On the table sits a notebook; in it a list of villages, towns and cities, each with a notation.
At every stop, whether in Ireland or the United States, it lists a trophy or medal he won. Between them, universities and hospitals — early steps in a medical career that lasted more than 60 years and took him from the Irish village of Swinford to Long Beach.
Padraig Carney has prepared for this interview. If the notebook wasn’t evidence enough, it’s clear from what he's wearing.
The jersey is newer and much lighter than the thick cotton version he wore in the 1950s, and it’s without a lace-up collar.