Who is Parkins from Casting the Runes, and Other Ghost Stories and what is their importance? Casting_the_Runes English & Literature "Parkins | Casting the Runes

Parkins is a character in the story, Oh Whistle, and I'll come to You, My Lad. He is a professor of ontography at St. James College. When Parkins discovers a mysterious whistle, he is mysteriously attacked when it is blown.