Plot Summary (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Story setting (time & place)
Story setting (time & place)
New Ross, Ireland, winter 1985, before Christmas
Bill Furlong's occupation
Bill Furlong's occupation
Coal and fuel delivery business
Furlong's mother's name
Furlong's mother's name
Sarah
Who raised Furlong and his mother
Who raised Furlong and his mother
Mrs. Wilson, a wealthy Protestant widow
Age when Furlong's mother died
Age when Furlong's mother died
Twelve years old
Furlong's wife's name
Furlong's wife's name
Eileen
Number of Furlong's daughters
Number of Furlong's daughters
Five
Nuns running the convent
Nuns running the convent
Good Shepherd nuns
What Furlong sees at the convent
What Furlong sees at the convent
Girls with shaved heads scrubbing floors
Name of girl in coal shed
Name of girl in coal shed
Sarah
Mrs. Kehoe's advice to Furlong
Mrs. Kehoe's advice to Furlong
Stay quiet about the convent
Furlong's action on Christmas Eve
Furlong's action on Christmas Eve
Rescues Sarah from the coal shed
What is a Magdalene laundry
What is a Magdalene laundry
Church-run institution for unmarried pregnant women/girls