Across the baricades

ACROSS THE BARRICADES by Joan Lingard Place: Northern Ireland, in the capital Belfast. Time: 1980’s Persons: Main characters: Sadie Jackson:Protestant, 16 (nearly 17) years old. Kevin McCoy:Catholic boy, nearly 18 years old. Sadie’s family: Mrs. (Aggie) Jackson:Sadie’s mother. Mr. (Jim) Jackson:Sadie’s father, Orange Lodge. Tommy Jackson:Sadie’s brother. Kevin’s family: Mr. (Pete) McCoy:Kevin’s father. Mrs. (Mary) McCoy:Kevin’s mother. Brede McCoy:Kevin’s nice sister. Gerald McCoy:Kevin’s little brother. Uncle Albert:Kevin’s uncle. Protestants: Linda Mullet:Sadie’s old school friend, Tommy’s girlfriend. Mrs. (Jessica) Mullet:Linda’s mother, «friends» of the Jackson’s. Mr. (Bill) Mullet:Linda’s father, Orange Lodge together with Jim Jackson. Granny McEvoy:The Mullets old neighbour. Steve:Tommy’s