Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Character: Marianne

Iain Glen

Character: Willie Quinton

Julie Christie

Character: Mrs Quinton

Tom Hickey

Character: Father Kilgarrif

Michael Kitchen

Character: Mr Quinton

Niamh Cusack

Character: Josephine

Frankie McCafferty

Character: Tim Paddy

Amy-Joyce Hastings

Character: Geraldine Quinton

John Kavanagh

Character: Johnny Lacy

Hazel Flanagan

Character: Deirdre Quinton

Mick Lally

Character: Mr Derenzy

Ronnie Masterson

Character: Mrs Flynn

Sean McGinley

Character: Doyle

Neil Dudgeon

Character: Sergeant Rudkin

Niall Tóibín

Character: Lanigan

Jimmy Keogh

Character: O'Neill

Sighle Toibin

Character: Sweeney

Johnny Murphy

Character: Mr Sweeney

Pat Leavy

Character: Mrs Sweeney

Ian McElhinney

Character: Stranger

Rosaleen Linehan

Character: Aunt Fitzeustace

Anita Reeves

Character: Aunt Pansy

Seamus Forde

Character: O'Dwyer

Eileen Colgan

Character: Mrs Woodcombe

Joanne Foley

Character: Teresa Shea

Julia Deardon

Character: Shop Assistant

Sheila Flitton

Character: Beggarwoman

Enda Oates

Character: Soldier

Catherine McFadden

Character: Imelda

P.G. Brady

Character: Thin Man

Catherine Byrne

Character: Sister Rowan

Sean T. McClory

Character: Young Willie Quinton

Carly Smithson

Character: Young Marianne

Anne Marie Hannigan

Character: Young Geraldine

Susan Flanagan

Character: Young Deirdre

Rúaidhrí Conroy

Character: Little Edy

Brendan O'Donoghue

Character: Boy on Island, aged 6

Diarmuid O'Conghaile

Character: Boy on Island, age 10

Sheila O'Sullivan

Character: Nun

Trudi O'Shea

Character: Girl