Trinity (novel)

[2] The book tells the story of the intertwining lives of the following families: the Larkins and O'Neills, Catholic hill farmers from the fictional town of Ballyutogue in County Donegal; the Macleods, Protestant shipyard workers from Belfast; and the Hubbles.

Conor's best friend Seamus O'Neill begins school in town under a Protestant named Andrew Ingram.

As the years pass, the boys become friends with Mr. Ingram, who teaches them of the power of books and the history of their Irish forefathers.

Held down by the Protestant reign in Derry's labor unions, the Catholics are dying slowly without hope.

This small group, with the support of the few Irish politicians, becomes the Republican Brotherhood, the roots of Sinn Féin, and the whisper of freedom throughout Ireland.