Frank McCourt: A Voice From Limerick’s Shadows Frank McCourt (born August 19, 1930 – July 19, 2009) wasn't merely a writer; he was a storyteller who wrestled with memory and transformed hardship into breathtaking prose. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Irish Catholic immigrants Malachy Gerald McCourt Sr., of Toome, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and Angela Sheehan from Limerick, his childhood was defined by poverty, alcoholism, a…