Belfast (2021)
Lara McDonnell: Moira
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Quotes
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Moira : Do you want to join a gang?
Buddy : I'm not allowed.
Moira : Why not?
Buddy : My mother said she'd kill me.
Moira : Sure she doesn't have to know. That's the whole point.
Buddy : Are you in one?
Moira : Aye.
Buddy : What's it called?
Moira : Doesn't have a name.
Buddy : Why not?
Moira : Has to be secret. That's what they tell you when you join.
Buddy : What do you do?
Moira : I can't tell you till you're in the gang.
Buddy : How many of you are there?
Moira : Not allowed to say.
Buddy : What do you have to do to join, then?
Moira : Whatever they tell you.
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Moira : You can tell them by their names.
Buddy : How?
Moira : Well, if he's a Patrick or a Sean, he's a Catholic, and if he's a Billy or a William, he's a Protestant.
Buddy : There's more names than that, though.
Moira : I know that. I'm just saying, them's the obvious ones.
Buddy : What about Morris?
Moira : Uh, don't know.
Buddy : We've a wee fella down our street called Thomas. What's he?
Moira : Protestant definitely.
Buddy : He's not. He's a Catholic.
Moira : No, he's not.
Buddy : He is. Sure, they burnt his house out the other night 'cause his family is Catholic.
Moira : Sure, we've a cousin called Thomas.
Buddy : I know. That's what I'm saying.
Moira : Well, how the hell are you supposed to know, then?
Buddy : You have to get taught it.
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Moira : They can just come up to you when you're not expecting it and ask you, Are you Protestant or Catholic? But it's a trick question, you see, 'cause they don't tell you what they are. And what do you say then to not get a dig in the gob?
Buddy : I'm a Catholic?
Moira : Wrong. That's exactly what they think you will say. They think you're trying to bluff them. But you have to double-bluff them.
Buddy : How?
Moira : You say, I'm a Protestant.
Buddy : But I am a Protestant.
Moira : That's the point!
