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.
- Scenes 129–153
After Jenny’s death Padraic abandons his former gentleness and carries the feud back to Colm’s house.
- Just before
- Scene 159
Padraic sits with his animals and writes that Jenny asks him not to leave.
- Scene 160
Peadar walks away from Colm’s burning house carrying handcuffs.
- Scene 161
Mrs McCormick diverts Peadar from Padraic’s house.
- Scene 162
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