I knew the O’Connell family had left Dublin and settled in Manchester when Patrick had played for Manchester United. I knew the O’Connell family had got a little money from Spain after Patrick O’Connell had abandoned them. Mike and I joined members of the Patrick O’Connell Memorial Fund and Maureen O’Sullivan to visit FC Barcelona for the match against Real Betis. Building on all of this momentum, an exhibition was put together by the Patrick O’Connell Memorial Fund. Sue O’Connell is the author of ‘The Man Who Saved FC Barcelona, The Remarkable Life of Patrick O’Connell’.

Source: The Irish Times May 14, 2018 15:00 UTC