Death Need Not Be Fatal
Before he runs out of time, Irish bon vivant Malachy McCourt shares his views on death - sometimes hilarious and often poignant - and on what will or won't happen after his last breath is drawn.
During the course of his life, Malachy McCourt practically invented the single's bar; was a pioneer in talk radio, a soap opera star, a best-selling author; a gold smuggler, a political activist, and a candidate for governor of the state of New York.
It seems that the only two things he hasn't done are stick his head into a lion's mouth and die. Since he is allergic to cats, he decided to write about the great hereafter and answer the question on most minds: What's so great about it anyhow?
In Death Need Not Be Fatal, McCourt also trains a sober eye on the tragedies that have shaped his life: the deaths of his sister and twin brothers; the real story behind Angela's famous ashes; and a poignant account of the death of the man who left his mother, brothers, and him to nearly die in squalor. McCourt writes with deep emotion of the staggering losses of all three of his brothers, Frank, Mike, and Alphie. In his inimitable way, McCourt takes the grim reaper by the lapels and shakes the truth out of him.
As he rides the final blocks on his Rascal scooter, he looks too at the prospect of his own demise with emotional clarity and insight. In this beautifully rendered memoir, McCourt shows us how to live life to its fullest, how to grow old without acting old, and how to die without regret.
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Death Need Not Be Fatal
Before he runs out of time, Irish bon vivant Malachy McCourt shares his views on death - sometimes hilarious and often poignant - and on what will or won't happen after his last breath is drawn.
During the course of his life, Malachy McCourt practically invented the single's bar; was a pioneer in talk radio, a soap opera star, a best-selling author; a gold smuggler, a political activist, and a candidate for governor of the state of New York.
It seems that the only two things he hasn't done are stick his head into a lion's mouth and die. Since he is allergic to cats, he decided to write about the great hereafter and answer the question on most minds: What's so great about it anyhow?
In Death Need Not Be Fatal, McCourt also trains a sober eye on the tragedies that have shaped his life: the deaths of his sister and twin brothers; the real story behind Angela's famous ashes; and a poignant account of the death of the man who left his mother, brothers, and him to nearly die in squalor. McCourt writes with deep emotion of the staggering losses of all three of his brothers, Frank, Mike, and Alphie. In his inimitable way, McCourt takes the grim reaper by the lapels and shakes the truth out of him.
As he rides the final blocks on his Rascal scooter, he looks too at the prospect of his own demise with emotional clarity and insight. In this beautifully rendered memoir, McCourt shows us how to live life to its fullest, how to grow old without acting old, and how to die without regret.
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Before he runs out of time, Irish bon vivant Malachy McCourt shares his views on death - sometimes hilarious and often poignant - and on what will or won't happen after his last breath is drawn.
During the course of his life, Malachy McCourt practically invented the single's bar; was a pioneer in talk radio, a soap opera star, a best-selling author; a gold smuggler, a political activist, and a candidate for governor of the state of New York.
It seems that the only two things he hasn't done are stick his head into a lion's mouth and die. Since he is allergic to cats, he decided to write about the great hereafter and answer the question on most minds: What's so great about it anyhow?
In Death Need Not Be Fatal, McCourt also trains a sober eye on the tragedies that have shaped his life: the deaths of his sister and twin brothers; the real story behind Angela's famous ashes; and a poignant account of the death of the man who left his mother, brothers, and him to nearly die in squalor. McCourt writes with deep emotion of the staggering losses of all three of his brothers, Frank, Mike, and Alphie. In his inimitable way, McCourt takes the grim reaper by the lapels and shakes the truth out of him.
As he rides the final blocks on his Rascal scooter, he looks too at the prospect of his own demise with emotional clarity and insight. In this beautifully rendered memoir, McCourt shows us how to live life to its fullest, how to grow old without acting old, and how to die without regret.

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ISBN-13: 9781478917052
Publisher: Center Street
Publication date: 04/08/2025
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 273
File size: 75 MB
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About the Author

About The Author

Malachy McCourt was the author of A Monk Swimming. Born in 1931 in Brooklyn, New York, he was raised in Limerick, Ireland. He returned to New York in 1952 at the age of twenty, which is where his memoir begins. A quintessential Upper West Sider, organizer, and stalwart of Bloomsday at Symphony Space, McCourt was awarded the Irish American Writers and Artists (IAMWA) Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. The Irish Echo designated him "The Great Sennachie." He was the first to admit he could not have accomplished any of this but for the love and support of his wife, Diana, who he was outrageously lucky to find and charm, and keep amused for more than fifty years.


A Monk Swimming. Born in 1931 in Brooklyn, New York, he was raised in Limerick, Ireland. He returned to New York in 1952 at the age of twenty, which is where his memoir begins. A quintessential Upper West Sider, organizer, and stalwart of Bloomsday at Symphony Space, McCourt was awarded the Irish American Writers and Artists (IAMWA) Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. The Irish Echo designated him “The Great Sennachie.” He was the first to admit he could not have accomplished any of this but for the love and support of his wife, Diana, who he was outrageously lucky to find and charm, and keep amused for more than fifty years.

Table of Contents

Prologue. Notes from the Departure Lounge 1

1 Angela's Diary 9

2 Christmas in Limerick 17

3 Finnegan's Wake 29

4 The Roman Collar 44

5 O'Neill's Yank 57

6 The Raincoat Brigade 80

7 A Few Last Words 101

8 It's a Long Way to Bombay 120

9 I Come from a Long Line of Dead People 139

10 The Father 159

111 The Brother Frank 187

12 And the Dead Arose and Appeared unto Many 208

13 Departure Lounge Too 231

14 A Long Nap 250

Acknowledgements 261

About the Authors 262

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