Two aging blind beggars in a remote Irish mountain community live by shared stories of their appearances and rely on alms at a holy spring. A wandering saint restores their sight, and the sudden revelation of their faces and of others’ unspoken judgments upends their self-image. The newly seen world exposes shame, resentment, shifting desires, and bitter interactions with neighbours and suitors. Choices about pride, compassion, and whether to remain in ignorance follow, as relationships are strained by sight’s moral and social consequences. The play probes perception versus reality, the cruelty of visible judgment, and the fragile dignity of those whom society discards.