John Ford hated the film, which was to be his passion project. He even walked off the set, forcing assistant directors to finish shooting the movie, loudly proclaiming that RKO "ruined the damned thing."
The 1916 flag is on display at the National Museum, Collins Barracks, in Dublin.
The original Starry Plough was designed by George William Russell for the Irish Citizen Army.
Members of the cast listed as from The Abbey Theatre, Dublin:- Barry Fitzgerald, Denis O'Dea, Eileen Crowe, F. J. McCormick and Arthur Shields.