Katie, the 14-year-old daughter of a travelling family, is left in charge of an ailing mother and her nine brothers and sisters in Dublin whilst her father is in England seeking his fortune.
Margaret Kelly
as Katie
Anna Manahan
as Maggie Donoghue
Derry Power
as King Donoghue
Marcella O'Riordan
as Mrs. Collins
Donal McCann
as Big Jim Collins
Johnny Murphy
as Kevin Collins
Lise-Ann McLaughlin
as Mary Collins
Barry McGovern
as Sean
Arthur O'Sullivan
as Dockside pub landlord
John Welsh
as Committee chairman
Philip O'Flynn
as Doctor
Des Nealon
as Riley