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The Secret of Roan Inish

6.7May 14, 19941h 43mAdventureFantasyFamilyDrama

Directed by John Sayles

Written by John Sayles, Rosalie K. Fry

Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie – a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother was washed out to sea and never seen again, so when Fiona spies a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish, she is compelled to investigate.

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Cast

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Jeni Courtney

Fiona

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Eileen Colgan

Tess

Mick Lally

Mick Lally

Hugh

John Lynch

John Lynch

Tadhg

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Pat Slowey

Priest

Dave Duffy

Dave Duffy

Jim

Declan Hannigan

Declan Hannigan

Oldest brother

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Richard Sheridan

Eamon

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Micheal MacCarthaigh

Schoolmaster

Fergal McElherron

Fergal McElherron

Sean Michael

Brendan Conroy

Brendan Conroy

Flynn

Frankie McCafferty

Frankie McCafferty

Tim

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