Malachy

British

/ ˈmæləˌkaɪ /

noun

Saint. 1094–1148, Irish prelate; he became Archbishop of Armagh (1132) and founded (1142) the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland. Feast day: Nov 3

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Malachy said even as a child, Christopher, along with his two brothers, would swim in the sea while on holiday in Donegal.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024

The family, Malachy would write, was “not poor, but poverty-stricken.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024

Rummie comes to Westminster with handler, owner and breeder David Fitzpatrick, who has guided two other Pekes to Westminster wins: Malachy in 2012 and Wasabi in 2021.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2023

A trove of documents appears to have been posted to a large group early last year, the New York Times’s Aric Toler, Malachy Browne and Julian E. Barnes reported Friday.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2023

They accept my brother, Malachy, and he goes off to Dublin to be a soldier and play the trumpet.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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