Bridget Gillane

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Bridget Gillane is a central character in the Irish nationalist play "Cathleen ni Houlihan," representing the ordinary rural family whose lives are transformed by the call to sacrifice for Ireland’s freedom.

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Bridget Gillane canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
appearsInWork Cathleen ni Houlihan ⓘ
associatedWithTheme Irish nationalism ⓘ
conflict between family duty and patriotic duty ⓘ
sacrifice for Ireland’s freedom ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
creator Lady Gregory ⓘ
William Butler Yeats ⓘ
linked to: W.B. Yeats
dramaticFunction expresses fear of losing her son to rebellion ⓘ
reacts to the Old Woman’s call to sacrifice ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Irish ⓘ
familyName Gillane ⓘ
familyRole mother ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Cathleen ni Houlihan universe ⓘ
firstPerformanceOfWork 1902 ⓘ
firstPerformanceVenueOfWork Irish National Theatre Society, Dublin ⓘ
linked to: Abbey Theatre
hasChild Michael Gillane ⓘ
Patrick Gillane ⓘ
influencedByMovement Irish Literary Revival ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium stage ⓘ
narrativeFunction embodies domestic life challenged by nationalism ⓘ
represents ordinary rural Irish family ⓘ
residence rural cottage in County Mayo ⓘ
roleInWork central character ⓘ
spouse Peter Gillane ⓘ
symbolicRole ordinary people affected by revolutionary ideals ⓘ
timePeriodInFiction pre-1798 Rebellion era ⓘ
workGenre Irish nationalist play ⓘ

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Cathleen ni Houlihan → featuresCharacter → Bridget Gillane ⓘ
Peter Gillane → hasFiancée → Bridget Gillane ⓘ