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Pat Connell

Pat Connell, known in some households as old Martha, a servant whose banshee lore carries the weight of a life spent among the dead and the devout.

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Also known as Connell, Pat, old Martha, Martha

First appearance: the banshee

As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Pat Connell is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A carpenter and reformed drunkard who experiences a terrifying dream and later dies from a fall.
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Pat Connell belongs to the class of Irish retainers whose Catholic faith and oral tradition place them at odds with their Protestant or careless masters. Like Molly Doyle, the tall, lean, religious servant who tends…

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DRDoctor RobertsonMJMr. JenningsNGNell GormanMCMary ChadleighLGLord GlenfallenPCPat Connell

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Ghost story narrators
  • Carmilla story figures
  • Supernatural encounters
  • Dark family secrets

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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