Characters from Dead Irish

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Dismas Hardy - A thirty-eight-year old bartender, he has withdrawn from the day to day rat race that most people accept as life.

Abe Glitsky - He had been Dismas Hardy's partner when they had both walked the beat years ago and they still exchange Christmas cards.

Eddie Cochran - This is the murder victim who has always been a dreamer.

Father James Cavanaugh - He is the family priest and life long friend of the Cochran family.

Linda Polk - She is killed by Alphonse Page accidentally while the two are high...
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