# Rory O'Halloran — Such Is Life character guide

> Rory O'Halloran in Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Rory, Brave old Rory, Poor old Rory

**First appearance:** 0001-such-is-life

## Who they are

An old Irishman whose warmth and sorrow, bound up with his daughter Mary, make him one of the novel's most affecting figures.

## In the story

### [Such Is Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/such_is_life_se/chapters/such-is-life)

A fellow bushman involved in the search for the gilgie and the argument about cattle.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/such_is_life_se/chapters/ii)

Evergreen Irishman, delighted to see Tom, shows his daughter Mary's writing and discusses the Garden of Eden.

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