According to the Tree Council of Ireland, legend has it that FitzGerald plays a lute under the boughs of the now oldest planted tree in Ireland, the Silken Thomas Yew, the night before he surrenders to King Henry VIII. In October 1535, FitzGerald is sent as a prisoner to the Tower of ...
From his soft spot for animals to his struggles with his weight, Jen and Chris Candy give a rare in-depth look at their late father: "One of the things that was at the core of all of our dad’s characters, a likability.