Mairead Quill
The island’s postmistress and Anselm Dray’s sister. Point of view 3.
PersonWant: to know why her brother died the way he did.
Need: to accept that she has known the answer to the old loss for years.
Thread: the mail: every letter that leaves the island passes through her hands.
Appears in10 items
- The Last Ferry to Skerrow: a novel outline10 items
- Dray writes to the Cullane archive · point of view−19 d
- The Merrow lantern · point of view−14 d
- The archive replies · point of view−12 d
- Mairead keeps a sealed envelope · point of view−5 d
- Dray leaves the post office · point of view−3 h
- The schoolhouse has been searched · point of view+1 d 16 h
- Mairead opens the envelope · point of view+5 d 19 h
- Mairead brings Nell the photocopy · point of view+8 d 15 h
- Baird comes to the post office · point of view+12 d 10 h
- The last ferry of the season · point of view+23 d 18 h