Carson Country

Carson Country

1972 · 65 min · Drama, History, TV Movie

Play set in Northern Ireland about Carson and the setting up of the Stormont Government of 1918-1920, after strong protests by the Northern Irish Protestants against Home Rule and separation from Great Britain.

Directed by Piers Haggard · Written by Dominic Behan

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