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Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt went from being an Irish school boy to an expert high school teacher who spoke from experiences. While living a childhood full of what he thought was an ordinary life, through sharing his story with the rest of the world. By doing so he has given people a wider perspective of the Irish lifestyle following WWI and the Great Depression. Frank lived until he was 78 years old, he passed away July 19, 2009 but his literature is still praised and popular to this day.
Born in Brooklyn, New York on August 19, 1930, I was the first out of 7 children of Angela Sheehan and Malachy McCourt. I lived in Brooklyn with my parents and younger siblings, Malachy, Oliver, Eugene and Margaret until we could no longer sustain ourselves, resulting in my sister's death and our move to Ireland. There my parents couldn't find jobs in Belfast and Dublin which led us to moving to my mother's hometown, Limerick, where we continued to live in poverty. Since my father was an alcoholic and drank up all the welfare money and couldn't hold a job, my two younger twin brother's Oliver and Eugene. Over the course of a few years, my parents had two other children, Michael and Alphonsus. We spent the rest of our days in Limerick, our father eventually abandoning us completely and my mother trying to support 4 starving children. I stopped attending school at the age of 13 after being rejected by the school and started to assist in feeding my family. At the age of 19 I left Ireland and went back to America where I became an English teacher in New York City and the author of several books.
Born in Brooklyn, New York on August 19, 1930, I was the first out of 7 children of Angela Sheehan and Malachy McCourt. I lived in Brooklyn with my parents and younger siblings, Malachy, Oliver, Eugene and Margaret until we could no longer sustain ourselves, resulting in my sister's death and our move to Ireland. There my parents couldn't find jobs in Belfast and Dublin which led us to moving to my mother's hometown, Limerick, where we continued to live in poverty. Since my father was an alcoholic and drank up all the welfare money and couldn't hold a job, my two younger twin brother's Oliver and Eugene. Over the course of a few years, my parents had two other children, Michael and Alphonsus. We spent the rest of our days in Limerick, our father eventually abandoning us completely and my mother trying to support 4 starving children. I stopped attending school at the age of 13 after being rejected by the school and started to assist in feeding my family. At the age of 19 I left Ireland and went back to America where I became an English teacher in New York City and the author of several books.