Frank Daub's Page

Hometown:

St. Louis, Missouri

Relationship Status:

Married

About Me:

Second generation Irish with my great grandparents from Cobh, County Cork. Cousins in Fairview, just outside Dublin. Been twice (97 and 01). Gonna be there again soon.

Part owner of a trad pub in St. Louis. Called the Dubliner and you can see it at dublinerstl.com.

Served in Vietnam (Air Force). Was a teacher for 17 years (literature, writing, speech and debate). Now work for a pro-life organization as development director. A professional beggar.

Have 12 kids; 25 grandkids; a black Lab named Duffy and a brown spindle Boxador called Becket (after Samuel Beckett).

Favorite Music:

I love Irish history, especially the struggles. Did a teacher's research project on Seamus Heaney and wrote a paper on Padraig Pearse -- the Patriot Poet. So -- rebel music has a deep place in my heart. Diddling, or gobbing (Irish mouth music) is fun.
I love Kerry reels; the Bridies; Paul Brady is grand; Aoife Ni Fhearraigh; Anuna; Mary Black; Nollaig Casey; Eilis Kennedy; Christy Moore; Enya; some of the older groups such as the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makum; Maura O'Connell is absolutely world class.

Currently Reading? (Books Magazines etc)

The Forsyte Saga. Used to be an English teacher.

Favourite Place?

Dublin, Fairview and Wicklow -- above all other places. Then, there's my home in St. Louis, Missouri. Grand here, too.