Name the protagonist/main character played by Cillian Murphy?
Bill Furlong
What is the name of Bill's wife?
Eileen
Furlong had come from nothing. Less than nothing, some might say. His mother, at the age of sixteen, had fallen pregnant while working as a domestic for Mrs. Wilson, the Protestant widow who lived in the ___ house a few miles outside of tow
big
What does Bill discover in the cow shed?
A girl from the convent
Where is the story set?
New Ross, Co. Wexford
How many daughter's do Bill and his wife have?
Five
What job does Bill Furlong have?
Coal merchant
Who says the following quote: “But if we just mind what we have here and stay on the right side of people and soldier on, none of ours will ever have to endure the likes of what them girls go through.
Eileen
What happened to Bill's mother when she was a child?
She passed away suddenly
Whoo runs the convent in the town?
The Church/The Nuns
Why is Bill afraid to speak out against what he sees?
He is afraid of damaging his family's life/reputation
During what time of year does the story take place?
Christmas/Winter
What does it mean to be 'complicit'
helping to commit a crime or do wrong in some way
Name the man who was believed to be Bill's father.
Ned
Complete the following quote "if you want to get on in life, there are some things you have to...?"
ignore
Name the woman who allowed Bill and his mother to live in her home.
Mrs. Wilson
Magdalene laundries were designed to "help" who?
"Fallen women" or unmarried mothers
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