His great spirit
I’ve spent the last weeks attending Irish festivals in Cleveland, Minnesota and Milwaukee. Amazing experiences at each one which I’ll be writing about in Irish America Magazine. But amid the fun and music there was a chorus of sadness from people who stopped to look at Galway Bay and read Frank McCourt’s quote on the cover. “Ah Frank,’ they’d say and then talk about how much his work had meant to them. Many had met Frank, heard him read – all were touched by his great spirit. We’d spend a few minutes talking about him as the bands played and families strolled by – eating roasted corn in the sunshine – a wake that Frank would have enjoyed. Perpetual light shining. May he rest in peace.
posted by Mary Pat Kelly at
6:42 AM
1 Comments:
I loved Angela's Ashes and 'Tis. The first page of AA made me fall in love with his voice: even while I was laughing, I knew there would be a lot of sadness.
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