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.
- Scenes 92–128
The cost accumulates through more self-mutilation, Padraic’s cruelty, Siobhan’s departure, and the feud’s growing consequences.
- Scene 129
Padraic finds Jenny dead after Colm’s thrown fingers reach the house, making the feud’s cost intimate and irreversible.
- Just before
- Scene 132
Padraic buries Jenny wrapped in a rose shawl and prays over her grave.
- Scene 133
Padraic breaks the cracked mirror and leaves in funeral clothes with a lamp.
- Scene 134
Padraic tells Mrs McCormick not to put things in his head; she warns him not to kill Colm’s dog.
- Scene 135
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