Angela's Ashes

By World Lit

  • Birth of Frank McCourt

    Birth of Frank McCourt
    Parents: Angela and Malachy McCourt
    Place: Brooklyn, New York Side Note: Male, should have been Malachy, was written on his birth certificate due to his father's drunken slur.
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    Life of Frank McCourt

  • Approx. Baptism Date of Frank McCourt

    Approx. Baptism Date of Frank McCourt
    Baptist Name: Francis after his father's father and the saint of Assisi
    Side note, he was dropped into the water by accident by Angela without the priest's direction.

  • Malachy McCourt is Born

    Malachy McCourt is Born
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    Twins, Eugene and Oliver McCourt, are Born

    Approx. Birthdate
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    Aug 1933- Apr 1934

    -Frank and Malachy play in the playground on Classon Ave.
    -Frank hurts Malachy on accident, and learns about blood and death.
    -He is more or less neglected along with Malachy because of the twins.
    -Freddie L. is their friend and neighbor. Frank fights Freddie over Cuchulain, Frank's obsestion over posession of stories and songs is revealed here and various places.
    -Frank narrates various events about his father's alcoholism, inability to bring home money, and passion for Ireland.
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    Approx. Birth and Death of Margaret McCourt

    Margaret, the first McCourt daughter, is born.
    She is extremely doted on by both parents leading to again the neglect of Frank, Malachy, and the twins due to the newborn. Malachy Sr. gives up his drinking and bad habits for her until her death within the year she was born. Mother and father fall into depression and move back to Ireland under Angela's cousin's discretion.

  • McCourts arrive in Ireland

    McCourts arrive in Ireland

  • First House in Ireland

    First House in Ireland
    Located on Windmill St.
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    Family forced to live on the Dole*

    His family is forced to lived on the dole because of father's alcoholism.
    *Approx. Time Period
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    Oliver McCourt Dies*

    *Approx. date of death
    The McCourt family moves into new house on Hartstonge St. after Oliver's death.
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    Eugene McCourt Dies*

    Eugene died of pneumonia
    *Approx date of death
    The McCourt Family moves into the last house on Roden Ln. on top of Barrack Hill.

  • Frank meets Patricia

    He becomes quite fond of Patricia.

  • Mikey Dies

    Mikey Dies
    When mikey, a friend of Frank, dies the family becomes saddened.

  • Frank almost dies from typhoid fever*

    Frank almost dies from typhoid fever*
    He was taken to the hospital and it was the first time he was given adequate food and had warmth.
    *Approx Date

  • Confessing his Sins

    Confessing his Sins
    Frank is shown how to receive Holy Communion and goes to his First Confession

  • First Job

    First Job
    He gets his first job a few days after his birthday.