He Took On the Most Violent Drug Lords in New York: His Ancestors were Grange People
Michael McGuinness, Retired (1992) Lieutenant, New York Police Department, is a descendant of William Purcell (1747-1795), Grange Hill, SE County Limerick, Ireland. His grandmother was Delia Purcell (1882-1947) who married James Naughton of Crean, Bruff. Delia and James married (1904) and immigrated to the U.S.A. Michael and his wife, Dianne, came to County Limerick some years ago to hunt down Michael's Irish ancestry. They uncovered Michael's Irish roots, back to William Pur
