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The Secret of Roan Inish
The Secret of Roan Inish is a 1994 American/Irish independent film of Irish magical realism written and directed by John Sayles. It is based on the novel "Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry", by Rosalie K. Fry.
It is centered on the Irish and Orcadian folklores of selkies—seals that can shed their skins to become human. The story, set on the west coast of Ireland, is about Fiona, a young girl who is sent to live with her grandparents and
1992, "The Secret of Roan Inish" in 1994, "Angela's Ashes" in 1999, and "Tara Road" in 2005.
Eileen Colgan died on 10 March 2014, at the age of 80. She was survived by four children—Katy, Cathal, Ben, and Clara—and eight grandchildren. Colgan was the widow of theatre director Alan Simpson, whom she had married after his divorce from Carolyn Swift. Simpson died in 1980.