1. Angela’s Ashes By: Frank McCourt
Mr. Laird
English 12A

2. Notes: Pages 1-22
Angela’s Ashes- Frank McCourt © 1996 Malachy McCourt Father N. Ireland- had to leave- price on his head Move to NYC Drank…. a lot

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Angela Sheehan Mother Uncle 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

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Frankie Baptized. Malachy drunk & fought with priest Brother named Malachy

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McCourt Family
Four boys now (twins) & baby girl (Margaret)
Dad has job = bring home money= eat
Didn’t bring home money/ or self
Drinks while family starves
Mom & Frankie goes into bars looking for dad
Loses 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

6. Notes: Page 35-50
McCourt Family Margaret died Dad goes to get “cigarettes” Leaves mom alone for two days Pregnant again Mrs. Leibowitz & Minnie MacAdorey feed McCourts Philomena & Delia- cursing- writes Mom’s mom Grandma Sheehan- sends money

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Go to Dad’s parents- eat/ sleep
Can’t stay here
Worse in Ireland- should have stayed in U.S
Gave bus fair to Dublin- to get money from IRA
Irish Republican Army

8. Notes: Page 50-67 On bus to Dublin
No record of dad’s service= no money
Guard lets them sleep in jail and gives money to go to Mom’s parents
Grandma, Uncle Pat, and Aunt Aggie
gives money Fights w/ for two weeks husband Pa Keating
Mattress has fleas
Goes on the Dole (welfare) & gets help from St. Vincent de Paul Society (Quakers)

9. Notes: Page 67-81
Mom takes kids to pick up coal off ground- dad has pride Oliver sick-to hospital-Grandma, Aunt Aggie, Uncle Pa takes care of boys Oliver dead- bury him- day later dad is at pubs all day Eugene keeps looking for Brother- lays in bed Goes to Leamy’s School Fights Masters hit them

10. Notes: Page 81-96
Eugene still looks for Oliver Died six months later Family drinks/ mom has drugs Day of funeral- Dad goes to get dole, goes to pub, puts drinks on coffin Driver is drunk

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III. Moves to Roden Lane 11 families- one lavatory- live next to lavatory-smell bad in summer Floods in winter- move upstairs (Italy)

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Christmas time- pig’s head for dinner Day- pick up more coal Downstairs still a lake Brother- Michael- Angel from the 7th step- talks to Angel St. Vincent de Paul comes Shoes fixed w/ big pieces of old bike tire- must go to school Dad- 1st job in Limerick- never brings home wages- missed work on Sat.- lost job- back on dole

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First Confession/ first communion Tell sins/ abolished The collection-get $ from neighbors Nora Molloy- Friend of mom’s Peter-husband- champion of pint drinker Mikey- son- reads a lot/ older Told Frankie story of Cuchulan pissing wife

14. Notes: Page 113-127 (continued)
Mr. Benson- teacher Question Quigley Paddy Clohessy- 7 oldest in class Gives raisin to Has first confession

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Frankie late for 1st communion Threw up Had to go to priest to see what to do Never made “The Collection” Mikey had “fit”- got Frankie in movie

16. Notes: Page 127-143 (Continued)
V Mom’s family fighting Grandma rented room to Bill Galvin Frankie takes him dinner (eats it) Mom & Dad- false teeth- Malachy put them in & gets stuck Malachy goes to hospital Frankie has to get tonsils out

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Frankie 7 years old Has to Irish Dance Skips and goes to the movies _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Frankie 9 years old Dad still has no job Quigley wants Frankie to join Arch Confraternity Frankie tries to serve mass- not accepted

18. Notes: Page 140-154 (Continued)
VI Mr. O’Neill teach in 4th class Not supposed to teach Geometry

19. Notes: page154-169 Mr. O’Neill gives away apple peels to the students
Finton Slattery
Curls hairs
Likes to watch Frankie and Paddy in the bathroom
Frankie and Paddy go back to eat/ no food
eat applies & drink milk from cows; skip school
Frankie spends night with Paddy (very poor)
Paddy’s dad sick- knows Angela

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VII Frankie 9 (Dad still drinks) Prays that Mickey Spellacy‘s sister will die during the school so they can go to the wake Mickey Spellacy dies & Frankie is glad Delivers papers with uncle pat-bad legs Reads to Mr. Timoney- in city home Made money but then lost both jobs- still tries to see Mr. Timoney Alphonsus (Alphie) new little brother

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Dad’s dad gave $ for Alphie- dad drinks it away Frankie has to search pubs for dad Eats fish and chips from drunk Goes to confession

22. Notes: Page 183-197 (continued)
VIII Frank is 10- Confirmation soon with another “Collection” Quasimodo charges $ to have boys climb up to the spout to look at naked sisters Mikey goes up 1st-yada yada yada-falls- needs Dr. Frank is sick (typhoid fever) after confirmation, goes to hospital Meets Patricia

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Frank gets moved upstairs alone Patricia dies Seamus asks men in pubs to decipher poems About 22 weeks in hospital Learns to walk 5th class again write paper (funny/ witty)  put into 6th class Frank loves his dad

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Frank goes to eat Christmas dinner at hospital-eats alone-family eats pig head(again) IX Dad goes to England Supposed to make money $0.00 Frank has sores on eyes= back to hospital Sees Seamus & Mr. Timoney

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

26. Notes: Page 230-251 (continued)
X Mom is sick Frank steals bread and lemonade Then a box of goods Then coal with brothers Mom goes to hospital/ kids to Aunt Aggie Dad comes home- then leaves again Gives 1 check- no money Mom is out begging- Frank sees Very low

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XI Frank 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 family Works more & more = hurts eyes more & more “Man” Can’t work= Mr. Hannon’s legs are too bad Lost yet another job

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XII Christmas- dad comes home-late-drunk Family mad Goes again Frank wears same shirt day/ night Michael brings home dogs, old man (has lice) Frank listens to BBC outside neighbor Family late on rent Break walls & beams for fire Upstairs crashes in Landlord asks about missing room/ evicted

29. Notes: Page 268-283 (continued)
XII (continued)
Lives with Laman Griffin (Angela's cousin)
Sleeps in loft
Mom empty chamber pot
Frank at least 12
Grandma dead, Malachy joins Irish Army

30. Notes: Page XIII
Frank wants to use Lamon’s bike for weekend trip
Must clean chamber pot/ go to lib.
Reads about saints
Likes to read
Good at school- Mr O’ tells him to go to school with mom to Christian Brothers to continue school- then university
Christian Brothers deny him
13 (almost 14) close to job as telegram boy

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Mom sleeping with Lamon Guilty about “self-abuse”- must go to confession Lamon denies Frank bike and beats him Goes to Ab’s house

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XIV School almost over Frank steals bread- long walk to country Kicked out of library- Chinese book- love and body Cleans clothes for new jobs- wears grandma's dress

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New job- telegram boy- starts Monday Aunt buys him new clothes Makes first pound- feed Michael Makes tips Mom and brothers (including Malachy) live in grandma’s house Kicked off Dole- Frank no $ to save Carmody family- Theresa (consumption) & Frank have sex- often Theresa dies- Frank feels like he sent her to hell- very guilty.

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XVI Mr. Harrington's wife dies- Frank has to escape Gets fired- drinking- steal ham Gets job back Frank writes letters for Mrs. Finucane 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