<P> The film stars mostly Irish actors and was made by British director Ken Loach . It is an international co-production between companies in Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, and Switzerland . </P> <P> The title derives from the song of the same name, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, by 19th - century author Robert Dwyer Joyce . The song made the phrase "the wind that shakes the barley" a motif in Irish republican song and poetry . Loach took some of the inspiration for Damian's character from the memoirs of republican leader Ernie O'Malley . University College Cork historian Donal O Drisceoil was Loach's historical adviser on the film . </P> <P> The film was shot in various towns within County Cork during 2005, including Ballyvourney and Timoleague . Some filming took place in Bandon, County Cork: a scene was shot along North Main Street and outside a building next to the Court House . The ambush scene was shot on the mountains around Ballyvourney while the farmhouse scenes were filmed in Coolea . Damien's execution scene was shot at Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin, where many leaders of Irish rebellions were imprisoned and some executed by the British and latterly in 1923 by the Irish Free State . </P> <P> Many of the extras in the film were drawn from local Scout groups, including Bandon, Togher and Macroom with veteran Scouter Martin Thompson in an important role . Many of the British soldiers seen in the film were played by members of the Irish Army Reserve, from local units . </P>

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