The Boys from County Clare
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| Directed by | John Irvin |
| Produced by | Wolfgang Esenwein Evzen Kolar Ellen Dinerman Little |
| Written by | Nicholas Adams |
| Starring | Bernard Hill Charlotte Bradley Andrea Corr Stephen Brennan Eamonn Owens Shaun Evans |
| Music by | Fiachra Trench |
| Cinematography | Thomas Burstyn |
| Editing by | Ian Crawford |
| Distributed by | Studio Hamburg WorldWide Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  September 12, 2003 April 3, 2004 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | Ireland United Kingdom Germany |
| Language | English Gaelic |
| Gross revenue | IMDb profile |
The Boys From County Clare is a 2003 comedy/drama film about a Céilidh band from Liverpool that travels to Ireland to compete in a céilidh competition in County Clare. Directed by John Irvin, the film was released in Canada on September 12, 2003.
Alternate titles for the film are The Boys and Girl From County Clare for the US release and The Great Ceili War for the UK release.
Tag line:
- "Listen to your heart."
[edit] Plot
Jimmy (Colm Meaney) is an Irishman living in Liverpool who directs a céilidh band of young men go to a competition of traditional celtic music in Ireland in County Clare. A native Irish band directed by John Joe (Bernard Hill) also compete as well, with animosity between Jimmy and John as they are brothers.
