Coney Island, County Down is a medieval English word meaning rabbit. Coney Island railway station opened in July 1892 and was closed in January 1950. Coney Island is a spoken-word song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1989 album, "Avalon Sunset". In the song he revisits his youthful trips with his mother to the seaside at Coney Island. The Shore is a Northern Irish short film directed by Terry George. The film won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. It was filmed entirely at George's family cottage at Coney Island. Coney Island, County Down Coney
A Coney Island Princess A Coney Island Princess A Coney Island Princess is a lost 1916 silent film comedy-drama directed by Dell Henderson and starring Irene Fenwick. It is based on the play "Princess Zim-Zim" by Edward Sheldon. This film marked Fenwick's debut for the Famous Players Film Company, and was partly filmed on location at Coney Island. The story evolves from a spat which Milholland has with his fiancée, Alice Gardner. While imbibing too freely in a foolish effort to assuage the pangs besetting him, he decides to sail for Europe, but he lands at Coney Island via the sight-seeing-car route, and in