Irene Flannery (born c. 1919 uptime, d. 1632) was an elderly, 81-year old retired school teacher, organist and widow who worked at Grantville's St. Vincent (later changed to St. Mary) Church. She was among those Grantvillians who did not assimilate well to the post-Ring of Fire world, and maintained anti-German prejudices. During the Croat raid initiated by Albrecht von Wallenstein in 1632, Flannery refused to leave her home. Police Chief Dan Frost bridged telephone contact between Flannery and Father Mazzare in an attempt to convince her to evacuate. Flannery flatly refused before hanging up.