Characters

• Matthew Lyons - Male, late teens or early 20’s
  Sells yarn. Shy, nervous.
• Nuala Green - Female, late teens or early 20’s
  Knits and sells stockings. A thoughtful and kind person, but also strong minded and resourceful.
• Biddy Devenney - Female, 50’s
  Slight Scottish accent. Likes to play the system, never likes to be crossed.
• Patrick Hegarty - Male, early 30’s
  Confident and experienced salesman in a yarn factory. Matthew's mentor.
• Ellen Green - Female, late teens
  Knits and sells stockings. Nuala's younger sister.
• Ann Rodgers - Female, early 20’s
  Knits and sells stockings. Nuala's friend.
• Bridget O'Donnell - Female, 40’s
  Works in the yarn factory. Likes to know (and circulate) everybody’s business.
• Michael McCauley - Male, late 40’s
  A ferryman and hackney.
• Henry Francis Conyngham, MP - Male, late 20’s
  MP for County of Donegal. Likes to take credit for what he does (or doesn’t do) for his constituency.
• George Vaughan Hart, MP - Male, early 60’s
  MP for County of Donegal. Likes to take credit for what he does (or doesn’t do) for his constituency.
• Mr. Lyons - Male, late 40’s
  Matthew’s father. A fisherman.
• Sarah Breslin - Female, early teens
  A young girl, Biddy Devenney's neighbour.
• Young Matthew Lyons - Male, 8-10 years old
  Matthew as a young boy.