# Darby O’Gill and the Good People — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Darby O’Gill and the Good People by Herminie Templeton Kavanagh.

- [The Fairies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/the-fairies.md): This chapter presents William Allingham's poem 'The Fairies,' which describes the fear and allure of the fairy folk, who steal a little girl named Bridget and keep her for seven years, only to return her dead from sorrow
- [Darby O’Gill and the Good People](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/darby-o-gill-and-the-good-people.md): Darby O'Gill, a clever and resourceful farmer, finds himself in a series of encounters with the fairy folk, or 'Good People,' who both torment and reward him. After his livestock is stolen by fairies, Darby confronts the
- [Darby O’Gill and the Good People](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/darby-o-gill-and-the-good-people.md): Darby O'Gill, a bold man, confronts the Good People after they steal his livestock, including his beloved cow Rosie. He meets the fairy spy Sheelah Maguire, who advises him. Darby is eventually captured by the fairies an
- [Darby O'Gill and the Leprechaun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/darby-o-gill-and-the-leprechaun.md): Darby O'Gill, having spent six months with the fairies, becomes a local celebrity and warns people against meddling with the Good People. He is challenged by schoolmaster Maurteen Cavanaugh about the Leprechaun, leading 
- [The Convarsion of Father Cassidy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/the-convarsion-of-father-cassidy.md): Father Cassidy confronts the King of the Fairies at Darby O'Gill's home after Bridget reports Darby's dealings with the fairy folk. The priest is tricked into a bog by the fairies, then brought inside for a heated debate

> 16 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se_952kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [How the Fairies Came to Ireland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/how-the-fairies-came-to-ireland.md)
- [The Adventures of King Brian Connors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/the-adventures-of-king-brian-connors.md)
- [The King and the Omadhaun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/i-the-king-and-the-omadhaun.md)
- [II: The Couple Without Childher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/ii-the-couple-without-childher.md)
- [The Luck of the Mulligans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/iii-the-luck-of-the-mulligans.md)
- [The Banshee’s Comb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/the-banshee-s-comb.md)
- [The Diplomacy of Bridget](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/i-the-diplomacy-of-bridget.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [II: The Banshee's Halloween](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/ii-the-banshee-s-halloween.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III: The Ghosts at Chartre’s Mill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/iii-the-ghosts-at-chartre-s-mill.md)
- [IV: The Costa Bower](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/iv-the-costa-bower.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/ii.md)

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