{"id":414848,"date":"2025-09-11T03:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T03:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/414848\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T03:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T03:57:12","slug":"hollywood-actor-with-connections-to-crossmaglen-pub-claimed-as-one-of-our-own-armagh-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/414848\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood actor with connections to Crossmaglen pub claimed as \u2018one of our own\u2019 \u2013 Armagh I"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: Inset image of Martin Short Today FM<\/p>\n

Hollywood actor Martin Short has been \u201cclaimed as one of our own\u201d after revealing on a podcast with Today FM\u2019s David Moore that he not only has an Irish passport, but has connections to County Armagh.<\/p>\n

The star of comedy-drama series Only Murders in the Building appeared on the podcast with co-stars Steve Martin \u2013 who is also co-creator of the show \u2013 and Selena Gomez to discuss the new season.<\/p>\n

Upon linking up the call, the three A-List celebrities said they were \u201chappy to be talking to Ireland\u201d, which prompted Martin to ask the Irish podcast host, \u201cDo you know Crossmaglen, County Armagh?\u201d<\/p>\n

David replied: \u201cI know Crossmaglen<\/a> very well, Mr Short, yes I do. Is it true there is still a bar there called Short\u2019s?\u201d<\/p>\n

Delighted at the opportunity to discuss his Irish roots, Martin replied: \u201cYes absolutely, since 1885. It\u2019s true.\u201d<\/p>\n

And, it\u2019s not the first time Martin has opened up about his connection to the bar, explaining on the Strawberry Alarm Clock on FM104 back in 2022 that the pub was actually run by his then 97-year-old aunt, Rosaleen Short.<\/p>\n

Sadly, Rosaleen passed away the following year in April 2023. She had a total of 19 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.<\/p>\n

Continuing their conversation, Steve interjected to make a light-hearted joke at the date of Short\u2019s Bar\u2019s establishment, saying to Martin: \u201cSo your whole life?\u201d<\/p>\n

In good humour, Martin retorted: \u201cYes, I think I was 11!\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Belfast Live, Martin even brought Steve to the pub on a 2020 visit where he \u201cmet the family\u201d.<\/p>\n

Host, David then checked a fact he had sourced online that Martin was actually an Irish citizen in the sense that he holds an Irish passport.<\/p>\n

The actor confirmed the truth in the rumour saying: \u201cThat is indeed correct, Sir\u201d, with David delightedly suggesting, \u201cWe can claim you as one of our own!\u201d<\/p>\n

Season Five of Only Murders in the Building landed on DisneyPlus.ie on September 9.<\/p>\n

The show focuses on a trio of strangers (played by Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez) with a shared interest in true crime podcasts, who become friends while investigating a succession of suspicious murders in the Arconia, their upscale apartment building on Manhattan\u2019s Upper West Side, and producing their own podcast about the cases, titled Only Murders in the Building.<\/p>\n


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