Irish

"They say God invented whisky to stop the Irish from ruling the world."

- Irish

 is a supporting character featured in Red Dead Redemption. He is an immigrant to the American west, still possessing a thick Irish brogue. He is a dysfunctional alcoholic, known to greatly exaggerate and tell tales of which he rarely remembers the finer details. Marston often does the dirty work, and Irish is nowhere to be found, further perpetuating him as a bumbling drunk and coward.

Red Dead Redemption
Irish is one of the supporting characters in the first chapter of Red Dead Redemption. After saving him and doing him some favors, Irish will help John Marston take over the last known hideout of Bill Williamson. To conquer Fort Mercer, Irish supplies Marston and his entourage with a Gatling Gun, however when the action starts in Fort Mercer he is no where to be found until after the mission is concluded.

Among the 'favors' John Marston does for Irish is the escort of a stagecoach and a raft to Mexico.

Quotes
"They call me El Rato, the cat, on account of my agility and cunning."

- Irish

"What's the Spanish word for cunt?"

- Irish

(While riding the raft) "Ain't you got some peckers to be smoking?"

Epilogue
After entering Nuevo Paraiso, is not seen again. In 1914, the newspaper says that an "Irish man, of unknown name" accidentally shot himself dead in an outhouse in Thieves' Landing, a poignantly undignified death.

Mission Appearances

 * A Frenchman, a Welshman and an Irishman (Boss)
 * Man is Born Unto Trouble (Boss)
 * On Shaky's Ground (Boss)
 * The Assault on Fort Mercer
 * We Shall Be Together in Paradise (Boss)

Controversy
At least one news outlet has criticized the portrayal of Irish as the "town drunk" who attempts to talk his way out of situations as being the "Stereotype of the drunken Paddy."