▁contact ing ▁Ang ela ' s ▁c ous ins , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁recommend ▁the ▁family ▁return ▁to ▁Ireland ▁with ▁Ang ela ' s ▁family ▁in ▁L imer ick . ▁ ▁Ang ela ▁is ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁baby ▁as ▁they ▁return ▁to ▁Ireland ▁from ▁America , ▁though ▁she ▁los es ▁the ▁child ▁shortly ▁after ▁moving ▁to ▁L imer ick . ▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁De pression ▁has ▁struck ▁Ireland , ▁particularly ▁L imer ick , ▁even ▁harder ▁than ▁it ▁did ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁There ▁is ▁little ▁work , ▁and ▁conditions ▁for ▁poor ▁families ▁are ▁miser able . ▁Mal ach y ▁Sr ▁finds ▁it ▁even ▁more ▁difficult ▁to ▁find ▁work ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁acc ent ▁and ▁manner isms , ▁the ▁children ▁are ▁mock ed ▁for ▁their ▁American ▁acc ents , ▁and ▁many ▁neighb ors , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Ang ela ' s ▁family , ▁look ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁McC our ts ▁for ▁their ▁return ▁from ▁America . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁rely ▁on ▁the ▁do le ▁and ▁char ity ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁Society ▁of ▁Saint ▁Vincent ▁de ▁Paul , ▁which ▁requires ▁extensive , ▁and ▁hum ili ating ▁application ▁processes . ▁Ang ela ▁and ▁Mal ach y ▁Sr ▁often ▁argue ▁about ▁this ▁as ▁Mal ach y ▁drink s ▁the ▁w elf are ▁money ▁meant ▁to ▁feed ▁the ▁family , ▁and ▁views ▁Ang ela ' s ▁asking ▁for ▁char ity ▁as ▁begg ing ▁and ▁de grad ing . ▁For ▁many ▁years , ▁the ▁family ▁subs ists ▁on ▁little ▁more