I found a major timing issue while doing the step outline -- At the beginning of a chapter I have Brendan's family moving to a new house before Christmas when it needs to be some months afterwards. Also, he had an Apollo 8 cap when he should have had an Apollo 7, due to the timing. So I've rewritten it  to where Mairead talks their new neighbors into doing a belated Christmas celebration and it helps.

Here's more of the outline, in order from yesterday:

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Barking Dogs

March set up for October 5, 1968 despite opposition from Protestants and misgivings by Catholics. Brendan excited about it while repairing a camera for a man to photograph the march. He comes home to find Mairead getting cozy with Turlach Devlin, son of the owner of Devlin's Furniture, and is promised more fix-it jobs at the shop. Bernadette is still trying to get the Mayor to allocate them a new home because their place is falling apart. So far, no luck.

March happens on a Saturday when Derry's football team has a home game so only hundreds there, not the thousands expected. Brendan is with Colm, Danny and wee Eammon. His brother, Eamonn, is mixed in with the crowd. Starting on the Protestant side of the Foyle river, near the train depot. Colm is wary, Danny joyous. RUC has officers out in force, saying the march is illegal. Speeches are made. News crews all over. Brendan sees Billy with his rabid Unionist uncle, watching the crowd, and also sees Tommy. 

The march starts...and the Constables attack. Vicious beatings as the crowd is hemmed in on both sides. Water cannons. Brendan and wee Eammon are soaked, and the smaller lad comes down with pneumonia. His mother blames Brendan and attacks him, and Bernadette allows it. Mairead calms them both. Eamonn comes home with his sports coat torn and bloody but claiming, "It's over for them." But Brendan pays attention to the news and what's in the papers, including the Protestant ones, and has his doubts, especially after reading some of the lectures by Ian Paisley. 

Adjustments 

Eamonn joins with the People's Democracy and comes home for Christmas talking about plans for a long walk from Belfast to Derry starting on January 1st. Bernadette talks about Da going to Liverpool and Eamonn takes Brendan away before he can correct her lie. They talk about the march while walking, Eamonn very idealistic about it with Brendan wary. Then Eamonn asks why Brendan keeps going against their mother.

Brendan recalls a confrontation with his mother that caused a constable to intervene, the year before. During this, he revealed he knew about the money sent by Aunt Mari. He also blurted out that he gives money to Mairead because it goes to the family instead of a rich organization like the Catholic Church. Eamonn gives Brendan advice on avoiding confrontations with their mother, then he buys a gift for Mrs. McKittrick. Brendan says nothing about know her.

A Deepening Dream 

Eamonn heads back to Belfast with a blanket, food and money given to him by Bernadette, who does it with sly jabs at Brendan, even though she will not let him join the march. Father Jack, Colm, Danny and Paidrig come along to see Eamonn off on the bus, and Brendan is wearing an Apollo 7 Cap sent to him by Aunt Mari, for Christmas. Father Jack is very enthused about the walk, but Brendan is wary. He knows of people like Major Bunting and Ian Paisley working up the Loyalist crowd and is sure there will be trouble along the way.

Brendan is more comfortable with Father Jack than Father Demian. He remembers a meeting he had with the man, after his argument with Bernadette by Edmiston's, where the man tried to convince him the church did good with the money. It wasn't working, so Father Demian began to stroke Brendan's hand, which made him uncomfortable. They argued and the man slapped him and sent him from the room.

General opinion about the walk is split between support and certainty that commies are doing this just to hurt the church. Jackie and Aidan are not joining the march, but Eamonn is treated well by all. They see Mrs. McKittrick near the bus depot. Brendan sees the look that passed between them and feels sorry for her. Then he and his mates head up Shipquay for Wee Johnny's, to look at comics...but Brendan sees Joanna, ditches his mates and follows her into Woolworths. He watches her dance to a record -- Never Shall I Marry by the Johnstons. She sees him looking and smiles, so when she exits he buys that record to give to her but she's gone. He pretends he stole the record to quiet his mother, and that night masturbates to the image of Joanna dancing.