# Maureen McGibney — Darby O’Gill and the Good People character guide

> Maureen McGibney in Darby O’Gill and the Good People by Herminie Templeton Kavanagh.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Maureen alannah

**First appearance:** 0003-darby-o-gill-and-the-good-people

## Who they are

A local woman with a warm presence in the community.

## Relationships

### [Darby O'Gill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/characters/darby_o_gill)

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Maureen is a village woman who interacts with Darby in the context of community life.

### [King Brian Connors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/characters/king_brian_connors)

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King Brian knows Maureen as a mortal villager, with occasional interactions in the community.

### [Darby O'Gill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/characters/darby_o_gill)

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Maureen is a village woman who interacts with Darby in the context of community life.

### [King Brian Connors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/characters/king_brian_connors)

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King Brian knows Maureen as a mortal villager, with occasional interactions in the community.

### [King Brian Connors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/characters/king_brian_connors)

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King Brian knows Maureen as a mortal villager, with occasional interactions in the community.

## In the story

### [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)

A mortal captive of the fairies who helps Darby plan his escape and reveals the fairies' secrets.

### [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)

Soothes the King with flattery and pleads for the release of the captured young man.

### [II: The Couple Without Childher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/chapters/ii-the-couple-without-childher)

Travels with Darby and the King; she buys the King a bottle of spirits and later leaves him in the cart while she and Darby go into a pub.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/characters/maureen_mcgibney
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darby_o_gill_and_the_good_people_se/characters