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Lizzy (Elise) Sweeney
Con Sweeney is Lizzy’s husband, who is also Irish. A kind, deferential man, he travels with his wife and their American friend, Ben Burton, from Philadelphia—where they live—to Ballybeg to visit Gar. Because he and Lizzy are unable to have children together, they tell Gar that he’s welcome to stay with them in Philadelphia anytime—an offer he accepts.
Con Sweeney Quotes in Philadelphia, Here I Come!
The Philadelphia, Here I Come! quotes below are all either spoken by Con Sweeney or refer to Con Sweeney. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Episode II
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Lizzy: (to Public) And that’s why I say to you: America’s Gawd’s own country. Ben?
Ben: Don’t ask me. I was born there.
Lizzy: What d’ya mean—‘Don’t ask me’? I am asking you. He should come out or he should not—which is it?
Ben: It’s just another place to live, Elise. Ireland—America—what’s the difference?
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Con Sweeney Quotes in Philadelphia, Here I Come!
The Philadelphia, Here I Come! quotes below are all either spoken by Con Sweeney or refer to Con Sweeney. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Episode II
Quotes
Lizzy: (to Public) And that’s why I say to you: America’s Gawd’s own country. Ben?
Ben: Don’t ask me. I was born there.
Lizzy: What d’ya mean—‘Don’t ask me’? I am asking you. He should come out or he should not—which is it?
Ben: It’s just another place to live, Elise. Ireland—America—what’s the difference?
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