The Spinning Heart
3 - Lily
Children - 5th child dad Bernie McDermot punched her, 1st child John-John, ashamed of her, girls are in England, 3rd boy solicitor, 2nd fella Hughie has little girl Millicent
Jim Gildea - Sergeant, asked about bruises but was glad she didn't tell
Lilly - Prostitute, men started looking at her when she was about 11, English accent/young afforestry- paid for weed, rejected Josie when he was drunk, sad she didn't get a picture of solicitor's graduation, paid for his uni, stashes money for John-John, plans to kill herself, loves all her kids and sacrificed herself for them
Josie Burke - Rejected him when he was drunk
John-John - first Child, father died, alcoholic, hates her, takes her money that she stashes for him, looked after the other kids growing up, protected his mother
Hughie - Little girl - Millicent
Solicitor - 3rd boy, solicitor in city, gave him money to go to uni, gave his graduation tickets to his girlfriend and her mum, same for next graduation, Lily was incredibly proud of him
Bobby Mahon - Sees him pass going to his dads, beautiful, tall,, fair haired like his mum, his father is horrible, all his mothers goodness or hides his father's dark side
Frank Mahon - thinks he's horrible
Bearnie McDermot - Father of 3rd boy - solicitor, aggressive, big, brutish
Heart, Be At Peace
3 - Lily
Lily - Pain near all gone, Bride helped, went to hospital in Croon, the bottle to end things at home, close to using it before. Love and worry about Millicent, has money from men and drugs, told Milli she sold spells and curses, has 100000 euro, didn't want to go to Nenagh one for them to know about it when she was changing it to the new money.
Bride Canty - Galway traveller, Married Jeremiah(old man) his son Micky Briars bored her.
Jeremiah Canty - Married to Bride, Micky's dad
Micky Briars - Dad is Jeremiah, Lily hold him in high esteem, go back a long way
Hughie - Lily's son, him and his wife got Lily a GP and medical card, presumed they wanted the cottage, they followed Milli to Lily's, first time they spoke in years, can't remember why they stopped.
Millicent - defied parents and started calling to Lily's, Lily could see herself in her, Love and worry
John-John - Dead, he hated her, she loved him, died above chippy skin pulled tight, no veins. Died alone near Gerald
Gerald - Youngest lad, law practice, 3 doors down from where JJ died
Millicent - 17,took a shine to Lily, think of herself as a woman, worried about her walking cycling on roads, first time called brough flowers, only saw her once but knew who she was, laughed and she had her heart, go on walks foraging together, listen to each other, says to her about driving for uni, childlike.
Augie Penrose - Drives Milli everywhere, ratty looking fucker, coldness, seen him grab Milli back into the car, she had the same problems with Bernie McDermott, Uncle (Eugene) has one leg shot off by Paddy Rouke, revenge for attacking Paddy's godson, godson then shot by guards.
Bernie McDermott - dead, JJ dad
Penroses - Sorriest pack of mangy dogs that ever pissed against a tree, bungalow in Ashdown Road.
Lily - Money was for JJ if he came good and Milli's dad, uncle and aunties. Door smashed in bag of money gone and spells all over the floor, just Bride's bottle left.
Millicent - wanted a spell for Augie to love her, was angry and foul mouthed when Lily said no, wild animal.
Eugene - One leg Augie's uncle leg shot off by Paddy Rouke for attacking his godson
Paddy Rouke - Shot off Eugene's leg in revenge for attacking his godson, one of the Cunliffe's
Conliffe Boy - Shot by guards, Conliffe Boy, Paddy's godson
Total Number - 27