1 Kilronan
Cloghran Nov 26/15 My dear Louie It's such a long
time since I heard from
you I only hope you haven't
been ill, I was thinking to
day so sat down to write
at once hoping this will
reach you by Xmas. Well to begin, I was very
ill last Xmas was months
before I felt quite myself
again had the doctor
coming for a long time
& the nurse for night duty 2 My daughter nursed
in the day time, she came
home for her holidays
& from the day she came
till she left her time
l was completely taken
up & didn't feel so well
for a long time after she
went back, but thank God
I am quite well now. We are having an awful
time in Ireland this
long time, a Mr James Larkin
who calls himself the leader
of the working class & has
gained imm immense
influence over them
settling what wages they 3 should get & for three
months the work has been
stopped on farms & people
are at their wits ends to know
what to do, there are strikes
on all sides & the cross
channel boats not running
Dublin is ruined for a time
questionable reading there is no knowing
where the mischief may
end, there are prayers
every Sunday in all
the churches for a peace
ful ending of this dispute
the Dublin employers were
very irate & will not give 4 in & so trade is at a stand
still, 6 places around here
been burned out, all their
years produce so its a sad
state of things - to pass to
something brighter we had
a most lovely summer here
only the very dry season
but some things apples
were very small & scarce the
May frosts I expect was
the cause & they are a great
loss, foreign apples ought
to be dearer in consequence.
I hope the season has
been good for Ernest
& that he his wife & children 5 are quite well, we live
very quietly here the
days are so short but we
rather like the long night
up after Xmas the severe
weather comes there
were several marriages
about here, last summer
but no one belonging to
me I'm sorry to say.
So many are going to
America a cousin of mine
went out to Canada & his
mother fretted so much
after him, she is now gone
out, but said she would
come back, I wonder 6 if she ever will,
but people think nothing
of going to & from America.
I haven't seen the Mrs
Spinks for a long time
not since before Mrs
Moore died for which
I was very sorry she used
to come over every two
or three years to see
her daughters one of whom
lives in Germany Now hoping & wishing
you Eileen & Charly
many happy returns
of the season with love to all 7 Believe me yours
very sincerely Eleanor Dawson
All here send their love.