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Farewell, Frank McCourt

The death of Irish-American raconteur Frank McCourt at the age of 78 has particularly saddened many in Limerick and New York, his two homes.

Sam Smyth had a particularly nice recall of the writer’s life in Saturday’s Irish Independent.

Published July 20, 2009By Noreen Bowden
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