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The Gentle Island

Forbhreathnú

Drámadóir

Brian Friel
Achoimre

The inhabitants of Inishkeen, The Gentle Island, off the west coast of County Donegal, are leaving for good — all except Manus Sweeney and his family.
Cinéal Dráma

Drámaí Ginearálta

Líon na Míreanna

Dráma Fada

Cast size

Male

11
Female

3
Total

14

Céad Léiriú

Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

30 November 1971
Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

3Olympia Theatre

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe
Bosco	Niall O'Brien(1)
Manus Sweeney	Liam Redmond
Con	Seamus Healy
Neil	Paul Farrell
Sarah	Sheelagh Cullen
Tom	Eamonn Draper
Peter Quinn	Edward Byrne
Martin	David Herlihy
Anna	Virginia Cole
Shane Harrison	Shane Connaughton
Mary	Maureen Toal
Philly Sweeney	Bosco Hogan
Joe Sweeney	Eamon Morrissey
Paddy	Joseph Conway

Foireann Léirithe
Stiúrthóir	Vincent Dowling

Scripteanna Foilsithe

Teideal

The Gentle Island
Bliain

1993
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ISBN

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The information for this entry was taken from the published play script.

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