Ralph is described as “a handsome man,” and Mary goes to considerable efforts to persuade him to violate his vows. Ralph has made friends with Mary Carson, anticipating that a large donation from her to the Catholic Church could free him from exile. He has been sent to a rural parish in the town of Gillanbone, near Drogheda, as punishment for disrespecting a bishop. The family meets Ralph de Bricassart, a young, capable, and ambitious priest, in Drogheda. When Paddy receives an offer from Mary to work on her estate, the entire Cleary family relocates from New Zealand to Australia in 1921. Paddy has a wealthy sister, Mary Carson, a widow who lives on Drogheda, a massive sheep station in New South Wales, Australia. He has black hair and eyes, which he received from his Maori great-great-grandmother, unlike the other Clearys. He is significantly shorter than his brothers, yet he is extremely strong. Her favorite sibling is the eldest, Frank, a rebellious young man who is reluctantly training to be a blacksmith. Meggie is a gorgeous youngster with curling red-gold hair, but she receives little coddling and must strive to hold her own in the family, which at the time includes five older brothers. Meghann “Meggie” Cleary, the only daughter of Padraic (“Paddy”), an Irish farm laborer, and Fiona (“Fee”), his wife, was born on December 8, 1915, in New Zealand.
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