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Father’s Day

The Gifts of Our Fathers — By Kathy McGee Burns

June 15, 2019Irish Edition

My Dad, Timothy Francis Aloysius McGee, was born in January 1909 to Mary Josephine Callahan and Hugh McGee. They were poor and Mary Jo had only gone to the fourth grade. Tim was a loyal and devoted sort. He bragged… Continue Reading →

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The Gifts of Our Fathers — By Marita Krivda Poxon

June 15, 2019Irish Edition

Growing up one of seven children in an old Victorian manse in Oak Lane Philadelphia, I had four older brothers who grounded my life. I looked up to them as just seeming to know everything. But my oldest brother was… Continue Reading →

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The Gifts of Our Fathers — By Norbert McDermott

June 15, 2019Irish Edition

My Dad was Mattie, the youngest boy in a family of five siblings, he left school at 12 years of age, so had little education but he was (and hence we were) one of those fortunate ones who picked up… Continue Reading →

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