Meryl Streep as Kate Mundy

Catherine McCormack as Christina 'Chrissy' Mundy

Brid Brennan as Agnes 'Aggie' Mundy

Kathy Burke as Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy

Sophie Thompson as Rose 'Rosie' Mundy

Michael Gambon as Father Jack Mundy

Rhys Ifans as Gerry Evans

Lorcan Cranitch as Danny Bradley

Darrell Johnston as Michael 'Mike' Mundy

John Kavanagh as Father Carlin

Marie Mullen as Vera McLoughlin

Dawn Bradfield as Sophie McLoughlin

Peter Gowen as Austin Morgan

Kate O'Toole as Chemist

Gerard McSorley as Narration