SetinIrelandduringtheGreatFamine,thedramafollowsanIrishRangerwhohasbeenfightingfortheBritishArmyabroad,asheabandonshisposttoreunitewithhisfamily.Despiteexperiencingthehorrorsofwar,heisshockedbythefamine'sdestructionofhishomelandandthebrutalizationofhispeopleandhisfamily.