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To lose one parent is a tragedy, to lose both is utter carelessness.
Malachy McCourt
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Malachy McCourt
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: September 20
Actor
Politician
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New York City
New York
Malachy Gerard McCourt
Malachy G. McCourt
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I was not a good father in my first marriage. Although there are ways of deserting the family without leaving physically, I was deserted in my head. I was always out, always in the saloons, always drinking, always messing about.
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Never make any reference to the other person's family. You're just like your - because that is out, completely.
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