Darryl McCarthy was a coal miner from Grantville. Coming from a family of ardent Irish nationalists, he was proud of his heritage, but his knowledge of actual Irish history -- or history in general -- was terrible. Immediately after the Ring of Fire, he was part of the posse that formed around Police Chief Dan Frost and Mike Stearns. After Frost killed two assailants who were chasing an unknown girl, McCarthy described the damage Frost's shooting had inflicted. McCarthy participated in the the Battle of the Farm House and the subsequent rescue of Balthazar Abrabanel and his daughter, Rebecca. He was best friends with Harry Lefferts.