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A Galway Priest Tours New York With a Cousin
Gene Caffrey recounts a long visit from Father Gus O Reilly to Long Island and New York City. They tour Manhattan from the World Trade Center to the Empire State Building, Chinatown, Broadway, Wall Street, and iconic sights, ending with a meal at La Grillade and plans for a Coney Island visit.
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J. A. Hogarty
Esplanade
Venice
Fla
Gus
Bridie O'Reilly
County
Galway
Augustine
Leeds
England
States
Long Island
Valley Stream
Egypt
New York
Manhattan
Belt Parkway
Kennedy Airport
Pier
Canarsie
Surf Avenue
Coney Island
Verazanno Bridge
Narrows
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
Woolworth
Broadway
Custom House
Lindbergh
MacArthur
Pope Pius XI
Wall Street
Broad Street
N.Y. Stock Exchange
Ireland
Trinity Church
City Hall Park
N.Y. City Hall
Father Gus
Chinatown
Mott Street
Herald Square
34Th Street
Chang
Eng
Gimbel's
Macy’s
Fifth Avenue
Empire State Building
East River
Hudson River
Central Park
Terra Firma
Radio City
Plaza
Sunken Plaza
Prometheus
County Galway
R.C.A
8Th Avenue
la Grillade