The Banshees of Inisherin · written by Martin McDonagh · 2022

Colm dances with his dog while singing an old song.

Scene 112 of 174 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Colm

Act oneAct two

Begins 1:09 into a 1:35 film

The story so farBefore scene 112

In 1923 on Inisherin, Padraic tries to restore his friendship with Colm after Colm suddenly cuts him off, but Colm’s escalating demand for solitude draws their neighbors into a costly feud.

Scenes 1–14
Padraic inhabits an easy routine of animals, home, pub, and daily companionship with Colm.
Scenes 15–40
Colm’s rejection exposes Padraic’s dependence on the friendship and raises the possibility that his easy manner is part of the problem.
Scenes 41–50
Padraic asks the priest to put in a word; Colm then gives Padraic a concrete threat against further contact.
Scenes 51–79
Padraic navigates gossip, violence, loneliness, and attempted apologies while trying to understand Colm’s terms.
Scenes 80–91
Colm’s first missing finger makes his demand for silence undeniable; Siobhan returns the finger and asks what would end the feud.
Just before
Scene 109
Dominic suggests the feud may make Padraic stand up for himself; Padraic admits deceiving Declan.
Scene 110
Padraic drinks poteen and heads toward Colm’s house.
Scene 111
Siobhan and Dominic meet by the lake; Dominic asks if she might love him.
Scene 112
This scene

112INT. COLM’S HOUSE - DAY

COLM is dancing hand in hand with his dog, as he sings an old Irish song, “Aghadoe”, the dog reluctant.

COLM

(singing)

“I walked from Mallow Town to Aghadoe,

Aghadoe...”

(to Sammy)

Come on, Sammy! You have to dance too!

(singing)

“I took his head from the gaol gate to

Aghadoe!“

(to Sammy)

That’s it!

(singing)

“There I covered him with fern and I

piled on him the cairn...”