1 May 20 1916 Dear Katie I received your very welcome letter alright
glad to see by it that all are so well. I feel quite well
& happy nothing to complain of. The weather is lovely
& fine in fact it is nearly too warm. Dublin must be
a greatly changed city since I saw it last it is terrible
to think of all the damage that has been done I
hope it is all over now. Tell the boys in Purcells
I was asking for them I was to write to them but
do not know the address will you please get it for
me. How is Paddy remember me to him also Mrs
& family. I imagine he is shearing the sheep now
This little war will shortly start now clearing the
maggots out of the sheep. I am so glad to hear the
mare & foal are doing so well. I am sure Charley
minds them well. I am writing this letter just
about when you are at the Rosary in old Dunboyne.
I know what it is to hear the whistle of a shell some
of them have burst quite close to me one evening they
shelled us out of our barn as we were having our tea.
I need not tell you how I felt at having to leave my tea
behind. Tell biddy I wish to be remembered to all her people.
I hope all are quite well. I did not lose anything in
weight since i came out here as we are well fed
& the work is not out of the way hard. 2 I will not be able to sleep in my nice soft bed when I
get home as i am now used to sleeping in all sorts of
places. I remember one night sleeping on sacks of oats in
a forage store boots spurs & all on but still I slept well
as the saying is I could sleep on a harrow sometimes.
I had not a letter from the Paddock since I came out
I am sure the Governor would shoot some of the Sinn
Feiners if he caught them. I hope they are all well
tell him to write soon. Remember me to Miss Conlon
& her sister tell them I am going on well. Tell Charley
& Tommy to keep the place nice & tidy as I hope to
return there some day & I would like to see everything
well cared for. Still I know I need not fret on that
point as I know you are doing your best. Is old Barney
alive still & little Pat & the greyhounds. It would be
if arrangements could be make to let the Grey
horse out anytime now & couple of months grass would
do him a lot of good. I am glad to hear Father Brady
is going on well also Father Ford. I have
nothing more to say at present as I say a fond Good Bye
& May God Bless & keep you all & I hope the day
is near when we shall live in peace one more Good-Bye Peter Mooney 3 Miss. K. Mooney Caulstown Dunboyne Co. Meath