- A boy from Ireland comes to America and makes good, but he doesn't forget the poverty he left behind. He returns to rescue his sweetheart just as her family is about to be evicted from their land.
- The story is very simple and direct, merely that of a young Irish lad who leaves the old country to seek his fortune in the new. His little sweetheart he leaves behind in care of her old granny, promising to return to her later on. We are given all the details of the young Irishman's trip abroad, including scenes in mid-ocean in the steerage of the Baltic; his arrival at the Castle Garden and then some bits of his career in New York concluding with his successful entrance into politics and his election as a Tammany Alderman. Of course, it would not be a real Irish drama if the young hero did not go back to Ireland just in time to save his Colleen from eviction, but the realism of the real Irish scenes makes this feature of the story remarkably convincing.—Moving Picture World synopsis
- The glorious blue skies and the green fields of County Cork have no beauties for Terry. Filled with the fire and ambition of youth, he dreams of the fame and fortune to be won in America. Aileen is filled with grief when her sweetheart informs her of his plan to leave for the United States. Despite her pleas, Terry leaves the "Ould Sod" for the new world. The lad from old Ireland secures a position the day following his arrival at New York. As time passes, the pressure of his work causes the memory of Aileen to grow dim in Terry's thoughts. Back in County Cork, the colleen waits in vain for word from her sweetheart. Poverty lays its heavy hand upon Aileen. Her mother's illness and death leave her in sore financial straits. Unable to pay the rent of her humble cottage, the maid is threatened with eviction. Word of Aileen's plight comes to Terry just as the lad is elected mayor of the city. Filled with remorse, Terry turns his back upon his society friends, and the heiress who would be his for the asking, and boards a steamer for Ireland. He comes not a moment too soon. Even as he reaches the thatched cottage which has long been Aileen's home, Terry sees the worn furniture being carried out. Filled with rage, the lad enters Aileen's home and confronts the landlord who is berating the colleen because of her failure to pay the rent. Terry thrusts the money into the man's hand and helps him on his way with his good right foot. The following Sunday finds the banns announcing the approaching marriage of Terry and his sweetheart read by the parish priest. [1914 re-release]—Moving Picture World synopsis
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By what name was A Lad from Old Ireland (1910) officially released in Canada in English?
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