Delicious MirthJames McCarroll (18141892) was a talented Irish poet, journalist, humorist, musician, and arts critic who left his mark on nineteenth century Canada by seemingly engaging with anything topical in every medium. Often writing anonymously or under pseudonyms, McCarroll's best known nom de plume was "Terry Finnegan," who wrote weekly comic letters to his "cousin" Thomas D'Arcy McGee, offering advice on political and social matters. Yet, since his death,