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What is the role of Owen in Translations? Rob Lowen 'I can't believe it. I come back after six years and everything's just as it was! Nothing's changed!' It would seem that in six years, only one feature of Baile Beag, a picturesque Irish-speaking community in County Donegal has changed, and this is Owen Hugh Mor, its prodigal son. Interestingly, his return to his homeland is in the form of assistance to the English Army in translating both the names of places and the conversations the play's characters have. Within his role as translator he is vital to the play as his presence allows relationships between the characters and the plot to develop. Due to the fact that he is both a native of Baile Beag, and an assistant to the English, he represents a number of contrasting points of view throughout the play. Firstly, he is a representative of the...

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