Welcome to our newest gift from God.
Myles and Jacquie's little daughter was born last night at Lewisham Hospital. I have just been to see them. A little sister for Joseph and Myles. They both wanted to hold her at the same time. Myles asked all sorts of questions about the baby, and Joseph asked "are you alright mummy, did it hurt?" - he's only eight.
My fourteenth grandchild. Rosemary Annabel McMorrow.
She will be called Rosie. Seven pounds, four ounces at birth. Another Christening, another birthday. May God bless her. May the sun shine on her. May the rain be soft and warm and may the breeze be gentle on her back.
Myles would be a very grand granddad if he had lived to see all these new grandchildren. Jacobo, Martin and Thomas, Isabel, Olivia and now, Rosie. He won't be forgotten. Myles loved to recite poetry. He had his favourite pieces. He liked to recite the Trimmings of the Rosary, by John O'Brien, It had many verses. And the Face on the Barroom Floor, the Green Eye of the Little Yellow God. He was very popular at the gatherings of neighbours and friends. In 1993 he did an article on Irish Immigration for the Museum of London. There were a lot of his recitations on video and tapes.
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