Grandmother Frances, whose ancestral roots were strongly rooted in Ireland, was true to her heritage, a master of storytellingand descriptive language. At that time, World War I was still raging, and our grandmother related about how challenging life was during that scary period. The politicians wanted to show their support for the war effort and went ahead with that parade to promote war bonds. But we’ll get through this, in spite of people in national leadership positions who don’t even know their family history. A few Irish families in South Philadelphia, including my parents’ tribes, did not wind up conquering the world.