Mr. LairdEnglish 12A

Angela’s Ashes- Frank McCourt© 1996

Malachy McCourt FatherN. Ireland- had to leave- price on his

headMove to NYC

Drank…. a lot

Angela SheehanMotherUncle Pat- Ab Sheehan-dropped on his head

Moved to NYC Saw Malachy at bar

= 9 months later Frankie was born & married to Malachy Forced to marry

FrankieBaptized. Malachy drunk & fought with priestBrother named Malachy

McCourt FamilyFour boys now (twins) & baby girl (Margaret) Dad has job = bring home money= eat

Didn’t bring home money/ or selfDrinks while family starves Mom & Frankie goes into bars looking for dadLoses job

Frankie starts to attack brother for telling Cuchuluin story/ beats up Freddie

Frankie steals bananas/ store owner gives them fruit Gives them to twins

McCourt FamilyMargaret diedDad goes to get “cigarettes”

Leaves mom alone for two daysPregnant again

Mrs. Leibowitz & Minnie MacAdorey feed McCourts Philomena & Delia- cursing- writes

Mom’s momGrandma Sheehan- sends money

IIGo to Dad’s parents- eat/ sleep

Can’t stay hereWorse in Ireland- should have stayed in U.SGave bus fair to Dublin- to

get money from IRAIrish

Republican Army

On bus to DublinNo record of dad’s service= no moneyGuard lets them sleep in jail and gives

money to go to Mom’s parentsGrandma, Uncle Pat, and Aunt Aggie

gives money Fights w/ for two weeks husband Pa

KeatingMattress has fleasGoes on the Dole (welfare) & gets help

from St. Vincent de Paul Society (Quakers)

Mom takes kids to pick up coal off ground- dad has pride

Oliver sick-to hospital-Grandma, Aunt Aggie, Uncle Pa takes care of boysOliver dead- bury him- day later dad is

at pubs all dayEugene keeps looking for Brother- lays

in bedGoes to Leamy’s School

FightsMasters hit them

Eugene still looks for OliverDied six months later

Family drinks/ mom has drugsDay of funeral- Dad goes to get dole, goes to pub, puts drinks on coffinDriver is drunk

III.Moves to Roden Lane

11 families- one lavatory- live next to lavatory-smell bad in summerFloods in winter- move upstairs (Italy)

Christmas time- pig’s head for dinnerDay- pick up more coal

Downstairs still a lakeBrother- Michael- Angel from the 7th

step- talks to AngelSt. Vincent de Paul comesShoes fixed w/ big pieces of old bike

tire- must go to schoolDad- 1st job in Limerick- never brings home wages- missed work on Sat.- lost job- back on dole

First Confession/ first communion Tell sins/ abolished The collection-get $ from neighbors

Nora Molloy- Friend of mom’sPeter-husband- champion of pint

drinkerMikey- son- reads a lot/ olderTold Frankie story of Cuchulan pissing wife

Mr. Benson- teacherQuestion Quigley Paddy Clohessy- 7 oldest in

classGives raisin to

Has first confession

Frankie late for 1st communionThrew up

Had to go to priest to see what to do

Never made “The Collection” Mikey had “fit”- got Frankie in movie

VMom’s family fightingGrandma rented room to Bill GalvinFrankie takes

him dinner (eats it)

Mom & Dad- false teeth- Malachy put them in & gets stuck

Malachy goes to hospitalFrankie has to get tonsils out

Frankie 7 years oldHas to Irish DanceSkips and goes to the movies

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Frankie 9 years oldDad still has no jobQuigley wants Frankie to join Arch Confraternity

Frankie tries to serve mass- not accepted

VIMr. O’Neill teach in 4th classNot supposed to teach Geometry

Mr. O’Neill gives away apple peels to the students

Finton SlatteryCurls hairsLikes to watch Frankie and Paddy in the bathroom

Frankie and Paddy go back to eat/ no foodeat applies & drink milk from cows; skip school

Frankie spends night with Paddy (very poor)Paddy’s dad sick- knows Angela

VII Frankie 9 (Dad still drinks)

Prays that Mickey Spellacy‘s sister will die during the school so they can go to the wakeMickey Spellacy dies & Frankie is gladDelivers papers with uncle pat-bad legsReads to Mr. Timoney- in city homeMade money but then lost both jobs- still tries to see Mr. TimoneyAlphonsus (Alphie) new little brother

Dad’s dad gave $ for Alphie- dad drinks it away

Frankie has to search pubs for dadEats fish and chips from drunkGoes to confession

VIIIFrank is 10- Confirmation soon with

another “Collection”Quasimodo charges $ to have boys climb up to the spout to look at naked sistersMikey goes up 1st-yada yada yada-falls- needs Dr.Frank is sick (typhoid fever) after

confirmation, goes to hospitalMeets Patricia

Frank gets moved upstairs alonePatricia diesSeamus asks men in pubs to decipher poemsAbout 22 weeks in hospitalLearns to walk5th class again write paper (funny/

witty) put into 6th classFrank loves his dad

Frank goes to eat Christmas dinner at hospital-eats alone-family eats pig head(again)

IXDad goes to EnglandSupposed to make money$0.00Frank has sores on eyes= back to hospitalSees Seamus & Mr. Timoney

Rumors about dad in England- drunk might get kicked out of EnglandFamily goes to dispensary-mom gets made fun of because of dad

XMom is sickFrank steals bread and lemonade

Then a box of goodsThen coal with brothers

Mom goes to hospital/ kids to Aunt AggieDad comes home- then leaves again

Gives 1 check- no money

Mom is out begging- Frank seesVery low

XIFrank cuts up mom’s dress for soccer team

Finds out he was born about 5 months after wedding

Peter “the champion of no pints at all” Frank works with Mr. Hannon delivering coal &

turf (hurts his eyes)

Makes money for his familyWorks more & more = hurts eyes more & more“Man”Can’t work= Mr. Hannon’s legs are too bad

Lost yet another job

XIIChristmas- dad comes home-late-drunk

Family madGoes again

Frank wears same shirt day/ nightMichael brings home dogs, old man (has lice)Frank listens to BBC outside neighborFamily late on rent

Break walls & beams for fire Upstairs crashes in

Landlord asks about missing room/ evicted

XII (continued)Lives with Laman Griffin (Angela's cousin)

Sleeps in loftMom empty chamber pot

Frank at least 12Grandma dead, Malachy joins Irish Army

Frank wants to use Lamon’s bike for weekend tripMust clean chamber pot/ go to lib.

Reads about saints

Likes to readGood at school- Mr O’ tells him to go to

school with mom to Christian Brothers to continue school- then university

Christian Brothers deny him13 (almost 14) close to job as telegram boy

Mom sleeping with LamonGuilty about “self-abuse”- must go to

confessionLamon denies Frank bike and beats him

Goes to Ab’s house

XIVSchool almost overFrank steals bread- long walk to country

Kicked out of library- Chinese book- love and body

Cleans clothes for new jobs- wears grandma's dress

New job- telegram boy- starts MondayAunt buys him new clothesMakes first pound- feed Michael

Makes tipsMom and brothers (including Malachy) live

in grandma’s house Kicked off Dole- Frank no $ to save

Carmody family- Theresa (consumption) & Frank have sex- oftenTheresa dies- Frank feels like he sent her to hell- very guilty.

XVIMr. Harrington's wife dies- Frank has to escape

Gets fired- drinking- steal hamGets job back

Frank writes letters for Mrs. to get $Makes good $- saves for U.S

Frank doesn’t take permanent exams- he’ll be stuck in Ireland

Gets job with Mr. McCaffery-protestant paper