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A Couple of Blaguards
Author | : Malachy McCourt |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-06-16 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1566499615 |
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A play written by brothers Frank and Malachy McCourt about growing up in Limerick, Ireland, and their journey to Brooklyn, New York, where they learn to incorporate the lessons learned from their hard Irish past.
A Monk Swimming
Author | : Malachy McCourt |
Publsiher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2024-03-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781504093446 |
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In this darkly humorous New York Times–bestselling memoir, the Irish American writer and actor shares charming stories from his first decade in the US. Malachy McCourt left behind a childhood of poverty and painful memories of his father and mother in Limerick, Ireland, when he followed his brother, Frank, to America in 1952. In A Monk Swimming, McCourt recounts the decade that followed. With not much else to his name other than his sharp wit and knack for storytelling, McCourt was unsure what he would do after arriving in New York City. He worked as a longshoreman on the Brooklyn docks, became the first celebrity bartender in a Manhattan saloon, performed on stage with the Irish Players, and told tales to Jack Paar on The Tonight Show. Although McCourt gained success, money, women, and, eventually, children of his own, he still carried memories of the past with him. So, he fled again. He found himself in the Manhattan Detention Complex, otherwise known as the Tombs. He was arrested several times: poolside in Beverly Hills, in Zurich with gold-smugglers, and again in Calcutta with sex workers. McCourt’s journey also took him to Paris, Rome, and even Limerick again, until finally he was forced to grapple with his past. Praise for A Monk Swimming “[A] funny, oddly winning book.” —The New York Times “A rollicking good read that, as the Irish say, would make a dead man laugh.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer “Malachy McCourt, who has habitually regurgitated English in glorious colors to his fellow Irishmen and New Yorkers, here makes his vivid, whimsical, raucous, murderous joy and voice available to the rest of us in tales of riot and glory which build on the story of the McCourts’ early life so dazzlingly told in Angela’s Ashes by his brother Frank.” —Thomas Keneally, author of the international bestseller Schindler’s List
Angela s Ashes
Author | : Frank McCourt |
Publsiher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 1999-05-25 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780684842677 |
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The author recounts his childhood in Depression-era Brooklyn as the child of Irish immigrants who decide to return to worse poverty in Ireland when his infant sister dies
Malachy McCourt s History of Ireland
Author | : Malachy McCourt |
Publsiher | : Running Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004-09-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0762419652 |
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In the successful tradition of Thomas Cahill's modern-day classic, How the Irish Saved Civilization, here is an authoritative and completely engaging one-volume account of Irish history by County Limerick native, gifted storyteller, and bestselling author Malachy McCourt. Its pages are populated with figures from myth, legend, ancient history, and current events, from Cu Chulainn and Brian Boru to Oliver Cromwell, James Joyce, Lady Gregory, Gerry Adams, and Sinead O'Connor—some beloved, some controversial, but all with an undeniable influence on the course of Irish history and in turn, the history of the modern world. McCourt proves an irresistible guide on this vivid tour through the colorful and turbulent history of the Emerald Isle, from the Celtic settlements, through Viking and British occupations, modern troubles and struggle for independence. He also offers fresh insights on the country's cultural contributions to folklore, literature, art, music, and cuisine.
A Couple of Blaguards
Author | : Frank McCourt,Malachy McCourt |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 14 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:1107162720 |
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Claddagh Ring
Author | : Malachy McCourt |
Publsiher | : Running Press Adult |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004-12-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0762420146 |
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Bestselling author Malachy McCourt recounts the story of Ireland's timeless symbol of loyalty, friendship, and love, a ring design of two clasped hands that is worn by millions worldwide. Following the success of his Running Press titles Danny Boy and Voices of Ireland, McCourt explores this beloved icon of Irish heritage through vivid anecdotes, charming folk tales, and recent documented incidents. Said to have been first crafted more than 400 years ago in a fishing village on Galway Bay, there is much more to the story of the Claddagh ring than simple popular history, and McCourt tracks it down and recounts it with his stellar storytelling finesse.
A Long Stone s Throw
Author | : Alphie McCourt |
Publsiher | : Sterling & Ross Publishers, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Drinking of alcoholic beverages |
ISBN | : 0981453554 |
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"The McCourt family gained fame and notoriety through the books of brothers Frank and Malachy, and in the two popular documentaries that followed. In A Long Stone's Throw, the youngest brother, Alphie, adds his gifted voice to this literary chorus with a vivid, emotional memoir that begins in Limerick, Ireland. Like his brothers, Alphie details his escape from a miserable childhood in Limerick to the U.S., where the Irish curse, aimless jobs, women, the Army and business ventures lead him to steady ground in, of all places, New York City."--BOOK JACKET.
Danny Boy
Author | : Malachy McCourt |
Publsiher | : Running Press |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2014-01-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780762455003 |
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Everyone can hum this haunting Irish ballad that inevitably brings a tear to the eye. The most requested Irish song, it has been recorded by a variety of performers ranging from Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, and Kate Smith to the Pogues. The complete story of this moving tune has been shrouded in mystery until now. Where did "Danny Boy" originate, who actually wrote the lyrics, and is it even Irish? Acclaimed novelist, actor, memoirist, screenwriter, playwright, and raconteur, Malachy McCourt, turns his Irish eye to the song's complex history and myths in an eloquent ode to this classic. He traces the evolution of the music, which is one of more than 100 songs composed to the very same tune, including the familiar "Londonderry Air," and explores the enduring mystique of "Danny Boy" in an unforgettable tribute that brilliantly weaves history with folklore.