An Irish Romeo and Juliet set in 18th Century during the Penal Laws. Ends with the marriage of a Catholic aristocrat and the daughter of Protestant Squire.
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The people behind it
Brian Magowan
Willy Reilly
Frances Macnamarra
Helen Folliard/The Colleen Bawn
Seamus Macblante
Sir Robert Whitecraft
Dermot O'Dowd
Squire Folliard
Barrett Macdonnell
The Red Raparee
John O'Donohue
Tom the Fool
John MacDonagh
Tam
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