The Yellow House (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• James Conlon: Passionate political activist involved in the Irish Volunteers which united to form the Irish Republican Army.
• Miss Eileen O'Neill: Descendant of the "great" Irish O'Neills. Lost her home (and father) to Ulster thugs as a child. Became an activist woman torn between passions of two very different extremes.
• P.J. Mullen: Friend of Eileen's father. Took her and her brother, Paddy, into his home when theirs was lost.
• Owen Sheridan: Son of the Quaker family that owns the mill where Eileen works. Fosters a sort of obsession w/ Eileen.
• Mr. Frank O'Neill: Eileen's brother.
• Miss Theresa Conlon: Eileen's first friend. James' sister.
• Mrs. Eileen Conlon: Main
• Paddy O'Neill: Eileen's youngest brother.
• Elizabeth Butler Donnelly: Eileen's sister.
• Mary Galway: Foreman at the mill.
• Aoife: Eileen and James' daughter. Christened Mary Margaret...James' first betrayal of Eileen.
• Glenlea: A small town in Ireland
• Billy Craig: The simple man. Son of a banker.
• Mrs. Mullen: P.J.'s wife and surrogate mother to Eileen.
• Sister Rafferty: A nurse
• Joe Shields: Manager of the mill where Eileen works.
• Cuchulainn: Da's dog. Dies the day after Da.
• Tommy Mcparland: Theresa's husband
• Michael Collins: Irish activist. Leader of the IRA.
• Great-grandda Hugh: Add a description of this character.
• Mary Margaret: Chritian name of Aoefe.
• Mullens
• Mammy
• Nellie Leonard
• Rosie
• Saoirse: Eileen O'Neill daughter
• Mulcahy: A policeman
• Mr. Finnegan
• Father Dornan: Catholic Priest
• Joseph
• Fergus Conlon: Oldest brother of Theresa and one of the musicians in the minstrels.
• Eugene Donnelly
• Josephine
• Shane Kearney
• Saoirse Elizabeth Sheridan: Eileen O'Neill's daughter
• P.J. Sheridan
• Mr. Shields
• Joanna Wharton
• Lord Brooke
• Hamilton
• Tom O'Neill: Eileen O'Neill's father
• Mary Kathleen
• Mary Dunn
• Mr. Sheridan: Mill Owner and a protestant
• Elizabeth Cecelia O'Neill
• Mrs. Conlon
• William III
• Francis Fitzwilliam
• Rory
• Charlie Fagan
• Paddy O'Keefe
• Mr. Morocco: Morocco cafe owner
• Mr. Mullen
• John Redmond
• Terrence Finnegan
• John Hurley
• Gavin O'Rourke
• Patsy Mallon
• Lizzie Grant
• Kevin
• Danny
• Miss Galway
• Kathleen Doyle
• Mrs. Hannah McAteer
• darlin
• P.J: Tom O'Neill's friend and Eileen O'Neill's bank member

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• The Yellow House
• Northern Ireland: At the beginning of the 20th century.
• Newry Hospital
• Belfast
• England
• Queensbrook House
• Ceili House
• Fever Hospital
• France
• Slieve Gullion
• London
• Morocco

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1. Patricia Falvey (Author)

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• Dewey: 813.6

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• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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