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In the mid-1970s a group of young men left their homes in the West of Ireland, took the boat from Dublin Bay and sailed to England in the hope of making their fortunes and returning home. Several years later only Jackie Flavin makes it home, but he does so in a coffin. The play takes place on Kilburn High Road, London, when the winners and losers of the group meet up to drink to Jackie Flavin’s memory and look at their lives, lost dreams and their place in the new Ireland.
What does it really mean for someone, anyone to be an immigrant?
“They came in search of a new life, but many immigrants … are now jobless and homeless.”
Carl O’ Brien, IRISH TIMES