Katie: The Year of a Child

Katie: The Year of a Child

70 mins | Dec. 13, 1979

Katie, the 14-year-old daughter of a travelling family, is left in charge of an ailing mother and her nine brothers and sisters in Dublin whilst her father is in England seeking his fortune.

Katie: The Year of a Child

70 mins | Dec. 13, 1979

Katie: The Year of a Child
Katie, the 14-year-old daughter of a travelling family, is left in charge of an ailing mother and her nine brothers and sisters in Dublin whilst her father is in England seeking his fortune.
Producers
Original title Katie: The Year of a Child
Directors Barry Davis
Writers John Norton, Ian Cullen

Cast

Margaret Kelly

as Katie

Anna Manahan

as Maggie Donoghue

Derry Power

as King Donoghue

Marcella O'Riordan

as Mrs. Collins

Donal McCann

as Big Jim Collins

Johnny Murphy

as Kevin Collins

Lise-Ann McLaughlin

as Mary Collins

Barry McGovern

as Sean

Arthur O'Sullivan

as Dockside pub landlord

John Welsh

as Committee chairman

John Molloy

as 1st Committee member

Philip O'Flynn

as Doctor

Des Nealon

as Riley

Frank Melia

as Traveller

Tom Hickey

as Pub manager

Tom Irwin

as Priest

Peadar Lamb

as Police sergeant

Pat Abernethy

as Police constable

Sheila O'Sullivan

as Nursing sister