at her explanation. Her grandmother is wise and unhesitant - rising to her feet and to the moment, her body and actions say: If there is any chance the child lives, when thought dead these years, rescue must be immediate. She gathers her husband, Eamon and Fiona, they pack what they need, and climb into the curragh and make their way to Roan Inish. Racing inside, they see that Jamie is not there and the wind is rising in power and the rain has begun. The grandparents are, however, astonished and grateful to Fiona and Eamon for their secret restoration of the cottages these past few weeks. Jamie's tiny cradle bobs to shore and he jumps out, heading for the cottages to escape the storm, shepherded to safety lovingly by the seals, as they'd probably been doing all along. But then he stops and runs back - he sees his grandparents and Eamon and Fiona, his big sister, and has no memory of them. In front of the group, grandmother calls to him to not be afraid and to come to them for love and safety - come to his family at last. Jamie remains motionless and afraid, still, then runs for his cradle, but at this point several of the seals herd him towards his family, and prevent him from returning to the cradle boat and the sea. He reluctantly makes his way into his grandmother's open arms and they make their way inside. Seeing that Jamie is safe, the seals depart. Indoors, the victorious family are elated at the return of the child they thought dead. They wrap Jamie in a blanket and sit in front of a warm dry fire. Fiona rocks him to sleep in her arms. Cast Jeni Courtney as Fiona Coneelly Eileen Colgan as Tess Coneelly Richard Sheridan as Eamon Coneelly Dave Duffy as Jim Pat Slowey as Priest Declan Hannigan as Oldest brother Mairéad Ní Ghallchóir as Barmaid Eugene McHugh as Bar Patron 1 Tony Rubini as Bar Patron 2 Mick Lally as Hugh Coneelly Michael MacCarthaigh as Schoolmaster Fergal McElherron as Sean Michael Brendan Conroy as Flynn Conneelly John Lynch as Tadhg Coneelly Susan Lynch as Nuala the Selkie Frankie McCafferty as Tim Cillian Byrne as Jamie Connelly Production In creating the film, John Sayles drew on original research of Celtic island lore and language, including the Blasket memoirs, a series of