▁than ▁bread ▁and ▁tea . ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁family ' s ▁arrival , ▁Oliver ▁and ▁Eug ene ▁also ▁die — O liver ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁imp lied ▁to ▁be ▁scar let ▁fe ver ▁and ▁Eug ene , ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁from ▁gr ieving ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁his ▁tw in ▁and ▁p neum onia . ▁After ▁each ▁death , ▁Ang ela ▁s inks ▁into ▁de pression , ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁moves ▁because ▁she ▁cannot ▁bear ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁house . ▁Each ▁move ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁McC our ts ▁sl iding ▁down ▁into ▁worse ▁and ▁worse ▁circumstances . ▁Event ually , ▁they ▁end ▁up ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁sl um ▁house . ▁The ▁entire ▁ground ▁floor ▁flo ods ▁for ▁half ▁a ▁year , ▁requiring ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁an ▁up st airs ▁room ▁together . ▁Their ▁house ▁is ▁located ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁only ▁lav atory ▁on ▁the ▁whole ▁street . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁constant ▁traffic ▁of ▁families ▁dump ing ▁chamber ▁p ots ▁in ▁the ▁fil thy ▁lav atory , ▁which ▁often ▁back s ▁up ▁and ▁sm ells . ▁Two ▁additional ▁baby ▁brothers , ▁Michael ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 6 ), ▁and ▁Al ph ie ▁( Al ph ons us , ▁b .   1 9 4 0 ), ▁are ▁born ▁in ▁L imer ick . ▁ ▁Frank ie ▁grows ▁up ▁in ▁L imer ick ▁as ▁a ▁sensitive ▁and ▁intellig ent ▁child . ▁He ▁often ▁makes ▁unique ▁observations ▁from ▁those ▁around ▁him ▁and ▁has ▁an ▁emot ional ▁need