The story was published in 1933 by Maurice Walsh, but the atmosphere described in the book seems to be more likely the '20s just after The Troubles have ended. You can see the whole, brief story here if you would like to read it, Chris.movieman1957 wrote:What year would you say this was set? Anyone think it is at all later than the 1920's?
Of course, the setting for the movie of The Quiet Man might also be said to lie largely in the timeless imagination of Mr. Ford.