Tale of Immigrant Tribe Viewed in Emerald Lens
Andy WebsterAugust 4, 2010: There was an interval in the 1990s when all things Hibernian were at the cultural forefront: bands like the Pogues and the Waterboys had devoted followings; Neil Jordan’s “Crying Game” was a hit movie; the Good Friday, or Belfast, Agreement was signed. And Frank McCourt, a retired Manhattan high school teacher, wrote “Angela’s Ashes,” his best-selling memoir about a destitute childhood in Limerick, which won a Pulitzer Prize.
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