Ellen O'Grady

Ellen O'Grady, later Ellen Laverty, is the wife of Alexander Laverty and mother of his three children. Her brother is Padraig O'Grady.

She is described as yellow-haired and sharp-tongued, though her tongue softens toward Richard when she begins courting his brother in earnest. However, her temper never disappears entirely - she is an overbearing mother, and earns the scorn of many of the folk of Glenscar for her behaviour.