Father O'Byrne blessed him "In nomine Patris, et Fillii, et Spiritus
Sancti.... Well, my son what are your sins?"
"I am going to kill Frankie Dalton."
The priest was shocked into silence, not sure he heard correctly.
"What did you say?"
"I am going to murder Frankie Dalton."
Father O'Byrne rubbed his forehead, "Did you say you wanted to or going
to? There's a difference, my son."
"I'm going to, Father."
In 1950s Ireland, the village of Garrydangan is divided and seething
with resentment. The Land Commission has transferred farming families
from the poorer districts of the west of Ireland to rich, available land
in the Midlands. These families are resented by the locals and are
called 'migrants, ' 'troublemakers, ' and accused of 'taking their
land'.
Frankie Dalton, the son of a local businessman, is a violent young man
who targets the families of "Mayo migrants". He shows no remorse for his
actions and is never punished. But one day he goes too far and the
Keanes want revenge.