OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Mícheál Breathnach 

• Setting

  Ceallóg i bpríosúin mór i mBaile Átha Cliath, tuairim 's trí scór blian ó shin.

• Synopsis

  Twenty years ago, Peadar was imprisoned on suspicion of having attacked his old friend Seán Burke and robbed a sum of money from him. Burke died as a result of his injuries. Despite the fact that the stolen money was found on his person, Peadar is entirely innocent. One day he gets talking to a younger prisoner who is about to finish his sentence, leave the prison, and marry his sweetheart. As the coversation progresss, Peadar realises that this is the man who robbed Seán Burke and unwittingly killed him. When he thinks of the young girl outside, waiting to be reunited with her lover after all this time, Peadar decides to hold his tongue. He thus sacrifices his own personal freedom for the young couple's future happiness.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  3

• Total

  3

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  23 November 1939

• Producer

  Produced by An Taibhdhearc

• Original Venue

  An Taibhdhearc
  

Source Of Information

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