Rory Muldowney
Names: Rory MuldowneyDirigent MuldowneyRorythe Dirigent of Hiberniathe Dirigentthe IrishmanTaoiseachRuairí O MaoldhomhnaighDaidí
First appears in Book 2: Jack the Bodiless, chapter 21 (18 HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, EARTH 31 OCTOBER 2051)
Appearances
What you know
Book 3: Diamond Mask
- Ch 12Rory Muldowney, Dirigent of Hibernia, was Laura Tremblay's husband and is guest of honor and grand marshal at the party.
- Ch 12Muldowney never blamed Paul for his wife's death, which was passed off as postpartum depression.
- Ch 12Rory is Dirigent of Hibernia; drunk, he publicly accuses Paul of seducing and abandoning his wife Laura Tremblay, driving her to suicide.
- Ch 12Rory is the Dirigent of Hibernia; he publicly tells the party guests a story about his Laura and Paul Remillard, bitterly casting doubt on Paul's moral authority.
- Ch 12Rory had children with Laura and says he and they will remember what happened whenever Paul speaks of ethics, morals and the greater good.
- Ch 12Rory punches Paul Remillard in the jaw with a swift uppercut, knocking him unconscious, immediately after finishing his speech.
- Ch 14The Dirigent of Hibernia attacked Paul; the incident stayed within Orb and he apologized after sobering up.
Book 4: Magnificat
- Ch 14Rory privately opposes making Marc the Rebel leader for an irrational reason he dares not tell the others, and resents Paul Remillard.
- Ch 14Rory advocates recruiting criminal elements, such as yakuza, to procure vital supplies for the Rebellion.
- Ch 19Planetary Dirigent of Hibernia, he has spent twenty years secretly amassing an arsenal buried 1400 meters under his private island Inisfáil.
- Ch 20Hibernian Dirigent who secretly hoarded illicit weapons for years, hoping to use them in the Rebellion; he resents Marc's leadership and hates Paul Remillard.
- Ch 20Rory is Dirigent of Hibernia and a Rebel leader who built the secret armlann over twenty years, and he is Cyndia's father.
- Ch 20Rory's proposal to arm new starships for the Rebellion was mostly rejected by the Council, which sided with Marc Remillard.
- Ch 21Rory is the Dirigent of Hibernia; he banished doubts about Cyndia's paternity, which is a hidden mortal impediment to the marriage, and eventually blessed the union.
Connections
- family ofLaura Tremblayestranged husband
- leadsHiberniaDirigent
- enemy ofPaulRory publicly accuses Paul over Laura and punches him
- family ofLauraLaura gave him children
- member ofRebellion
- ally ofRebellion
- related toInisfáilowns the island
- family ofCyndia Muldowneyfather and daughter
- member ofRebel Council
Key moments
- Book 3 · Ch 12Saint Patrick's Day party at Orb
The Remillards attend the Poltroyans' Irish-themed party; Denis and Lucille avoid Rory Muldowney and discuss Marc, Unity and the Hydra.
- Book 3 · Ch 12Rory Muldowney denounces Paul
Drunk Rory publicly accuses Paul Remillard of destroying his wife Laura Tremblay, projecting an image of her frozen body to the horrified crowd.
- Book 3 · Ch 12Rory punches Paul Remillard
After a bitter public speech at a Saint Patrick's Day party about his lost love Laura, the Dirigent of Hibernia knocks First Magnate Paul Remillard unconscious with an uppercut.
- Book 3 · Ch 14Five years of relative peace
After Lucille's 2063 wish, the Polity stays peaceful; Marc works in seclusion on CE, Jack grows up, and Paul recovers from the Muldowney incident.
- Book 4 · Ch 14Rebel delegation arrives at CEREM
The Rebel Executive Council members fly to CEREM, are challenged by security, and gain entry with Marc's key-fleck. They discuss whether to offer Marc the Rebellion's leadership.
- Book 4 · Ch 14Shell test observed
Peter Dalembert leads the delegation to an observation chamber to watch a test of the new CE rig shell. Marc appears in a monitoring suit, greeting them with overwhelming coercive charm.
- Book 4 · Ch 14Clamshell test exceeds its schedule
Marc Remillard, in the clamshell for a refrigeration-armor test, energizes his brain to level six hundred against orders, levitates the rig through the sigma shield, and tells the Rebel visitors they may proceed only his way.
- Book 4 · Ch 20Rogers' hint about Astrakhan
In 2078 Lynelle Rogers obliquely told Rory that Astrakhan could supply warships and urged him to inform Marc. She died soon after; Astrakhan later won the shipbuilding contract and Terekev proposed a meeting.
- Book 4 · Ch 20Terekev and Arsanova arrive on Hibernia
Rory collects the Russians from Granuaile House, has the Garda stop questioning them about a sea-beast attack, and takes them to Inisfáil to meet Rebel leaders.
- Book 4 · Ch 20Council rejects armed starships
Rory's plan for armed starships is rejected; Marc insists on hidden hardware only, no weapons plug-in yet, fearing discovery by the Fourteenth and Russian seizure.
- Book 4 · Ch 20Marc meets Cyndia in the armlann
Rory leads the Council on a tour; when Marc takes Cyndia's hand a flare of his aura erupts. They recognise each other and leave together, shocking Rory.
- Book 4 · Ch 21Wedding of Marc and Cyndia
Marc and Cyndia wed in a small evening ceremony at Saint Patrick's Cathedral's Lady Chapel on Hibernia. Hibernian reservations dissolved in joy, and the couple exchanged Claddagh rings.