Schwarze Schaf, Das (The Black Sheep)

Reading 'Was it Murder?' by Thomas Muir, Father Brown (Heinz Rühmann) hurries inside his church when the bell begins to ring. St. Mary's church, Howth in County Dublin.

The added structure seen in the right background is part of a substantial newer T-shaped building which looks like it could be a community centre.

While Father Brown prepares for Mass, the Congregation starts to arrive. St. Mary's church on Howth Road, Howth.

A very picturesque setting.

In the churchyard, Ferris (T. P. McKenna) winks at a Young Lady as she passes. St. Mary's churchyard on Howth Road.

Although the lane outside the gates was choc-a-bloc with parked cars, there were no activities taking place in the church itself.

Pulling her arm, the Young Lady's Mother conducts her towards the church entrance. In front of St. Mary's church, Howth.

A splendid main entrance complements the beautifully maintained church grounds.

After Mass, Ferris is found bludgeoned to death, lying in a pool of his own blood outside the church. St. Mary's church in Howth.

Thankfully, no bodies were found lying around when Pat visited.

Police Inspector Graven arrives at the smithy to arrest the chief suspect, Barnes. Pat Cleary identifies Forge Road, Enniskerry in County Wicklow with Church Hill in the background adding that a view in the opposite direction, towards the forge, can be seen in 'Flight of the Doves'.

There's little difference to the garage but the hedge and stop sign are the main additions on this now much busier road.

Appearing at the door of the church, Miller the bell-ringer pauses when he sees Father Brown. In front of St. Mary's church on Howth Road, Howth.

Looks exactly the same as it did 66 years ago.

Running from the church, Miller takes shelter at a quarry where a shoot out with the police takes place.

As Collins drives back to the police station to get reinforcements and tear gas he passes Father Brown cycling towards the gunfight.

The Priest calls to the Inspector to stop shooting.

Father Brown approaches Miller who refuses to negotiate before asking Police Inspector Graven to allow him three hours.

A taxi takes Father Brown to a quayside in Dublin. Looking westward along Sir John Rogerson's Quay with the River Liffey to the right.

Pat explains that "ye olde orange Diving Bell" dates back to Victorian times and was used in underwater works up until 1958. When sunk to the bottom the workmen entered the chamber through the funnel on top and compressed air was pumped in. It was used extensively to extend Dublin Port out into deeper waters.

The cab stops outside a bar. Sir John Rogerson's Quay at the corner of Forbes Street in Dublin 2.

All change here in the South Docklands.

Father Brown pays the Driver and tells him to wait before going inside the bar and asking for Miller's daughter Lissy. Kelly's lounge at the corner of Sir John Rogerson's Quay and Forbes Street.

The pub once filled daily with dockers now only a distant memory A dental service now stands in the location.

Returning to the quarry with Lissy, Father Brown watches as Miller gives himself up to Police Inspector Graven (Herbert Tiede).

Father Brown is called by the Bishop who is not impressed with the publicity surrounding the Miller case. The Campanile at Trinity College on College Green in Dublin 2. Other views of Trinity College can be seen in 'Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx', 'The First Great Train Robbery', 'The Blue Max', 'Shake Hands with the Devil' and 'Ulysses'.

The grass is greener than during my late summer visits to the location.

The Bishop moves Father Brown to Bray, explaining that the police had lodged a complaint about unlawful interference. Looking southward from the footbridge near the site of Obelisk Hill Halt above White Rock Beach, along the railway towards the short tunnel through Killiney Hill at Killiney in County Dublin.

Not being tall enough to get a shot over the bridge's high sides, Pat settled for a peek through one of the tiny holes in the fencing.

Trains take the Priest to his new parish. Islandbridge Junction in Dublin 8, facing eastward from the bridge carrying the north to south route of St. John's Road over the railway into Kingsbridge terminus. The line branching off to the left passes Islandbridge Barracks before crossing the River Liffey and continuing to Amiens Street station.

Arriving in Bray, Father Brown and his housekeeper Mrs. Smith (Lina Carstens) stand looking at St. Thomas's church. In reality, the former St. Joseph's Female Orphanage and Schools on the corner of Wellington Place and Mountjoy Street in Dublin 7 found by Pat Cleary. The orphanage had closed in 1954 and at the time of filming and was used to accommodate nuns.

Trees and modifications at the house on the left are the main changes with the church now in use as a restaurant.

Mrs. Smith comments that the church is ugly. Looking east towards Queen Street from Blackhall Street, Dublin 7 identified by Pat Cleary who adds that the tall chimney was formerly the boiler chimney of the Jameson Whiskey distillery and is now the Skyview Tower.

Getting to know his new parish, Father Brown sets out to raise funds. The entrance court at Howth Castle in Howth, County Dublin.

The Father makes his way through the grounds of Lord Kingsley's home. The 14th century Howth Castle on Howth Road, Howth.

This door appears to be permanently closed.

Father Brown stops outside the gardener's cottage where he finds the impoverished Lord Kingsley inside. Howth Castle on the Howth Castle Estate in County Dublin.

Receiving a donation of £1,000 in shares from the Peer, Father Brown heads to see Mr. Conelly at the bank with a model of the church that he hopes to build. To the left stand numbers 4 to 6 Fairview Strand, Dublin 3 located by Pat Cleary.

On his way from the bank, Father Brown pauses to attach a leaf to a naked female figure on a theatre poster for 'The Trio'.

Entering the Royal Hotel, the Priest finds his friend Flambeau struggling to unlock a cupboard as he waits for a Theatrical Troupe to arrive. The Royal Hotel at number 66 Main Street, Howth.

Nothing remains of the hotel today.

After Mr. Conelly is stabbed when a power cut disturbs a televised football match at the hotel, Father Brown prunes his roses before a visit by Graven, the new town's new Police Inspector.

Believing that Conelly's murder and the power cut are connected, the Father pays a visit to the theatre to speak with Emilio Scarletti, star of 'The Trio'. Pat Cleary identifies the Regal Cinema at 28 Fitzwilliam Street in Ringsend, Dublin 4.

Now a Christian Assembly gathering place, a line of parked cars left did not help in getting an exact angle.

Everett Gordon (Karl Schönböck) arrives at the hotel and is checked into room 12 by Flambeau. The Royal Hotel on Main Street in Howth.

No matter the angle, it is still an ugly sight.

Telling Flambeau that he will be about two hours, Mr. Gordon returns to his car to be driven to see Lord Kingsley. Facing buildings on Main Street, Howth, opposite the Royal Hotel.

On the other side of the street the centre building is still a pharmacy.

Returning Lord Kingsley's missed visit earlier, Father Brown sees the bearded Gordon leave the peer's house.

Father Brown and Inspector Graven drive into Dublin and the offices of the story's Irish Television Service where they ask to hear the unseen news that was broadcast after the football match. Looking along Trinity Street from St. Andrew's Street in Dublin 2 with numbers 10 to 12 on the left. At the time of filming there was no television service in Ireland until broadcasts began on 31 December 1961.

The former Central Bank building dominates the background skyline.

Whilst out walking with Flambeau (Siegfried Lowitz), Father Brown spots a theatre poster and notices a resemblance between Gordon and Emilio Scarletti.

Borrowing a Little Girl's chalk, the Father gives Scarletti a beard.

Father Brown explains to his Friend that Gordon doesn't exist, suggesting that he and Actor are the same person.

Told by the Inspector that he's been tricked out of his now highly valuable shares, the penniless Lord Kingsley (Fritz Rasp) comes across the poster altered by Father Brown.

Following Scarletti's murder during a performance, Father Brown escorts the confused Lord Kingsley from his estate. Howth Castle on Howth Road, Howth in County Dublin.

After the Troupe all leave following her Husband's funeral, Gloria Scarletti (Maria Sebaldt) asks Father Brown "Why was he killed?".

When the Inspector arrests Flambeau, suggesting that he is the murderer, Father Brown returns to the theatre to look for more clues. The Regal Cinema at the corner of Ropewalk Place and Fitzwilliam Street in Ringsend, located by Pat Cleary. The cinema closed in January 1965.

A local, referring to the long queues around the corner on Sunday nights back in the day, told Pat (in excellent Dublinese) "the kip would be jammers iv a Sunda night".

Discovering the Murderer but incurring the Bishop's displeasure yet again, Father Brown is sent to a dreaded parish far off the coast. Pat Cleary recognised Inis Mac Neasáin, Ireland's Eye, just off the coast at Howth Head.

A landlubber's view and, no, that is not Pat's yacht.

On a remote island, the Priest and his Housekeeper wait for the connecting ferry. Howth Harbour with the Harbour Lighthouse on the East Pier confirmed by Pat Cleary.

Clear evidence of some of the harbour's major new sea defences constructed over the years.

Residents lean on a rail at the harbour on Abbott's Rock, a small island far out to sea. Howth Harbour at Howth, County Dublin.

Mrs. Smith picks up her luggage as Father Brown climbs the steps to the quayside. Howth Harbour located by Pat Cleary.

In the water, a reflection of the additional sea defence pier section that juts out to the right from the main pier.

For the 25th time, Mrs. Smith calls up to Father Brown that she's quitting as he's met by Father Hilliard. Pat Cleary identifies the West Pier at Howth Harbour.

A wider view of the end section of the pier.

After Father Hilliard tells him that the island is a difficult place, Father Brown and Mrs. Smith make their way from the harbour. The West Pier at Howth Harbour, Howth in County Dublin.

Pat is still trying to work out the purpose of those steps.