Bogwoman
Bogwoman is a 1997 drama film directed by Tom Collins and starring Rachael Dowling, Peter Mullan, Sean McGinley, Noelle Brown. It follows the story of Maureen, a woman born in the Boglands of County Donegal who moves across the border to the Bogside to marry a Derry (Northern Ireland) man.
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| Directed by | Tom Collins |
| Produced by | Tom Collins Martha O'Neill |
| Written by | Tom Collins |
| Starring | Rachael Dowling Peter Mullan Sean McGinley Noelle Brown |
| Music by | Fiachra Trench |
| Cinematography | Peter Robertson |
| Edited by | Mary Finlay |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Language | Irish |
Etymology of title
"Bogwoman" is a play on the term of abuse shouted at a Derry woman by the British Army; the term is a play on the word used to describe those women that live in the IRA stronghold of the Bogside in Derry.
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