This weekly soap opera told the lives of the people who lived in the (fictional) village of Glenroe in County Wicklow, Ireland.
The main protagonists were the Byrne and McDermott/Moran families, related by the marriage of Miley Byrne (Mick Lally) to Biddy McDermott (Mary McEvoy). Other important characters included publican Teasy McDaid (Maureen Toal), Roman Catholic priest Tim Devereux (Donal Farmer), the Reverend George Black (Enda Oates), who was the Church of Ireland Rector of the village, Biddy’s cousin Fidelma Kelly (Eunice McMenamin), Blackie Connors (Liam Heffernan), George Manning (Alan Stanford) and Stephen Brennan (Robert Carrickford).
The series quickly shot to the top of the Irish TV charts and remained there until the show ended in 2001. The final episode was transmitted on 6 May 2001, attracting an audience of 591,000 viewers.
Dinny Byrne
Joe Lynch Miley Byrne
Mick Lally Biddy Byrne (McDermott)
Mary McEvoy Mary McDermott-Moran
Geraldine Plunkett Dick Moran
Emmet Bergin Stephen Brennan
Robert Carrickford Michelle Haughey
Isobel Mahon Teasy McDaid
Maureen Toal Fidelma Kelly
Eunice McMenamin Venetia Crosby
Maria McDermottroe Joseph Timlin
John Paul McGarry Jennifer Crosby
Rachael Pilkington Blackie Connors
Liam Heffernan Tim Devereux
Donal Farmer Rev. George Black
Enda Oates George Manning
Alan Stanford
