s ▁mother ▁and ▁Frank ' s ▁grand m other , ▁who ▁sends ▁Ang ela ▁money ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁Ireland ▁ ▁O thers ▁ ▁P addy ▁Clo h ess y : ▁a ▁poor ▁boy ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁class ▁as ▁Frank , ▁who ▁cons iders ▁Frank ▁a ▁friend ▁after ▁Frank ▁shares ▁with ▁him ▁a ▁much - cov et ed ▁ra is in . ▁ ▁Br end an ▁" Question " ▁Qu ig ley , ▁occasionally ▁( not ▁to ▁mention , ▁incons ist ently ) ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Br end an ▁K ie ley : ▁another ▁class mate ▁of ▁Frank ' s , ▁who ▁often ▁gets ▁into ▁trouble ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁t endency ▁to ▁ask ▁too ▁many ▁questions . ▁ ▁F int an ▁Sl atter y : ▁a ▁class mate ▁of ▁Frank ' s ▁who ▁inv ites ▁Frank ▁and ▁P addy ▁over ▁for ▁l unch , ▁but ▁proceed s ▁to ▁eat ▁all ▁of ▁it ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁them ▁without ▁offering ▁them ▁any . ▁ ▁Mi key ▁Mol loy : ▁Son ▁of ▁N ora ▁Mol loy , ▁who ▁is ▁older ▁than ▁Frank , ▁has ▁se iz ures , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁" ex pert ▁on ▁Girls ' ▁Bod ies ▁and ▁D irty ▁Things ". ▁ ▁Pat ric ia ▁Mad igan : ▁A ▁patient ▁at ▁the ▁F ever ▁Hospital ▁who ▁be fri ends ▁Frank ▁and ▁tells ▁him ▁bits ▁of ▁poetry , ▁not ably ▁" The ▁Highway man " ▁by ▁Alfred ▁No yes , ▁but ▁dies ▁before ▁she ▁can ▁tell ▁him ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁poem ▁ ▁Se am