Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 2 October 1916

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Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 2 October 1916

1 Oct 2nd 1916 Dear Katie, I hope this letter will find you all in the
best of health. It is a good while since I had a
letter from home now. I feel i the best of health &
spirits just get better along alright. I had a letter from
Lawrence Kennedy. He told me he is going
home from Howth. He said you looked greatly
improved. I was glad to hear it. The weather is
not so bad out here yet we have an odd days rain
it is not too cold yet. I hope to receive the Putties &
cardigan in a few days & they will be useful when
the wet days of winter come along. I had a letter
from John Bruton during the week he said cattle were
not paying so well but he expects them to improve.
I wish I could attend Ballinasloe Big fair this
year. I hope next year next year I will be there it would be
Heaven to me to get mind of with the cattle & sheep
again. I hope everything is going on alright in both
places. I wrote to the governor a few days ago I did
not hear from him yet. Remember me to all down the
Paddock way. I ask both my Aunt & yourself not to
worry about me as I am not in any great danger & I hope
to get through alright. I now say Good-Bye & May God
Bless & keep you all. Peter Mooney 2 Miss K. Mooney Caulstown Dunboyne Co. Meath Ireland

Letter from Peter Mooney (b.1886) to his sister, Katie (b.1884). Peter writes her news of his health and complains that the meat that is being served is not the best. He describes the weather as cold and rainy. He writes about the fair and longs to be back with the animals on the farm. Orphaned at age 7, Peter and his sister Katie were raised by their uncle William and his wife Mary in Caulstown. While there are no surviving enlistment papers for Peter, his War Badge Index Record shows his enlistment date as 18 October 1915. He served with the Royal Artillery and later transferred to the Royal Engineers where he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. He served in several places at the Western Front, including Ypres, St. Omer and Passchendael. Peter and Kate were avid correspondents. This letter part of a collection of over ninety surviving letters.

Peter Mooney
Katie Mooney
1916-10-02
World War I (1914-1918) Personal Relations

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__0900.html)