1916 by Morgan Llywelyn
Morgan Llywelyn was born in New York City; her parents were Irish and Welsh-Irish. She is an Irish citizen and lives in Ireland year round. The majority of her books cover Ireland and Irish history. Ms. Llywelyn is the only woman to have walked the entire length and width of Ireland. Ned Halloran is on the Titanic with his mother and father. They are going to his sister Kathleen's wedding. Onboard the ship, Ned meets Dan Duffy, and they become friends. When the ship begins to sink, Duffy and Ned are separated. After a long while, Ned jumps overboard. He was one of 675 survivors brought to New York on the Carpathia. Meanwhile, in New York, Kathleen hears of the disaster through her fiance Alexander Campbell. Alexander worked for the White Star Line, the company that owned the Titanic. Kathleen is very worried about her family. She finds her brother's name, but not her parents' names, on a list of survivors. While in New York, Ned was so taken aback by the tragedy that he cannot take in the sounds and sights of America. He is shell-shocked by the greatest experience of his life so far. Ned finally builds up the inner courage to go back to Ireland. He
Back in America, Ned's sister Kathleen is very homesick. Kathleen is also jealous of her husband's involvement in the Freemasons. She begins to go to Mass frequently. Kathleen's priest is Father Paul O'Shaughnessy. Kathleen immediately falls in love with Father Paul. At the same time in Ireland, Ned is learning Irish, and he is developing a newfound love for his homeland. When Ned returns to Ireland, he takes it upon himself to tell Dan Duffy's family that they lost a son and brother aboard the Titanic. While in Dans' home county of Clare, Ned meets Dan's sister, Sile, Irish for Cecilia. Ned is taken away with her beauty. When Ned arrives at his family's farm, he stays in bed for weeks in order to recuperate from his terrible experience. He then talks to his parish priest, and the priest recommends that Ned go to school. The priest sent Ned to Lord Inchiquin, the man who will pay for his education. At this time, Alexander Campbell is very mad with his wife Kathleen. One night he rapes her. Kathleen is so ashamed, she stays in bed for a couple of days. During this time, her housewife cares for her. In Ireland Ned has become very good friends with Henry Mooney, the reporter. One evening while they are about town, Ned spots Sile Duffy. He talks to her, and Henry tells Ned to leave Sile alone. Henry then treats Sile as if she were inhuman. The "rising" lasted for about a week, with Pat
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Approximate Word count = 954
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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