Character guide

Gypo Nolan

major

Also known as Gypo, Nolan

A former police informer who betrays his friend for money, becoming the central tragic figure.

Commandant Dan Gallagher

major

Also known as Commandant Gallagher, Gallagher, Daniel, Danny Gallagher, Dan, the great Gallagher, Comrade Dan Gallagher, Comrade Gallagher, VII Gallagher

A revolutionary leader and Gypo's former comrade, now hunted by the police.

Katie Fox

supporting

Also known as Kitty

Gypo's lover, a streetwise woman who tries to protect him from his own downfall.

Mary McPhillip

supporting

Also known as Mary

The mother of the murdered Frankie McPhillip, grieving and seeking justice.

Frankie McPhillip

supporting

Also known as Francis Joseph McPhillip, McPhillip, Frank McPhillip, Francis, Frank

The murdered young rebel whose death sets the plot in motion.

Bartly Mulholland

supporting

Also known as Mulholland, rat Mulholland

A nervous informer and associate of Gypo, caught in the crossfire of betrayal.

Dart Flynn

supporting

Also known as Flynn

A sharp-tongued revolutionary and friend of Dan Gallagher, suspicious of Gypo.

The Rat Mulligan

minor

Also known as Mulligan, Rat

A seedy informer and hanger-on in the Dublin underworld.

Mrs. McPhillip

minor

Also known as McPhillip

Frankie's mother, a grieving widow who confronts Gypo.

Maggie

minor

Also known as Connemara Maggie

A loud, drunken woman from Connemara who frequents the pubs.

Peter Mulligan

minor

Also known as Suddenly Mulligan

A minor figure in the revolutionary circles, often drunk and belligerent.

Betty

minor

Also known as Aunt Betty

An older woman who provides shelter and gossip in the tenements.

Biddy Burke

minor

Also known as Biddy

A sharp-tongued neighbor and friend of Mary McPhillip.

Jack McPhillip

minor

Also known as Johnny

Frankie's younger brother, also involved in the republican movement.

Louisa Cummins

minor

Also known as Louisa

A young woman courted by several men in the neighborhood.

Tommy Connor

minor

Also known as Connor

A young man involved in the republican underground.

Miss McPhillip

minor

Frankie's sister, who helps her mother in the household.

Comrade Hackett

minor

Also known as Hackett, Peter Hackett, Peter

A revolutionary comrade of Dan Gallagher, involved in planning.

Susie

minor

A young girl who appears briefly in the tenement scenes.

Jim Delaney

minor

Also known as Jimmy

A local man who interacts with Gypo in the pubs.

Comrade Curley

minor

Also known as Curley

A minor revolutionary figure in the organization.

Johnny Daly

minor

A young man mentioned in the context of the rebellion.

Mary Hynes

minor

A woman from the neighborhood, briefly mentioned.

Boxer Lydon

minor

Also known as Lydon

A tough man known for fighting, appears in pub scenes.

Barney Kerrigan

minor

Also known as Barney, Kerrigan

A local man who interacts with the main characters.

Billy Burton

minor

Also known as Billy

A young man involved in the revolutionary activities.

Father Conroy

minor

Also known as Fr. Conroy, Conroy

A priest who appears in the community scenes.

Shanahan

minor

Also known as The Crank Shanahan

A crank and local character known for his complaints.

Cassidy

minor

A minor figure in the republican circles.

Biddy Mac

minor

Also known as Mac

A woman mentioned briefly in the tenement gossip.

Old Ned Lawless

minor

An elderly man who appears in the background of scenes.

Mrs. Delaney

minor

A neighbor woman in the tenement community.

Gyp

minor

A nickname for Gypo Nolan used occasionally.

Ryan

minor

A minor character mentioned in passing.

Tim Flanagan

minor

Also known as Flanagan

A local man who appears briefly in the narrative.