I'm Irish as hell: Kelly on one side, Shanley on the other. My father had been born on a farm in the Irish Midlands. He and his brothers had been shepherds there, cattle and sheep, back in the early 1920s. I grew up surrounded by brogues and Irish music, but stayed away from the old country till I was over 40. I just couldn't own being Irish.

John Patrick Shanley

Away Back Been Being Born Brothers Cattle Country Early Farm Father Grew Had He Hell His Irish Just Kelly Music Old Other Over Own Sheep Shepherds Side Stayed Surrounded Till Up

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