Fr. Mc Manus Takes His " Struggle" to South Carolina

Capitol Hill. Thursday, December 29, 2011 --- Fr. Mc Manus, now that winter is here, is taking his book-launches south --- kicking off his Southern book-tour in South Carolina on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 12 Noon in Fitzpatrick’s Pub,1565 Laurens Road, Greenville, SC 29607

"I am so grateful to the Greenville AOH for sponsoring my book-launch. And I am greatly looking forward to it. They have a fine group of dedicated Irish-Americans in Greenville, and indeed throughout the great State of South Carolina".

Joe Deehan, President of the Harp and Shamrock AOH Division in Greenville, said:“The AOH in Greenville is proud to welcome Fr. Mc Manus. The AOH nationwide has strongly supported his work over the past 40 years. And we in South Carolina look forward to this book-launch of his Memoirs”.

Fr. Mc Manus' Memoirs, My American Struggle for Justice in Northern Ireland, has been widely acclaimed.

For example, former Mayor of Boston says: "Fr. Sean knows the history of the struggle for justice in Northern Ireland as well as anyone -- he lived it. A very important book". One reviewer has declared: "It makes one want to stand up an cheer".

Noted Dublin journalist and broadcaster Vincent Browne said: "Fr. Mc Manus stood out against powerful forces in a fight for justice and fairness. I didn't always agree with the causes he supported but I admired his persistence, his courage and his relentlessness. And admiration that one person, almost alone, could make such impact on public policy in the United States."

ENTHUSIASTIC CLEVELAND WELCOME FOR FR. MC MANUS

PHOTO 1: BARBARA WITH PAT DOWD, PRESIDENT OF THE IRISH AMERICAN CLUB
PHOTO 2: BRIDIE JOYCE, LONG TIME SUPPORTER OF THE IRISH NATIONAL CAUCUS

THE SUPER EFFICIENT PAT DOWD DID A SUPERB JOB OF ORGANIZING THE CLEVELAND LAUNCH OF MY AMERICAN STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND.
FR. MC MANUS SAID, " IT WAS SO NICE SEEING OLD FRIENDS AGAIN, IN PARTICULAR, MRS. BRIDIE JOYCE, WIFE OF THE LATE TERRY JOYCE WHO IN THE 70S DID VERY IMPORTANT WORK FOR THE IRISH NATIONAL CAUCUS. TERRY RALLIED CLEVELAND TO STAND UP FOR IRISH JUSTICE AND PEACE. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS A PLEASURE TO SEE TERRY OG, WHOM I HADN'T SEEN SINCE HE WAS A CHILD. I AM DELIGHTED NOW TO SEE HE IS FOLLOWING IN HIS FATHER'S FOOT STEPS AS AN IMPORTANT LABOR LEADER AS SECRETARY/TREASURER OF LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA LOCAL 310. I AM GRATEFUL TO THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE OF CLEVELAND WHO TOOK THE TIME TO COME TO THE EVENT TODAY."