The Archbishop John Ireland Division 4 Christmas celebration included a reading by Division
4 member Mark Connor from his book, “It’s About Time (Millions of Copies Sold for Dad),”
winner of Irish Network Minnesota’s 2024 Bloomsday Literary award. Described as a “saga
wrapped around a package of poems guarded by angels,” the autobiography that reads like a
novel, honors his deceased father, Division 4 member Robert J. Connor. It is available at
https://boxersandwritersmagazine.com/books/ and includes local Irish-American history
including stories from Division members.
