Dan — The Wind That Shakes the Barley Character Profile

About Dan

A train driver and union official imprisoned alongside Damien. He articulates a socialist perspective on the conflict, arguing that mere national independence without economic revolution is insufficient. He is killed during a raid on an Irish Army barracks.

Character Facts

Played by

Liam Cunningham

Appears in

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Dan — Professional IRA Unit Member — Teddy (Pádraic Delaney)

  Dan operates as a subordinate soldier within Teddy's IRA command structure.

• Dan — Alliance Political Ally — Damien (Cillian Murphy)

  Both characters share a radical socialist perspective that transcends mere national independence.

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