Hi Tiberius:
It has been a few years since I had a talk with Eamon, who wrote the initial post. That line perplexes me as well, and it may be that Malachy's family got asylum and Malachy's is being wieghed. I will call Eamon and get back to you all. I've been scratching my head as well. It's a good excuse to call him and see how he is doing.
Cheers
Larry