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The Mám Trasna Murders

April 4, 2018

113 minutes

Colm Bairéad

Drama History TV Movie Crime Documentary

Overview

The story of barbaric murders committed in the midst of a rural community in Joyce Country, on the border between counties Galway and Mayo in 1882 and the subsequent trial in Dublin. The trial led to the unjust hanging or life imprisonment of innocent people based on the testimonies of false witnesses and the dishonesty of the British authorities and the gentry.

Movie Details

Release Date

April 4, 2018

Runtime

113 minutes

Director

Colm Bairéad

Production Companies

TG4

Trailer

Murdair Mhám Trasna (The Mám Trasna Murders) Official Trailer

Cast

Dara Devaney

Maolra Seoighe

Pól ó Griofa

Tomás Ó Cathasaigh

Eoin Mac Diarmada

Antoine Mac Philibín

Eoin Geoghegan

Máirtin Seoighe

Mícheál Ó Dubhghaill

Pádraig Seoighe

Conal O'Céidigh

Pádraig Sheamus Ó Cathasaigh

Stiofan Seoighe

Páidín Seoighe