An old man tells the story of how he learnt Irish and his first encounter with The Bicycle Man . The Bicycle Man is set in the early years of the twentieth century when dedicated members of Conradh na Gaeilge visited the schools in remote country districts, telling stories in Irish to the children in the hope that the language might not disappear. Irish was not on the official school curriculum. Martin Dempsey plays one such Fear an Rothair .
The storyteller is Seán Ó Briain played by Seamus Healy with Vincent Mac Thomáis playing Seán as a boy. Master Hannigan is played by Jim Mooney with Martin Dempsey as The Bicycle Man .