1 Puzzle: find the kisses five Togherstown Ballinea Sunday My dearest James, xYou are indeed
a very very good boy to think
of me for Sunday I was very
glad to get letter but I will have
better next Sunday Please God.
We met Mrs Kiernan at mass
she was going that eve to call 2 on the bride for curiosity will
there be many calling on us
for curiosity I wonder. But
the best news of the day —
Johnnie had a letter from
a fellow in Pims saying the
clerk’s job was certain when
the directors meet on the
29 Feb. It will be grand
if he gets it Mrs S & himself
are gone to Ballymore today
& mother & Christy to Mearscourt
(Wynne’s) I am after being on one of the
corporal works of charity, down
seeing Essy & Paddy Nolan.
They are suffering from colds &
mumps and so I have special sympathy
for them. Mrs Nolan came too.
She read with me so I brought
her in and showed her my ring
fancy that to be the second
time for her to be in the house
She did not adopt any of
Jack’s curiosity she was here
before when Jennie was getting
married, of course there was no
luck she did not wish me. 3 About the ploughing match —
Joe only took third prize 10/— It
was better than nothing but he
was very indignant when
the decisions were given he
declared he could plough with
any of them when he came home
he told my mother he took
first & they wouldn’t give
it to him. Favour in Hell he says,
none of this would be heard only
he got a few bottles of stout
to make him brave he is in a
grate state about pigs he has to sell 4 afraid anyone else would get
a better price than him for comrade
pigs I am sure you are taking
a great interest in these things
you will be sorry to hear Mrs
SinogThomsom of Nugent’s cross
roads gave a wedding party
for her daughter, all the invited
guests did not turn up so
she is giving another spree
next Sat to give them all
a chance, very kind of her—
Christy sold his cattle yesterday 5 £21—10 he got, he was pleased I
think. T Seery got £21 and he
was saying before his cattle
were better than ours so I don’t
know which were the best ours
were seen at an advantage
in the summer their father
that might have something to do
with it but sure the poor widow
wanted the 10/— worse than Mrs. S.
that was the whole of it I suppose.
Did you know Larry Cunningham one of his sisters, an old girl
of Ned Seery s is going to be x
married to a fellow the name
of Duncan there are a lot
of marriages spoken of; Jocie
Dardis she was at the nursing for
a while is to be married to a
Tom Manley I don’t think do you
know either party, your mother
might. How did you think of asking
for my ankle you will only
make me pettish like the children 6 if you take notice of me like that
I seldom feel it now. It must have
only been at started a bit. Ned Seery is going very fast
after Lizzie Fox, they are telling
me but I’d get it hard to believe
it. They say she meets him etc.
Mike Killian went so far as to say
she is getting fond of him (Ned S).
Tommy is still constant & true. Johnnie
does not seem to have seen anything
to suit in the country. I won’t say any more now afraid it
would be taxed so I will wind up with
the usual amount of love from your x loving May Fay