Conor Larkin

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Conor Larkin is a fictional character and the chief protagonist in Leon Uris' novel, Trinity.

[edit] Early life

Conor was born in the fictional town of Ballyutogue in County Donegal in 1873. He grew up there, working his family's farm land with his father Tomas.

Much to the disappointment of his father Tomas, Conor became an apprentice to the town blacksmith, and later moved to Derry where he opened his own shop.

[edit] Mid Life

In Derry Conor became associated with the revival of Gaelic culture, particularly through the Gaelic League and Gaelic football. There he became a part of the fledgling Irish Republican Brotherhood. The Irish Republican Brotherhood was exporting guns to a headquarters by train for many months. During their last shipment of over 5,000 guns at Six-mile-cross, Conor and the Brotherhood were caught and imprisoned. Conor was held in prison for numerous felonies for over a year until he escaped with the help of his brother who was a priest and a sympathethic Catholic prison guard.. Conor immediately continued his Brotherhood smuggling.

[edit] Death

Conor continued his Republican activities with the Brotherhood, until he eventually leads an assault on a castle where loyalist paramilitaries are storing a large cache of weapons. Conor decides, against his original plan, to stay behind and man a machine gun with his aging commander Dan Sweeney. After being badly wounded by British forces pursuing the raiding party, he is killed with a bullet to the head.