''The Morbegs'' is a children's television programme which was transmitted every weekday (and occasionally aired on ''
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. The show originally started on 30 September 1996 and ended on 15 May 1998 but continued in reruns until 5 November 2008.
Overview
''The Morbegs'' starred two larger than life-size creatures called Molly and Rossa, who came from a mythical place called Morbeg Land.
They lived in a castle somewhere in Ireland, and were looked after by various magical, wise wizards. Rossa was played by Cindy Cummings and voiced by Diarmuid de Faoite and Dominic Moore. Molly was played by Anna Galligan and voiced by Majella Horan and
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The two Morbegs appeared alongside various human actors, including Carrie Crowley. Often, parts of the show were in simple Irish. The target age range was 3–6 years.
Etymology
The word ''morbeg'' is derived from the Gaeilge">Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
words ''mór'', meaning 'big' or 'large' and ''beag'', meaning 'small' or 'little'. The name was inspired by an Irish folk tune, 'Sí Beag, Sí Mor' [little fairy, big fairy] and was devised by Frances Kay, the script editor.
The names Molly and Rossa were used by Frances Kay in some pilot scripts she wrote for the series, and were selected from a shortlist by the production team. The show ceased to be transmitted in early 2008.