Saturday, March 5, 2022

Gerard McCarthy, a scholar and kind gentleman

The link below is to a story in The Irish Times digital version yesterday.

I sat beside Gerard McCarthy in second class in primary school and I can still remember him. I remember him as a kind and helpful little boy. One felt secure and protected in his company, at least I did.

Gerard has a brother a priest in the Dublin archdiocese.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/gerard-mccarthy-1949-2022-an-appreciation-by-chris-agee-and-manus-charleton-1.4811390

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