Against the Wind

September. 12,1978      
Rating:
8.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Mary Mulvane, an 18 year old Irish girl, is transported to New South Wales for seven years for doing little else than protecting her own property. She must endure the horror of transport to Australia, and years of anxiety as a convict. Mary, her friends and her family fight out their battle against a lively historical backdrop - Irelands 1798 Rebellion. Australia's Castle Hill Rebellion of 1804 and the 1808 Rum Rebellion

Gerard Kennedy as  Dinny O'Byrne
Mary Larkin as  Mary Garrett

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