Beyond the Western coast of Ireland lies the Great Blasket Island. It was once home to a small, fiercely independent community of people but by November 1953 the island had been abandoned forever. We follow the fate of one family, the Kearneys, and their search for new lives in America.
Mitch is a 25-year-old with commitment issues. Leonard is a five-year-old kid with asthma and vision problems, who captivates everyone he meets. Pearl is Leonard's teenage mother, who's trying to hide a violent secret from her past. Life has given Pearl every reason to mistrust people, but circumstances force...