This is a play set in County Down in Ireland. The action takes place in 1907 (the year the play was published). The action focuses on the hardship of farming and on the proposed intermarriage between two farming families. The central character, Robbie John, is a misfit. He is a talented violin player but this does not fit the family's needs. Ait's a passionate play, moving and tragic in some ways. At its first showing at the Abbey Theatre, it got excellent reviews.
