The author chronicles his impoverished childhood in Limerick, Ireland, in the 1930s and 1940s, describing his father's alcoholism and talent for storytelling; the challenges and tragedies his mother faced, including the loss of three children; and his early experiences in the Catholic church, and balances painful memories with humor.
| hid | mid | miid | nid | wid | location_code | location | barcode | callnum | dewey | created | updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208647 | 4075775 | 2281 | 175278 | 149330 | PEMH | 364 | PEMH16449 | Non-Fiction Immigration | 1000 | 1577459752 | 1709567815 |
| 208648 | 4075775 | 2281 | 175278 | 149330 | PEMH | 364 | PEMH21252 | Non-Fiction Immigration | 1000 | 1577459752 | 1709567815 |
| 515754 | 4304618 | 2287 | 175278 | 149330 | WARH | 437 | WARH13229 | BIO 813.54 MCC | 920 | 1577459752 | 1709567815 |
| 1582382 | 5207857 | 2350 | 175278 | 149330 | WTHS | 494 | WTHS00709 | B MCC | 920 | 1581465224 | 1736518457 |
| 1606189 | 5227843 | 2355 | 175278 | 149330 | WIHS | 500 | WIHS82089 | 921 MCC | 921 | 1581465224 | 1736518457 |
| 1606190 | 5227843 | 2355 | 175278 | 149330 | WIHS | 500 | WIHS27821 | 921 MCC | 921 | 1581465224 | 1736518457 |
| 2016143 | 5595971 | 2456 | 175278 | 149330 | GROH | 243 | GROH014085 | 92 MCC | 92 | 1582575937 | 1742569409 |
| 3617625 | 6952419 | 2467 | 175278 | 149330 | HOHS | 261 | HOHS011268 | B MCCOURT | 920 | 1662467957 | 1742569409 |
| 4019050 | 7273457 | 2433 | 175278 | 149330 | BPHS | 118 | ELA02583 | ELA MCC | 1000 | 1742569409 | 1742569409 |
| 4019051 | 7273457 | 2433 | 175278 | 149330 | BPHS | 118 | ELA02584 | ELA MCC | 1000 | 1742569409 | 1742569409 |
| 4019052 | 7273457 | 2433 | 175278 | 149330 | BPHS | 118 | ELA02585 | ELA MCC | 1000 | 1742569409 | 1742569409 |
| 4019053 | 7273457 | 2433 | 175278 | 149330 | BPHS | 118 | ELA02586 | ELA MCC | 1000 | 1742569409 | 1742569409 |
| 4019054 | 7273457 | 2433 | 175278 | 149330 | BPHS | 118 | ELA02587 | ELA MCC | 1000 | 1742569409 | 1742569409 |
| 4019055 | 7273457 | 2433 | 175278 | 149330 | BPHS | 118 | ELA02588 | ELA MCC | 1000 | 1742569409 | 1742569409 |
| 4019056 | 7273457 | 2433 | 175278 | 149330 | BPHS | 118 | ELA02589 | ELA MCC | 1000 | 1742569409 | 1742569409 |