Maureen FitzSimons's early accomplishments in the performing arts, that is now known by the name of Maureen O'Hara, would certainly have qualified her for being in the "child prodigy" category. For a young Irish girl with talented parents and extended families, these qualities were normal. Maureen entered this loving sanctuary in Ranelagh, Ireland on August 17th of 1920. Marguerita Lilburn fitzSimons' mother was an contralto. Charles FitzSimons owned the Shamrock Rovers soccer club in Ireland, and also ran an Dublin business. Maureen was the second child of six FitzSimons children - Peggy, Florrie, Charles B. Fitzsimons, Margot Fitzsimons and James O'Hara completed this beautiful family. Maureen was a star athlete and was a lover of rough play. This interest was combined with an unnatural talent for performing. She won almost all Feis Award for Drama and Theatre Performance that her country had to provide. When she turned 14, she was accepted to the highly a...
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