# Phil Purcell — The Luck of Barry Lyndon character guide

> Phil Purcell in The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Phil, Poor Phil Purcell

**First appearance:** 0002-i-my-pedigree-and-family-undergo-the-influence-of-the-tender-passion

## Who they are

Irish friend of Barry who accompanies him in his early adventures.

## In the story

### [XIV: I Return to Ireland, and Exhibit My Splendour and Generosity in That Kingdom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/xiv-i-return-to-ireland-and-exhibit-my-splendour-and-generosity-in-that-kingdom)

Old acquaintance; Barry finds him living in poverty, spends the night reminiscing, and later settles a hundred guineas and an annuity on him.

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