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  • With the exception of Danaher and his cronies, everyone in Inisfree welcomes Sean with open arms and are happy that he has returned to his ancestral home to live on the Thornton family farm.
    Dan Tobin: Sean Thornton, the men of Inisfree bid you welcome home.
    Sean (clinks his glass of beer) Thank you.
  • At the end, the Inisfree villagers pretend to be Protestants. Cheering the visiting Bishop in order to trick said Bishop into letting the Protestant Minister Playfair and his wife stay. Leads into the closing scenes of the major cast of villagers waving to the audience.
  • The romantic scene of Mary Kate and Sean (I know, JOHN WAYNE) kissing under the cover of a ruined arch during a rainstorm.
  • When Sean finally gets Mary Kate's dowry money from Will, he moves to throw it in a furnace, and she rushes to open it for him without any hesitation. This proves that she didn't care about the money, and once he shows that he's willing to stand up for her, he has her unwavering love.

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