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IRISH EXAMINER | December 4th, 2019
Out & About

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Hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving imagine that time there was six of us and my aun-
Day and I am sure plenty of turkey with the trim- tie had three children and boy, was it a full house,
mings was enjoyed. And the gravy I am sure, yum but we had fun.
yum. It’s amazing that after Thanksgiving every- A lot of sad things happened when I was away
thing changes; yes, I am talking about the weath- including the passing, the day after Thanksgiving,
er, we get snow, sleet and rain now how about of a great friend and neighbor of mine, Edna
that. Hanley from Williston Park, Long Island. She was
I have to admit I was away for the holiday for a just a beautiful person all round and had just
few days myself as I was invited to the Grand turned sixty years of age. R.I.P. Edna. After I
Cayman Islands. No I am not joking, I do have a heard about Edna, I found out that Denis
few friends who care about me. It was very nice McCarthy, Sr. also passed away... two hurts in
and very quiet and guess what, I got to meet a one day.
man from Newtown, Tipperary. His name was The County Cork BP&P Association said that
Rob Carroll who’s there working as a waiter and they mourn the passing of their long-time mem-
he loves it. We had a great laugh about my time ber Denis McCarthy Sr., husband of Mary Anne
going to Tipperary every year for our holidays in (nee O’Neill) McCarthy, father to Past President
the summer from school with the whole family. Denis McCarthy, Anna Marie Murray, and sons
The reason for that was that my father Tom was John, Michael and Timothy McCarthy.
born in Davitt Street, Tipperary so we were all The County Cork Association will assemble on
packed up in the train to Limerick Junction where Thursday, December 5 at 7.15 pm at the Pelham
we were met by my auntie Nora, R.I.P., to take Funeral Home (64 Lincoln Avenue in Pelham,
us to her house in Tipperary town. Now, you can New York). The Mass of Christian Burial will be
held on Friday, December 6 at 10 am at St. Philip
Neri Parish (3025 Grand Concourse in the Bronx;
church.stphilipneribronx.org). Interment and a
celebration of life to follow.
I can tell you this that Denis was a very hard
working man all his life here in New York but
always cherished his trips back to his native island
cottage in County Cork, Ireland. R.I.P.Denis.
Here is a theatre show you should not miss
playing at The Irish Rep right now. It is called
PUMPGIRL and is playing until Decemeber 29 in
The W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre. Written
by Abbie Spallen and directed by Nicola Murphy,
the play stars Hamish Allan-Headley, Labahoise
Magee, and Clare O’Malley.
It all starts in a gas station in Northern Ireland,
barely north of the border, Pumpgirl gets few cus-
tomers beyond lecherous men and cruel women
who remark on her tomboyish appearance. She
has struck up a friendship with “no helmet Patricia Houlihan
Hammy” – an amateur stock-car racer. As Buy Tickets by calling (212) 727-2737 or online
Hammy’s wife, Sinead, stays home alone, she sim- at irishrep.org.
mers with rage over her isolated existence. On You can’t beat this: The Dublin Society
Hammy’s birthday, their lives become perilously Christmas Irish Brunch will be held this Sunday,
intertwined, leaving them face-to-face with a des- December 8, at Gossip (9th Avenue at 49th
Des O’Brien perate future. Street) from 1 pm to 4 pm. This is definitely not to
be missed as I probably be there as well! They
have a full Irish buffet brunch with sausages, rash-
Follow Us On... three hour open bar, and live music by Shay Mac,
ers, black and while pudding – the works – with a

all for just $50 for adults, 12 - 20 $25 for those aged
between twelve and twenty, and under 12s get-
ting in free.
The Frances Pope Memorial Foundation,
Inc. (401 East 81st Street, Suite 20A, New York,
irishexaminerusa NY) will be honoring Patricia Houlihan and
Desmond O’Brien at the Pierre Hotel on Friday
March 6, 2020. For all inquiries and donations, call
(866) 970-5816.
In next week’s Out&About I will try and cover
irishexaminerus everything that is happening for Christmas and
everything that did happen in the coming week.
See you all then. C