Frank eventually saves enough money working for a moneylender and a telegram service to leave Limerick and return to New York at age 19. Primary Cast
The film follows the impoverished upbringing of Frank McCourt in the 1930s and 40s. Angela's Ashes(1999)
The story begins in Brooklyn, New York, but follows the McCourt family's return to the slums of Limerick, Ireland , after the death of Frank's infant sister. Frank eventually saves enough money working for a
Survival, the "miserable Irish Catholic childhood," resilience, and the dream of returning to America. the "miserable Irish Catholic childhood