Under the Hawthorn Tree
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90 minutes
3/1/1998
Overview
Ireland, 1845, and the potato crop has failed, bringing terrible hunger and plague. Everywhere people are dying or emigrating. The family of young Eily, Michael and Peggy, around whom this story revolves, does not escape. Their baby sister dies and is buried under a hawthorn tree. Their mother leaves them alone to go in search of their father. The children are determined to avoid certain death in the workhouse, where the poor are sent. So they set off on the dangerous journey across Ireland to find their great-aunts, Nano and Lena, whom they have only heard about in their mother’s stories.
Cast List
Liane Murphy
as Eily O'Driscoll
Chris Bollard
as Michael O'Driscoll
Doireann Lawlor
as Peggy O'Driscoll
Oisin Bourke
as Young Man at riot
Aine Brennan
as British Child (2)
Lorcan Brennan
as British Child (1)
Collette Browne
as Kitty Collins
Richie Burke
as Patsy Murphy
John Cleere
as School Master
Ger Cody
as Dan Collins
Liam Conway
as British Officer
Brendan Corcoran
as John O'Driscoll
Mary Craddock
as Mary Kate Conway
Patrick Cushin
as Cart Driver
Ray Doran
as British Soldier
Paula Drohan
as Woman at house
Paula Drohan
as Woman in shop
Kevin Hanrahan
as British Soldier
Carmel Hennessey
as Dying Woman
Conor Jenkinson
as Boy at house
Alison Kelly
as Aoife