Coney Island in County Sligo, Ireland is the odd hometown that Billy returns to after a minor stretch in an American prison. He sets about looking for cash in a variety of ways: cheating at the horse track, selling bathroom supplies door-to-door, and moving furniture in a broken down lorry. It all seems aimless, but Billy has a plan to win back his sweetheart, Bridget, and fly her away to America. If he can just make that one big score without being killed by nutty criminals, the cops, or the very angry Bridget, he might have a chance.