Fallen Brother

My mother and father, having both been born and raised in Ireland and Irish Catholic households of 8 and 13 children respectively, had a good deal of respect for Frank McCourt and his book, Angela's Ashes.

"It was, of course, a miserable childhood: The happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood."

Rest in peace, now, Teacher Man.