Bogwoman
| Bogwoman | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Written by | Tom Collins |
| Directed by | Tom Collins |
| Starring | Rachael Dowling Peter Mullan Sean McGinley Noelle Brown |
| Music by | Fiachra Trench |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Tom Collins Martha O'Neill |
| Cinematography | Peter Robertson |
| Editor | Mary Finlay |
| Original release | |
| Release | 13 June 1997 |
Bogwoman is a 1997 Irish drama film directed by Tom Collins and starring Rachael Dowling, Peter Mullan, Sean McGinley, Noelle Brown. It follows the story of Maureen, a woman born in the Boglands of County Donegal who moves across the border to the Bogside to marry a Derry (Northern Ireland) man.
Etymology of title
"Bogwoman" is a play on the term of abuse shouted at a Derry woman by the British Army; the term is a play on the word used to describe those women that live in the IRA stronghold of the Bogside in Derry.