# Mary Mac Cann — The Demi-Gods character guide > Mary Mac Cann in The Demi-Gods by James Stephens. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mary, Mac Cann, Mary Ni Cahan, Mary a grah **First appearance:** 0032-book-iv-mary-mac-cann ## Who they are Patsy's daughter, steady-eyed and practical, she keeps the cart, the donkey, and her volatile father moving when the road turns strange. ## Relationships ### [Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/characters/father) _family_ Father is a paternal figure to Mary, likely her father, with a close and protective bond. ### [Patsy Mac Cann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/characters/patsy_mac_cann) _family_ Mary and Patsy are sisters or close female relatives, with a warm and supportive dynamic. ### [Art](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/characters/art) _romantic_ Art is a suitor or lover to Mary, with romantic tension and frequent interactions. ### [Eileen Ni Cooley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/characters/eileen_ni_cooley) _friendship_ Eileen and Mary are friends or confidantes, sharing personal matters and social activities. ### [Finaun Mac Dea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/characters/finaun_mac_dea) _family_ Finaun and Mary are likely relatives, with a warm familial dynamic. ### [Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/characters/father) _family_ Father is a paternal figure to Mary, likely her father, with a close and protective bond. ### [Patsy Mac Cann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/characters/patsy_mac_cann) _family_ Mary and Patsy are sisters or close female relatives, with a warm and supportive dynamic. ### [Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/characters/father) _family_ Father is a paternal figure to Mary, likely her father, with a close and protective bond. ### [Patsy Mac Cann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/characters/patsy_mac_cann) _family_ Mary and Patsy are sisters or close female relatives, with a warm and supportive dynamic. ### [Eileen Ni Cooley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/characters/eileen_ni_cooley) _friendship_ Eileen and Mary are friends or confidantes, sharing personal matters and social activities. ### [Eileen Ni Cooley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/characters/eileen_ni_cooley) _friendship_ Eileen and Mary are friends or confidantes, sharing personal matters and social activities. ### [Art](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/characters/art) _romantic_ Art is a suitor or lover to Mary, with romantic tension and frequent interactions. ## In the story ### [The Demi-Gods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/the-demi-gods) Refuses to abandon the angels and takes charge after her father's disappearance. ### [Book I: Patsy Mac Cann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/book-i-patsy-mac-cann) The daughter who shows compassion and refuses to abandon the angels. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/i) Daughter of Patsy, affectionate toward the donkey and practical about their supplies. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/ii) Initially hides from the angels but returns when called; watches them warily. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/iii) First to arise in the morning; tends to her hair with unusual hesitation, feeling more disturbed by this new self-consciousness than by the angels' arrival. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/iv) Takes charge, refuses to abandon the angels, and gives her savings to buy food. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/v) Mary watches the angels sleep, tends the fire, and experiences an inner emotional and romantic awakening. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/vi) Beats the donkey affectionately, then gives the angels a lecture on food at their request, explaining what is edible and what is not. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/vii) Opens the basket, silently marvels at the provisions, serves the food with hospitality, and later gives the youngest angel extra potatoes and bread. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/viii) Questions her father about the food and burns the basket as instructed. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/ix) Mentioned as the one who competently understands all that her father knows and has done. ### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/x) Mary travels with her father and the angels, participating in conversations and sharing their nomadic lifestyle. ### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xi) Mary assumes a maternal role over the four men, demanding domestic obedience and ruling the camp at night, while her beauty and power are examined in depth. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xii) Sits on the other side of the brazier with the archangel; walks beside the donkey with Finaun, and lets Finaun plait her hair. ### [Book II: Eileen Ni Cooley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/book-ii-eileen-ni-cooley) Accompanies her father and interacts with Eileen. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xiii) Identifies Eileen Ni Cooley from a distance and tries to slow the ass to avoid the encounter. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xiv) Present in the group, follows her father Patsy Mac Cann. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xv) Sits with Finaun but reacts fiercely when Eileen speaks, showing protectiveness and interest in the dynamics. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xvii) Admits she was thinking of other things during the story; volunteers to fetch food and whisky from the cart. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xviii) Mary unyokes the ass, embraces him, and gives him soft sugar before returning to the house with food. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xix) Gives away her potatoes to Art, watches the interactions between the adults, and later takes Art's arm to back away from the violence. ### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xx) Takes charge of cooking and listens to stories while managing the camp. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xxi) Prepares and serves potatoes and rabbit collops, following her father's commands. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xxii) Coldly remarks that the two men are 'a pair of dirty dogs.' ### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xxiii) Present during the incident, she fought the attackers with a stick and later stripped a woman of her clothes. ### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xxvi) Expresses her love for listening to stories. ### [Book IV: Mary Mac Cann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/book-iv-mary-mac-cann) Central figure of the chapter, showing her character and actions. ### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xxviii) Shares a transformative look of love with Art across the brazier; after her father's disappearance, she takes charge of the group, learning to think and act independently. ### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xxix) Takes charge of foraging and organizing the group, recalls her father's tactics, and confronts Eileen Ni Cooley and Brien O'Brien. ### [The Encounter with Eileen Ni Cooley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xxx) Witnesses the fight and burial, sitting rigid with shock. ### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xxxi) Defies her father's plan to abandon the angels, proposes the reburial solution, and shares a tense but tender moment with him before he departs. ### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xxxii) Remembered by the ass as Mary Ni Cahan, the reason he returned home. ### [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xxxiv) Awakens early, worries her father has left, but is relieved to find him returned with food. Delays breakfast to give him time to return unnoticed. ### [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/chapters/xxxv) Kisses the donkey, receives Finaun's blessing, shares a silent farewell with Art, and weeps when Art tears his wings. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/characters/mary_mac_cann - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_demi_gods_se/characters