Georgia Hardstark

And her grief-stricken father is left in shambles. He is too emotionally and mentally unwell to care for his family, so he appoints his next oldest son, Christopher, to become the head of the household. But where Peg's father was a kind and respectable man, Christopher is a power-hungry monster.

So instead of using the family's money to take care of his siblings or for the dowries his unwed sisters need to find prospective husbands, he just spends it all on himself. He indulges in fancy clothing, food, drink, all of it. And then at home, he is a tyrant, especially to Peg and her sisters, who are now forced to do all the household work.

So instead of using the family's money to take care of his siblings or for the dowries his unwed sisters need to find prospective husbands, he just spends it all on himself. He indulges in fancy clothing, food, drink, all of it. And then at home, he is a tyrant, especially to Peg and her sisters, who are now forced to do all the household work.

When any man tries to ask for one of their hands in marriages, Christopher shuts them down. He keeps the dowry money for himself. And also he wants to keep the sisters in his home basically to be his servants.

When any man tries to ask for one of their hands in marriages, Christopher shuts them down. He keeps the dowry money for himself. And also he wants to keep the sisters in his home basically to be his servants.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So one day, Peg goes to visit a friend, and when she comes home, she finds all the doors locked. And this is Christopher's way of punishing her for leaving. He leaves her outside, stranded in the cold and rain for an hour before letting her back in. So finally, one of Peg's sisters runs off to Dublin where she meets a man who's willing to marry her without a dowry.

So one day, Peg goes to visit a friend, and when she comes home, she finds all the doors locked. And this is Christopher's way of punishing her for leaving. He leaves her outside, stranded in the cold and rain for an hour before letting her back in. So finally, one of Peg's sisters runs off to Dublin where she meets a man who's willing to marry her without a dowry.

And so teenage Peg is desperate to escape Christopher. So she runs off to join her sister in the city. She absolutely loves Dublin, spends all her time out and about flirting with the local lads. And soon the proposals start rolling in for Peg. Men are lining up to be with her, but she needs Christopher's permission. Fuck that fucking dick. And she needs the dowry money. He refuses.

And so teenage Peg is desperate to escape Christopher. So she runs off to join her sister in the city. She absolutely loves Dublin, spends all her time out and about flirting with the local lads. And soon the proposals start rolling in for Peg. Men are lining up to be with her, but she needs Christopher's permission. Fuck that fucking dick. And she needs the dowry money. He refuses.

He forces Peg to come home to Westmeath, and he's not happy that she left in the first place. He doesn't like that she started her own life. He begins to beat her. Mm-hmm. He whips her constantly, covering her in bruises, so she manages to escape again. She nearly elopes with a man behind her brother's back, even though that man is already engaged to another woman.

He forces Peg to come home to Westmeath, and he's not happy that she left in the first place. He doesn't like that she started her own life. He begins to beat her. Mm-hmm. He whips her constantly, covering her in bruises, so she manages to escape again. She nearly elopes with a man behind her brother's back, even though that man is already engaged to another woman.

But before they can seal the deal, Christopher and two of his friends break into the inn where Peg and her fiancé are staying, and they're armed with guns. They scare off the fiancé, and they drag Peg back home to Westmeath. where Christopher gives her yet another terrible beating. Shit.

But before they can seal the deal, Christopher and two of his friends break into the inn where Peg and her fiancé are staying, and they're armed with guns. They scare off the fiancé, and they drag Peg back home to Westmeath. where Christopher gives her yet another terrible beating. Shit.

He is so abusive to Peg and her younger sister, but where Peg is rebellious and tries to escape, her sister has a harder time avoiding feelings of despair and hopelessness about the situation. She falls into a deep depression, she stops eating, and she eventually dies of malnutrition. Oh, my God. Yeah.

He is so abusive to Peg and her younger sister, but where Peg is rebellious and tries to escape, her sister has a harder time avoiding feelings of despair and hopelessness about the situation. She falls into a deep depression, she stops eating, and she eventually dies of malnutrition. Oh, my God. Yeah.

So, yes, horrible situation, like in a horrible turn where it's like you grow up in one way and then all of a sudden it all just goes so dark. Yeah.

So, yes, horrible situation, like in a horrible turn where it's like you grow up in one way and then all of a sudden it all just goes so dark. Yeah.

Yeah. I mean, chances are, knowing how we Irish do it, he's just an alcoholic and he just kind of like can't be in the real world.