to ▁try ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁actor ▁from ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁in ▁secondary ▁school ." ▁ ▁Gar ry ▁H yn es ▁rec alls ▁meeting ▁M ull en ▁at ▁Dr ams oc ▁at ▁U CG ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁both ▁ 1 7 , ▁and ▁casting ▁her ▁in ▁The ▁Lov es ▁of ▁Cass ▁Mag u ire . ▁She ▁attended ▁N UI ▁Gal way ▁studying ▁arch ae ology . ▁She ▁met ▁H yn es ▁and ▁M ick ▁L ally , ▁and ▁they ▁formed ▁the ▁Dru id ▁Theatre ▁Company . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁Dru id ▁Theatre ▁Company , ▁she ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁produ ctions , ▁including ▁Con vers ations ▁on ▁a ▁Home coming ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁Brig it ▁and ▁The ▁C ri pp le ▁of ▁In ish ma an . ▁She ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁" M ary " ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁" M omm o " ▁in ▁Tom ▁Mur phy ' s ▁play ▁Ba ile gang aire , ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁Dru id ▁Theatre ▁Company ▁at ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall ▁Theatre , ▁Gal way . ▁The ▁critic ▁for ▁The ▁Irish ▁Times ▁wrote ▁M ull en ' s ▁" ast on ishing ▁performance ▁comes ▁an ▁ampl ification ▁of ▁her ▁earlier ▁character ’ s ▁pain ▁and ▁hum our ..." ▁and ▁called ▁her ▁performance ▁" trans c endent al ." ▁She ▁appeared ▁in ▁Tom ▁Mur phy ' s ▁Brig it ▁as ▁"