# Ross Ireland — Dodsworth character guide

> Ross Ireland in Dodsworth by Sinclair Lewis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ross, Ireland

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Who they are

An American acquaintance of Sam's, involved in business or travel.

## Relationships

### [Sam Dodsworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dodsworth_se/characters/sam_dodsworth)

_friendship_

A younger American acquaintance and traveling companion, offering Sam a sense of youthful energy and adventure.

### [Sam Dodsworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dodsworth_se/characters/sam_dodsworth)

_friendship_

A younger American acquaintance and traveling companion, offering Sam a sense of youthful energy and adventure.

### [Sam Dodsworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dodsworth_se/characters/sam_dodsworth)

_friendship_

A younger American acquaintance and traveling companion, offering Sam a sense of youthful energy and adventure.

## In the story

### [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dodsworth_se/chapters/xv)

Sam seeks him out as a companion; Ireland is sailing on the Aquitania; his cultural pretenses and Iowan stubbornness amuse Sam.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dodsworth_se/chapters/xvi)

Sam's friend, a journalist who passionately defends America and later criticizes New York's changes, suggesting he might return to London.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dodsworth_se/chapters/xviii)

Bursts into Sam and Tub's conversation, bringing liveliness and interrupting their strained dialogue.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dodsworth_se/chapters/xix)

Mentioned as a contrast to Sam's current companions; Sam misses his melodramatic talk about revolutions and lost temples.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dodsworth_se/chapters/xxi)

Mentioned as someone Sam talks about when he meets an American or English traveler.

### [The Wandering of Samuel Dodsworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dodsworth_se/chapters/xxx)

Meets Sam in Geneva; they hike through the Bernese Oberland together.

### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dodsworth_se/chapters/xxxi)

Mentioned in passing: Sam is excited to see that Ross Ireland has dined with a celebrity at Ciro's.

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