The action takes place in late August 1833 at a hedge-school in the townland of Baile Beag, an Irish-speaking community in County Donegal.
In examining the effects of this operation on the lives of a small group, Brian Friel skillfully reveals the far-reaching personal and cu.
For the purposes of cartography, the local Gaelic place names have to be recorded and rendered into English.
In a nearby field camps a recently arrived detachment of the Royal Engineers, making the first Ordnance Survey.
The action takes place in late August 1833 at a hedge-school in the townland of Baile Beag, an Irish-speaking community in County Donegal