The Angel's Lamp, set in war-torn Ireland just after the Easter Rising,
centers around a love affair between Johnny Flynn, an Irish-bred,
English staff-sergeant in charge of the rebellion's soon-to-be executed
leaders, and Nora Connolly, the firebrand daughter of James Connolly,
the uprising's charismatic leader. Johnny meets Nora while standing
guard over her soon-to-be executed father and is struck by her
determination to take the fight to the British. But then, unknown to
Nora and under the threat of death Johnny is unexpectedly summoned to
serve on the firing squad that executes Connolly. Ridden with guilt
after the execution and feeling a traitor to his heritage given all he
has seen and done, Johnny deserts the British Army, joins the ragtag
Irish rebels, and soon crosses paths with Nora. The story that follows
culminates in an fiery emotional conflict between Johnny and Nora that
pits the possibilities of love against the unyielding obstacles to
forgiveness.