The Boys from County Clare

The Boys And Girl from County Clare
Film poster
Directed byJohn Irvin
Written byNicholas Adams
Produced byWolfgang Esenwein
Evzen Kolar
Ellen Dinerman Little
Bill Kenwright
StarringBernard Hill
Charlotte Bradley
Andrea Corr
Colm Meaney
Stephan Brennan
Eamonn Owens
Shaun Evans
Ian Shaw
Brendan O'Hare
CinematographyThomas Burstyn
Edited byIan Crafford
Music byFiachra Trench
Distributed bySamuel Goldwyn Films
Studio Hamburg WorldWide Pictures
Release date
  • September 12, 2003 (2003-09-12) (Canada)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesIreland
United Kingdom
Germany
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8 million
Box office$132,000 (U.S. theatrical release)

The Boys from County Clare is a 2003 Irish comedy/drama film about a céilí band from Liverpool that travels to Ireland to compete in a céilí competition in County Clare. Directed by John Irvin, the film was released in Canada on September 12, 2003, and in the U.S., on a limited release, on March 13, 2005.

The film was entitled The Boys and Girl from County Clare for the U.S. release and The Great Ceili War for the U.K. release.