A woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s having a baby out of a wedlock, also refusing to call the father. She includes a rare splendor and also every man in town desires her, especially Sergeant Hegarty (Albert Finney). The arrival of a stunning troupe stirs things up even more, especially when she falls in love with one f the"Playboys", Tom Casey (Aidan Quinn).