# The Informer — Character guide

> Key figures in The Informer by Liam O’Flaherty.

- [Gypo Nolan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/gypo_nolan.md): A former police informer who betrays his friend for money, becoming the central tragic figure.
- [Commandant Dan Gallagher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/commandant_dan_gallagher.md): A revolutionary leader and Gypo's former comrade, now hunted by the police.
- [Katie Fox](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/katie_fox.md): Gypo's lover, a streetwise woman who tries to protect him from his own downfall.
- [Mary McPhillip](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/mary_mcphillip.md): The mother of the murdered Frankie McPhillip, grieving and seeking justice.
- [Frankie McPhillip](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/frankie_mcphillip.md): The murdered young rebel whose death sets the plot in motion.
- [Bartly Mulholland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/bartly_mulholland.md): A nervous informer and associate of Gypo, caught in the crossfire of betrayal.
- [Dart Flynn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/dart_flynn.md): A sharp-tongued revolutionary and friend of Dan Gallagher, suspicious of Gypo.
- [The Rat Mulligan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/the_rat_mulligan.md): A seedy informer and hanger-on in the Dublin underworld.
- [Mrs. McPhillip](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/mrs_mcphillip.md): Frankie's mother, a grieving widow who confronts Gypo.
- [Maggie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/maggie.md): A loud, drunken woman from Connemara who frequents the pubs.
- [Peter Mulligan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/peter_mulligan.md): A minor figure in the revolutionary circles, often drunk and belligerent.
- [Betty](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/betty.md): An older woman who provides shelter and gossip in the tenements.
- [Biddy Burke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/biddy_burke.md): A sharp-tongued neighbor and friend of Mary McPhillip.
- [Jack McPhillip](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/jack_mcphillip.md): Frankie's younger brother, also involved in the republican movement.
- [Louisa Cummins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/louisa_cummins.md): A young woman courted by several men in the neighborhood.
- [Tommy Connor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/tommy_connor.md): A young man involved in the republican underground.
- [Miss McPhillip](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/miss_mcphillip.md): Frankie's sister, who helps her mother in the household.
- [Comrade Hackett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/comrade_hackett.md): A revolutionary comrade of Dan Gallagher, involved in planning.
- [Susie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/susie.md): A young girl who appears briefly in the tenement scenes.
- [Jim Delaney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/jim_delaney.md): A local man who interacts with Gypo in the pubs.
- [Comrade Curley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/comrade_curley.md): A minor revolutionary figure in the organization.
- [Johnny Daly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/johnny_daly.md): A young man mentioned in the context of the rebellion.
- [Mary Hynes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/mary_hynes.md): A woman from the neighborhood, briefly mentioned.
- [Boxer Lydon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/boxer_lydon.md): A tough man known for fighting, appears in pub scenes.
- [Barney Kerrigan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/barney_kerrigan.md): A local man who interacts with the main characters.
- [Billy Burton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/billy_burton.md): A young man involved in the revolutionary activities.
- [Father Conroy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/father_conroy.md): A priest who appears in the community scenes.
- [Shanahan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/shanahan.md): A crank and local character known for his complaints.
- [Cassidy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/cassidy.md): A minor figure in the republican circles.
- [Biddy Mac](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/biddy_mac.md): A woman mentioned briefly in the tenement gossip.
- [Old Ned Lawless](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/old_ned_lawless.md): An elderly man who appears in the background of scenes.
- [Mrs. Delaney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/mrs_delaney.md): A neighbor woman in the tenement community.
- [Gyp](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/gyp.md): A nickname for Gypo Nolan used occasionally.
- [Tim Flanagan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_informer_se/characters/tim_flanagan.md): A local man who appears briefly in the narrative.

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