stars: Fiona Gubelmann and Torrance Coombs

Release Date: 2022

Logline: “Schoolteacher Sara’s (Gubelmann) boyfriend Danny (Coombs) proposes, then reveals he is the prince of a small country called St. Ives, and they need his disapproving parents’ blessing to marry. Sara must fight to remain true to herself, while adjusting to this new fairytale lifestyle, where love comes with rules and regulations.”

Irish Charm: Technically, this film is set in the fictional country of St. Ives — not to be mistaken for the real town in England — but it was filmed in Ireland. The royalty aspect gives a nod to Ireland’s past nobility and the unconventional romance brings it into modern day.