Dublin, 1984. Jim Finnegan is the youngest in a family of five sisters. After a drunken yet delicate rendition of 'The Fields of Athenry' at the Donohues' raucous annual party, Jim captures both the attention of the beautiful Saidhbh Donohue and the unwanted desires of the devious and dangerous Father Luke O'Culigeen. Bounced between his growing love for Saidhbh and the abuse he receives at the hands of O'Culigeen, Jim's life starts to unravel.