 The school scenes were filmed in Blackrock College, Dublin,  Kieron J. Walsh (qv)s old school. Walsh was not permitted to use  the actual school crest in the film, so the dove and lion were  flipped in their positions and the real motto, "Fides et robur"  (Faith and Strength), was replaced by "Cera una volta il Ociente"  (Once Upon a Time In The West).