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Come on, lads. Give it all you got. Let's go.

—Third Class Irish Man to the passengers


Third Class Irish Man is a recurring character in the 1997 Film Titanic. He was the husband of the Third Class Irish Woman. They boarded on the Titanic as a third class passenger. He was portrayed by Brian Walsh.

Role in the film[]

Third Class Irish Man with his wife, waving goodbye in the stern

Third Class Irish Man with his wife, waving goodbye in the stern

He is first seen with his wife on the stern waving goodbye, right behind Jack, Fabrizio, the Dahl family, and the Cartmell family.

Third Class Irish Man enjoyying the piano music in one of the deleted scene

Third Class Irish Man enjoyying the piano music in one of the deleted scene

In one of the deleted scenes, he appears enjoying piano music with his wife and several other passengers.

In a third class party, he led a small band playing an Irish music, while the other passengers enjoyed the party and danced to the song.

When the Titanic sank, and the stewards began to wake the passengers, he and his wife asked a steward what was going on, but the steward only told them to wear life jackets.

Third Class Irish Man gives  a brandy

Third Class Irish Man gives Rose a brandy

This'll take the chill off."
"Cheers.

—Third Class Irish Man and Jack Dawson

In one of the deleted scenes, on Scotland Road, he and his wife meet Rose and Jack, who was look disheveled and cold. He gave Rose and Jack a brandy while his wife gave Rose a warm blanket.

Third Class Irish Man helping ,  and  to broke one of the third class gate

Third Class Irish Man helping Jack, Tommy and Fabrizio to broke one of the third class gate

They are reunited with Rose and Jack in front of one of the locked third class gates. Jack, who was angry, asked Fabrizio, Tommy and him for help to reach a wooden chair to break the gate and succeeded.

Third Class Irish Man hugged his wife in the stern

Third Class Irish Man hugged his wife in the stern

Unfortunately, he and his wife were left behind by Jack's group and was too late to reach the boat deck. Desperate, they both ran towards the stern and prayed with the passengers led by Father Thomas Byles, while hugging his wife tightly. Until the Titanic tilted almost 90 degrees, he and his wife fell to their deaths.

Third Class Irish Man with his wife during the Rose's

Third Class Irish Man with his wife during the Rose's dream scene

Both he and his wife reappear during Rose's dream scene, and are one of the closest, right behind the Cartmells and Dahls. And they applauded as they watched Rose finally reunited with Jack after 84 years.