How fields of Fermanagh helped Daisy Edgar-Jones prepare for her latest film
The actor, whose mum is from County Down, recalls long childhood summers in Northern Ireland.
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"I remember big long summers when I was very young in Fermanagh in the fields which definitely helped with my Sense and Sensibility journey because I was doing a lot of the similar wandering around, with not much to do, under the big sky and I love being here."
— Daisy Edgar-Jones , Celebrity
"There was a lot of that sisterly dynamic that I recognised."
— Caitriona Balfe , Celebrity
"I'm so proud to be Irish and it's such an amazing time in Ireland right now for all the incredible art that is being produced here and to be able to bring this film here is really special."
— Caitriona Balfe , Celebrity
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The actor, whose mum is from County Down, recalls long childhood summers in Northern Ireland.
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