Bill was elected to city council and later when Shawn became a Member 
     
     of Parliament. She rarely offered advice, and was never judgmental, but 
     
     at the same time was able to express her views in her own unique way. 
     
     Shawn always knew exactly where she stood on the issues. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In the fall of 1999, the Murphys invaded Ireland. Five of Kathleen’s 
     
    

    
     sons — Shawn, D’Arcy, Kevin, Michael and Stephen — accompanied her to 
     
     Ireland for a 10 day vacation. Kathleen had visited Ireland with Bill in the 
     
     past, and she looked forward to going back and looking up old friends 
     
    
   
   
    
     from that previous visit. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Kathleen with five ofher seven sons on a trip to Ireland in June, 1999 (l to 1') 
     
     Stephen, Kevin, Shawn, Michael, Kathleen and Di‘lrey 
     
    
   
   
    
     When the family arrived in Dublin, they rented two cars. Stephen drove 
     
     one while Michael drove the other. For reasons no one can explain, 
     
     Kathleen ended up in the back seat of Stephen’s car. The mistake soon 
     
     became apparent. Kathleen almost always sits in the front seat, and 
     
     Stephen lacked experience driving on the left hand side of the road as is 
     
     the law throughout Ireland. The next day, they turned in the two cars for 
     
     a van. Michael was designated as the driver because he was used to that 
     
     driving pattern from living in the Cayman Islands. Kathleen took up her 
     
     accustomed position in the front seat. 
     
    
   
   
    
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