# Dubliners — Character guide

> Key figures in Dubliners by James Joyce.

- [Gabriel Conroy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/gabriel_conroy.md): A literary man who attends the annual Morkan sisters' party with his wife Gretta.
- [Little Chandler](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/little_chandler.md): A timid Dubliner who reunites with his successful friend Gallaher and feels trapped by his life.
- [Eveline Hill](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/eveline_hill.md): A young woman torn between escaping her oppressive home with a sailor and her family duty.
- [Farrington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/farrington.md): A frustrated copy clerk who drinks heavily after being humiliated by his boss.
- [Maria](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/maria.md): A gentle, unmarried laundress who visits her former foster children on Halloween.
- [James Duffy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/james_duffy.md): A reclusive bank cashier who forms a brief, intense friendship with a married woman.
- [Lenehan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/lenehan.md): A clever but impoverished hanger-on who schemes with Corley in the streets of Dublin.
- [Corley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/corley.md): A boastful young man who exploits a maid for money and favors.
- [Polly Mooney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/polly_mooney.md): The flirtatious daughter of Mrs. Mooney who becomes involved with Mr. Doran.
- [Mrs. Mooney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mrs_mooney.md): The shrewd boarding-house owner who manipulates her daughter's romance with Mr. Doran.
- [Mr. Doran](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mr_doran.md): A respectable clerk who is pressured into marrying Polly Mooney.
- [Ignatius Gallaher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/gallaher.md): A worldly journalist who returns to Dublin and impresses his old friend Little Chandler.
- [Mrs. Kearney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mrs_kearney.md): An ambitious mother who manages her daughter Kathleen's musical career.
- [Kathleen Kearney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/kathleen_kearney.md): A talented young pianist and singer controlled by her mother.
- [Mr. Holohan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/holohan.md): The assistant secretary of the Eire Abu Society who organizes a concert series.
- [Mr. Kernan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/kernan.md): A tea merchant and recovering alcoholic who is persuaded to attend a Catholic retreat.
- [Mrs. Kernan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mrs_kernan.md): The long-suffering wife of Mr. Kernan who supports his religious reformation.
- [Mr. Cunningham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mr_cunningham.md): A kind-hearted and wise man who helps organize Mr. Kernan's return to the Church.
- [Mr. Power](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mr_power.md): A jovial friend of Mr. Cunningham who joins the effort to reform Mr. Kernan.
- [Mr. Browne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mr_browne.md): A Protestant gentleman who accompanies the group to the Jesuit retreat.
- [Father Purdon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/father_purdon.md): A Jesuit priest who delivers a sermon on business and religion at the retreat.
- [Gretta Conroy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/gretta_conroy.md): Gabriel's wife, whose memories of a lost love stir deep emotions at the party.
- [Aunt Julia Morkan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/aunt_julia_morkan.md): One of the elderly Morkan sisters who hosts the annual Christmas party.
- [Aunt Kate Morkan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/aunt_kate_morkan.md): The younger Morkan sister who co-hosts the family Christmas gathering.
- [Mary Jane](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mary_jane.md): The niece of the Morkan sisters who gives piano lessons and plays at the party.
- [Freddy Malins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/freddy_malins.md): A drunken young man who arrives late to the Morkan party with his mother.
- [Miss Ivors](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/miss_ivors.md): A spirited nationalist who challenges Gabriel about his lack of Irish pride.
- [Mr. Bartell D'Arcy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mr_bartell_darcy.md): A famous tenor who sings at the Morkan party and has a cold.
- [Michael Furey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/michael_furey.md): Gretta's deceased childhood sweetheart who died for love of her.
- [Lily](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/lily.md): The caretaker's daughter who helps at the Morkan party and speaks with Gabriel.
- [Mr. Henchy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mr_henchy.md): A scheming political canvasser working for a candidate in a local election.
- [Mr. Hynes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/hynes.md): A loyal follower of the late Parnell who canvasses for a different candidate.
- [Mr. O'Connor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mr_oconnor.md): A canvasser who works alongside Mr. Henchy in the election campaign.
- [Mr. Crofton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/crofton.md): A conservative canvasser who joins the group in the committee room.
- [Mr. Lyons](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/lyons.md): A man who argues about politics and betting in the committee room.
- [Mr. Fogarty](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/fogarty.md): A grocer who visits Mr. Kernan during his recovery and joins the retreat group.
- [Mr. Harford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/harford.md): A moneylender who is discussed disapprovingly by the men at the retreat.
- [Mr. M'Coy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mccoy.md): A friend of Lenehan who borrows a valise for his wife's supposed singing tour.
- [Old Cotter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/old_cotter.md): A garrulous old man who comments on the death of Father Flynn.
- [Father James Flynn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/father_flynn.md): A paralyzed priest whose death opens the story and haunts the young narrator.
- [Eliza](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/eliza.md): The sister of Father Flynn who discusses his death with the narrator's aunt.
- [Nannie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/nannie.md): The other sister of Father Flynn who greets visitors at his wake.
- [Mahony](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mahony.md): The narrator's adventurous school friend during their day of truancy.
- [Joe Dillon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/joe_dillon.md): A boy who leads wild games of cowboys and Indians before entering the priesthood.
- [Leo Dillon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/leo_dillon.md): A timid schoolboy who fails to join the narrator and Mahony on their adventure.
- [Mangan's Sister](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mangan_sister.md): The unnamed girl the young narrator is infatuated with in Araby.
- [Frank](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/frank.md): A sailor who courts Eveline and offers her a new life in Buenos Aires.
- [Charles Ségouin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/charles_segouin.md): A wealthy Frenchman who hosts the after-race party and drives a racing car.
- [Villona](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/villona.md): A Hungarian pianist who accompanies the racing party and plays at dinner.
- [Jimmy Doyle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/jimmy_doyle.md): A young Irishman who invests in the racing venture and loses money at cards.
- [André Rivière](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/riviere.md): A French driver who competes in the race and socializes with the group.
- [Jack Mooney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/jack_mooney.md): Polly's brother, a rough man who threatens Mr. Doran over his sister's honor.
- [Annie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/annie.md): A servant in the boarding house who gossips about Polly and Mr. Doran.
- [Mr. Alleyne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mr_alleyne.md): Farrington's harsh and mocking boss at the law firm.
- [Miss Delacour](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/miss_delacour.md): A wealthy client who visits the law office where Farrington works.
- [Weathers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/weathers.md): A young acrobat who drinks with Farrington and beats him at arm wrestling.
- [Nosey Flynn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/nosey_flynn.md): A gossipy barfly who frequents Davy Byrne's pub and knows everyone's business.
- [Father Keon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/father_keon.md): A shabby, mysterious priest who visits the committee room on election day.
- [Old Jack](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/old_jack.md): The elderly caretaker who tends the fire in the committee room.
- [Madam Glynn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/madam_glynn.md): A faded soprano who auditions for the concert but is rejected.
- [Miss Beirne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/miss_beirne.md): The woman who runs the refreshment stall at the concert.
- [Miss Healy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/miss_healy.md): A young woman who performs at the concert and is paid before the others.
- [Miss Furlong](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/miss_furlong.md): A young soprano who performs at the concert organized by Mrs. Kearney.
- [Mr. Fitzpatrick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mr_fitzpatrick.md): The manager of the concert series who clashes with Mrs. Kearney over payment.
- [Captain Sinico](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/captain_sinico.md): The husband of Mrs. Sinico, who is mentioned in the aftermath of her death.
- [Mrs. Emily Sinico](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mrs_sinico.md): A lonely woman who befriends Mr. Duffy and later dies in a railway accident.
- [Miss Devlin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/miss_devlin.md): A young woman who briefly dates Mr. Duffy before he becomes a recluse.
- [Father Butler](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/father_butler.md): A priest who scolds the schoolboys for reading Wild West stories.
- [Mrs. Mercer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mrs_mercer.md): An elderly woman who collects stamps for a religious mission and visits Maria.
- [Ginger Mooney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/ginger_mooney.md): A coarse woman who works with Maria at the laundry and speaks roughly.
- [Alphy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/alphy.md): One of Maria's former foster children, mentioned as not getting along with his brother.
- [Joe Donnelly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/joe_donnelly.md): Maria's former foster son who welcomes her on Halloween evening.
- [Mrs. Donnelly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mrs_donnelly.md): Joe Donnelly's wife who hosts Maria for the Halloween celebration.
- [Old Keegan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/old_keegan.md): An elderly man who lives in the boarding house and is mentioned in passing.
- [Miss Higgins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/higgins.md): A young woman who works at the laundry with Maria.
- [Miss Daly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/miss_daly.md): A pianist who accompanies the singers at the Morkan party.
- [Miss O'Callaghan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/miss_ocallaghan.md): A young woman who flirts with Freddy Malins at the Morkan party.
- [Mrs. Malins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mrs_malins.md): Freddy Malins' elderly mother who attends the Morkan party with him.
- [Mr. Conroy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/mr_conroy.md): Gabriel's father, mentioned in stories about his past at the party.
- [Paddy Leonard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dubliners_se/characters/pat.md): A friend of Lenehan and Corley who appears briefly in the streets.

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