PERSONS IN THE PLAY

• Shemus Rua, a peasant
• Teig, his son
• Aleel, a young bard
• Maurteen, a gardener
• The Countess Cathleen
• Oona, her foster-mother
• Maire, wife of Shemus Rua
• Two Demons disguised as merchants
• Musicians
• Peasants, Servants, &c.
• Angelical Beings, Spirits, and Faeries

The scene is laid in Ireland, and in old times.