The Dowry

In 1946 rural Ireland, Brideen Conway lusts after Kieran McDermot but the couple cannot afford to marry. Meanwhile, wealthy publican Austin Glynn is offering a substantial dowry for any suitable mate for his homely daughter, Aideen. The competition is fierce, with Father Donovan plotting to acquire the dowry to enable Brideen and other young parishioners to marry and have children. Martin McDermot, the local rake, schemes to get his hands on the money without having to marry Aideen and then there is Alphonsus Finnerty, author of romantic novels, who is desperately seeking a wife. Plots and counterplots make for a swift-paced comedy of rural manners.