| Mat “The Thrasher” Donovan | Brian Magowan |
| Arthur O’Connor | Fred O’Donovan |
| Nora Lahy | Kathleen Murphy |
| Phil Lahy | Arthur Shields |
| Pender | J. M. Carre |
| Billy Heffernan | Breffni O’Rourke |
| Father O’Carroll | Valentine Roberts |
| Barney “Wattletoes” Broderick | Patrick O’Donnell |
| Maurice Kearney | Dermot O’Dowd |
| Henry Lowe | George T. Larchett |
| Sir Garrett Butler | Charles Power |
| Mary Kearney | Nora Clancy |
| Bessie Morris | Alyce Keating |
| Mrs Kearney | Peggy Casey |
| Nellie Donovan | Sheila Rooney |
| Honor Lahy | Brenda Bourke |
| Peg Brady | Moira Breffni |
| Mick Brian | Donal Sullivan |
| Mrs Brian | Katherine Doran |
| the Brians’ son | Cyril Cusack |