Colmán Sharkey - a fisherman, a father, a husband - takes in a stranger at the behest of a local priest. Patsy, a former soldier arrives just ahead of ‘the blight,’ a crop disease that caused the Great Plague, killing and displacing millions of Irishmen.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Dónall Ó HéalaiColeman Sharkey | Coleman Sharkey |
 Saise QuinnKitty | Kitty |
 Dara DevaneyPatsy | Patsy |
| EEoin O'DubhghaillSeán | Seán |
| DDudura O'GionnáinDónal | Dónal |
| MMichael O'ChonfhlaolaPJ | PJ |
 Siobhán O'KellyÁine | Áine |
| EEimear Ní MháilleMary | Mary |
 Seán T. Ó MeallaighSéamus | Séamus |
| CConal O'CéidighDan | Dan |
 Michael McElhattonLieutenant | Lieutenant |
 Elaine O'DwyerMargaret | Margaret |
| EElise BrennanKate | Kate |
| PParaic BreathnachFr. Joachin | Fr. Joachin |
 Peter CoonanBailey | Bailey |
 Diarmuid de FaoiteJoe Pat | Joe Pat |
| MMichelle BeamishBríd | Bríd |
 Cillian O'GairbhiPat Madden | Pat Madden |
| PPól Ó CeannabháínSaighdiúir | Saighdiúir |
| CCaylum FlynnAn Buachaill ar an mBád | An Buachaill ar an mBád |
| SSonaí SullivanGuth Dhónaill Óg | Guth Dhónaill Óg |