 Sometimes, tripping yourself up can be exactly what the doctor ordered. James ‘Fitz’ Fitzmaurice (1898-1965) was the son of a warden at Maryborough (now Portlaoise) Gaol. His family lived in a prison house on Dublin Road, from where young Fitz walked to St Mary’s, the nearby Christian Brothers School. One afternoon, while passing the entrance to […]
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