▁film maker ▁Ger ry ▁Hann an ▁has ▁compiled ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁ 1 1 7 ▁in acc ura cies ▁in ▁Ang ela ' s ▁Ash es , ▁most ▁not ably , ▁that ▁McC ourt ▁claims ▁that ▁Will ie ▁Har ro ld ▁charged ▁people ▁to ▁watch ▁his ▁sister s ▁und ress ing , ▁but ▁Har ro ld ▁had ▁no ▁sister s ; ▁ ▁McC ourt ' s ▁sexual ▁relationship ▁with ▁Ter esa ▁Car m ody ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁t arn ishing ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁girl ▁who ▁died ▁young , ▁and ▁his ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁te legraph ▁boy ▁is ▁said ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁true ; ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁family ▁never ▁lived ▁with ▁Lam an ▁( G er ry ) ▁Griff in . ▁McC ourt ▁is ▁accused ▁of ▁hat red ▁toward ▁" p ill ars " ▁of ▁L imer ick ▁city , ▁especially ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Saint ▁Vincent ▁de ▁Paul , ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁and ▁Mun ster ▁Rugby . ▁Hann an ▁confront ed ▁McC ourt ▁on ▁The ▁Late ▁Late ▁Show ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁P addy ▁Mal one , ▁who ▁appears ▁on ▁the ▁book ' s ▁cover ▁in ▁a ▁school ▁photograph , ▁claims ▁that ▁" Mc C ourt ▁calls ▁this ▁book ▁a ▁mem oir , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁filled ▁with ▁lies ▁and ▁ex agger ations . ▁The ▁McC our ts ▁were ▁never ▁that ▁poor ." ▁For ▁example , ▁McC ourt ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁middle - class ▁purs uit ▁that ▁the ▁poor ▁could