As soon as theyd saved up for the three Ss
- shoes suitcase & a suit
- they left rural Irel&. It might have been the London of the 1950s where No Blacks No Irish No Dogs was the welcome put out for immigrants but for the big family that was Anna May Mangans it was still better than the poverty theyd hailed from; Dont waste today worrying because tomorrow will be even worse was their motto. But Ireland came with them in the dance halls holy water & gossip & there was always the warmth of the Irish crowd in & out of one anothers houses as if there was no front door.