Mr. (John) Casey A close friend of Simon Dedalus, he is present at a climactic Christmas dinner, where he engages in a heated argument with Mrs. Riordan about Charles Stewart Parnell. A devoted supporter of the Nationalist cause, and one who has been jailed on several occasions for making public speeches in favor of Parnell, Casey expresses his resentment against the local clergy who used the pulpit and confessionals to whip Parnell with the scourge of immorality, thereby subverting his political effectiveness. Parnell's highly publicized affair with Kitty O'Shea led to the downfall of his once-glorious political career.
Eileen Vance The daughter of the Dedaluses' Protestant neighbors. As a young child, Stephen said that he was going to marry Eileen; Dante was livid, and instantly and firmly, she discouraged the possibility of such a "sinful" association. Thus, a pattern was begun. For young Stephen, Eileen was the first in a long line of women who were desired by Stephen but who were condemned by other people for one reason or another. Specifically, Stephen remembers Eileen's cool, soft, "long white hands"; the image of Eileen's hands enables Stephen to understand the meaning of the term "Tower of Ivory," a phrase which he had often repeated without comprehension in the Litany to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Eileen's characteristics eventually blend with other female "E" references in the novel — "Emma" and "E — C — " and Emma Clery — all revealing different facets of Stephen's ambiguous, confused, conflicting sentiments about the women in his life.
