The Mám Trasna Murders

The Mám Trasna Murders

113 mins | Drama, Crime, History, TV Movie | April 4, 2018

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.

The Mám Trasna Murders

113 mins | Drama, Crime, History, TV Movie | April 4, 2018

The Mám Trasna Murders
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.
Producers
Original title Murdair Mhám Trasna
Directors Colm Bairéad
Writers Seán Ó'Cuirreáin, Colm Bairéad

Cast

Dara Devaney

as Maolra Seoighe

Pól ó Griofa

as Tomás Ó Cathasaigh

Eoin Mac Diarmada

as Antoine Mac Philibín

Eoin Geoghegan

as Máirtin Seoighe

Mícheál Ó Dubhghaill

as Pádraig Seoighe

Conal O'Céidigh

as Pádraig Sheamus Ó Cathasaigh

Stiofan Seoighe

as Páidín Seoighe