Father Eoin ODonnell is unambiguous about the need to use violence to force Britain out of Ireland He influences a young impressionable boy, Antaine to fight in the 1916 Rising Fifty years later Antaine arrives in Derry as an experienced gunman This appearance throws Eoin back to the cause of his breakdown in 1916 Eoins influence on young Antaine echoes in Antaines dark influence on an Altar boy, Feidhlim