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Revision as of 17:50, 14 June 2006 by Bookworm857158367 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Meggie Cleary is the main character of The Thornbirds, a 1977 best selling novel by Australian author Colleen McCullough. The 1983 mini-series starred Rachel Ward as Meggie.
The novel is set on an Australian sheep station in the Australian outback between the years 1920 and 1962. The story focuses on the Clearys and Meggie's forbidden love for the priest Father Ralph de Bricassart, who fathers her son but remains in the priesthood.