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Frank McCourt, the Glossary

Francis McCourt (August 19, 1930July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and writer.^[1]

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20th-century Irish memoirists
Deaths from melanoma in New York (state)
New York City College of Technology faculty
Teachers of English
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'Tis

Tis is a memoir written by Frank McCourt of his time learning how to live in New York City.

The American Academy of Achievement, colloquially known as the Academy of Achievement, is a nonprofit educational organization that recognizes some of the highest-achieving people in diverse fields and gives them the opportunity to meet one another.

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Alphie McCourt

Alphonsus Joseph "Alphie" McCourt (29 July 1940 – 2 July 2016) was an Irish-American writer. Frank McCourt and Alphie McCourt are writers from Limerick (city).

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Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes: A Memoir is a 1996 memoir by the Irish-American author Frank McCourt, with various anecdotes and stories of his childhood.

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Angela's Ashes (film)

Angela's Ashes is a 1999 drama film based on the memoir of the same name by Frank McCourt.

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Arthur Miller

Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Frank McCourt and Arthur Miller are 20th-century American memoirists, American autobiographers and writers from Brooklyn.

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Bavaria

Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a state in the southeast of Germany.

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Belfast

Belfast (from Béal Feirste) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel.

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Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

The Bord Gáis Energy Theatre (originally the Grand Canal Theatre) is a performing arts venue, located in the Docklands of Dublin, Ireland.

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.

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Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn in New York City, United States.

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C-SPAN

Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) is an American cable and satellite television network, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a nonprofit public service.

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Carrigogunnell

Carrigogunnell Castle (Irish: Chairrge Ó gCoinneall) is a medieval Irish fortification near the village of Clarina, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Limerick.

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Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy (often abbreviated chemo, sometimes CTX and CTx) is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) in a standard regimen.

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Clarina (County Limerick)

Clarina is a village in County Limerick in the province of Munster, Ireland.

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Congregation of Christian Brothers

The Congregation of Christian Brothers (Congregatio Fratrum Christianorum; abbreviated CFC) is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Edmund Rice.

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Cork (city)

Cork (from corcach, meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland, third largest on the island of Ireland, the county town of County Cork and largest city in the province of Munster.

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Coventry

Coventry is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne.

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Danny Boy

"Danny Boy" is a song with lyrics written by English lawyer Frederic Weatherly in 1910, and set to the traditional Irish melody of "Londonderry Air" in 1913.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and also the largest city by size on the island of Ireland.

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Eason & Son

Eason Retail PLC, known as Easons or Eason, is an Irish retail company best known for selling books, stationery, cards, gifts, newspapers and magazines.

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G.I. Bill

The G.I. Bill, formally known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was a law that provided a range of benefits for some of the returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s).

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Great Depression

The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.

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High School of Fashion Industries

High School of Fashion Industries (HSFI) is a secondary school located in Manhattan, New York City, New York.

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Hospice

Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life.

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I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is a song by Irish rock band U2.

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Irish America (magazine)

Irish America is a bi-monthly periodical that aims to cover topics relevant to the Irish in North America including a range of political, economic, social, and cultural themes.

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Irish Americans

Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánaigh) are ethnic Irish who live in the United States and are American citizens.

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Irish Catholics

Irish Catholics (Caitlicigh na hÉireann) are an ethnoreligious group native to Ireland whose members are both Catholic and Irish.

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Irish War of Independence

The Irish War of Independence or Anglo-Irish War was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and British forces: the British Army, along with the quasi-military Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and its paramilitary forces the Auxiliaries and Ulster Special Constabulary (USC).

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Jim Kemmy

James Joseph Oliver Mary Kemmy (14 September 1936 – 25 September 1997) was an Irish socialist politician from Limerick, who started his political career in the Labour Party.

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Limerick

Limerick (Luimneach) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick.

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Malachy McCourt

Malachy Gerard McCourt (September 20, 1931 – March 11, 2024) was an American actor, writer and politician. Frank McCourt and Malachy McCourt are 20th-century American memoirists and writers from Limerick (city).

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Melanoma

Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer; it develops from the melanin-producing cells known as melanocytes.

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Meningitis

Meningitis is acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges.

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Michael Legge (actor)

Michael Legge (born 11 December 1978) is a retired Irish actor from Newry, Northern Ireland.

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Milford, Pennsylvania

Milford is a borough that is located in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat.

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Mungret Abbey

Mungret Abbey is a medieval friary and National Monument located near Mungret in County Limerick, Ireland.

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Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.

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National Arts Club

The National Arts Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and members club on Gramercy Park, Manhattan, New York City.

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National Book Critics Circle Award

The National Book Critics Circle Awards are a set of annual American literary awards by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to promote "the finest books and reviews published in English".

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New York Biltmore Hotel

The New York Biltmore Hotel was a luxury hotel at 335 Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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New York City College of Technology

The New York City College of Technology (City Tech) is a public college in New York City.

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New York City Department of Education

The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's public school system.

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New York State Writers Institute

The New York State Writers Institute is a literary organization based at the University at Albany in Albany, New York.

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New York University

New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, United States.

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Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prizes are two dozen annual awards given by Columbia University in New York for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters." They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_McCourt

Also known as Francis McCourt, Frank McCourt (author), McCourt, Frank.

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See also

20th-century Irish memoirists

Deaths from melanoma in New York (state)

New York City College of Technology faculty

Teachers of English

Writers from Limerick (city)

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