The Cherry Orchard the three or four outstanding plays by Chekhov, along with "The Seagull", "Three Sisters", and "Uncle Vanya". The play concerns an aristocratic Russian landowner who returns to her family estate (which includes a large and well-known cherry orchard) just before it is auctioned to pay the mortgage. Unresponsive to offers to save the estate, she allows its sale to the son of a former serf; the family leaves to the sound of the cherry orchard being cut down. The story presents themes of cultural futility – both the futile attempts of the aristocracy to maintain its status and of the
Cherry Orchard, Dublin Cherry Orchard, Dublin Cherry Orchard () is a suburb within the Ballyfermot area in Dublin, Ireland. It is located near Inchicore, Drimnagh, Kilmainham and Clondalkin. Cherry Orchard F.C. was founded in 1957. The parish Church of the Holy Sacrament, which opened in 1992, is located on Cherry Orchard Avenue. In August 2015, it was announced that a 10-point plan has been devised for Cherry Orchard and Park West which, if accepted, will provide future development of the area. Plans devised for the locality in 2002 were stalled due to the economic downturn and the council has proposed developing infrastructure, including