SetinIrelandduringtheGreatFamine,thedramafollowsanIrishRangerwhohasbeenfightingfortheBritishArmyabroad,asheabandonshisposttoreunitewithhisfamily.Despiteexperiencingthehorrorsofwar,heisshockedbythefaminesdestructionofhishomelandandthebrutalizationofhispeopleandhisfamily.