In the quiet corners of Cleveland’s Irish history, where census data meets family stories and where faded maps reveal the footsteps of our ancestors, Francis McGarry built an intellectual home. For more than a decade, we traveled with Francis through
It signaled the beginning of a new era for our city, which at that time had a population of about five hundred. That number was doubled within twelve months, due mostly to the canal construction.
Beatrice’s grandson is Pat Campbell, whose establishment, PJ McIntyre’s in the West Park neighborhood of Cleveland, honors his mother’s maiden name. Two generations later, our two families are still very close.