- Directed by: Ciaran Hickey
- Written by: Ciaran Hickey
- Stars: Michael Patric, Grainne Good, Claire J. Loy
- Run Time: 18 Minutes
- Watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3y6Oau21lY
What Happens
A baby is born, but there’s something wrong with it. The mother dies in childbirth, so now Fergus has to raise the child alone.
Time passes, and little Íonait has grown up. Her face looks good, but we see something’s wrong with her arm– it crackles. It’s her eighteenth birthday. Neighbor Louisa wants Fergus to bring his daughter to the pub, but he really overprotects her. It’s just a funky arm, says Louisa. Her neighbor, Ardal, a farmer, has been having trouble keeping his herd alive. “This land seems poisoned somehow.”
Fergus remembers the midwife talking about a bad prophecy when Íonait was born. Still, he does take her to the pub for her birthday drink. Ardal’s dead wife was the midwife, and she was well steeped in the old ways. They all know that story in town, and they might just remember it…
Commentary
That is quite the birth defect. Nice that it comes in handy once in a while.
“The clawed child. Sent to test out faith!” What is it with quaint little town and their prophecies of doom? On the other hand, sometimes they’re right.
This is really well done and couldn’t be more Irish if it tried. Excellent!
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