Sive - 2026

John B. Keane

Sive (1959) is a powerful Irish folk-drama by John B. Keane set in rural 1950s Kerry, focusing on the dark consequences of greed, poverty, and arranged marriage. It follows a young orphan girl, Sive, sold by her weak uncle and greedy aunt to an elderly farmer for money,
defying her desire for a younger man, Liam Scuab.

Producer
Thomasheen Seán Rua
Pats Bocock
Corthalawn

Dermot Healy
Syl Healy
James Skelly
Senan Dermody

Liam Scuab ‍
Seán Dota

Brian Kelly
Tony Tiernan
Larry Gallagher
Lucy Flynn

Eabha Healy
Barbara Martin
Marie Fallon
Tom Conlon

Sive
Nanna Glavin
Mena Glavin
Mike Glavin ‍