Wealthy Irish-American Patrick comes to Fernscourt with plans for its development, unable to predict the consequences these plans will have for the village, as old values and traditions start to fall apart Kate and John Ryan have four children, of whom the eldest are Michael and Dara. Their small town is peaceful and friendly, an unchanging background for a golden childhood. In long, hot summers Michael and Dara and their friends fish and swim or play in the ivy-clad ruins of Fernscourt, when the great house burnt down during the Troubles...
