Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 21 November 1915 Letters 1916-1923 Peter Mooney

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Peter Mooney was born on 5th February 1886 in Folistown, Dunboyne. Orphaned at age 7, Peter and his sister Katie (b. 1884) were brought up 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 18th 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, in Belgium.Peter was an avid correspondent with his sister Kate and this letter is from a collection of over ninety surviving letters.

Mooney Family Papers Mooney Family Papers https://letters1916.ie/item/3087 English Peter Mooney 1915-11-21 Ballincollig, Co. Cork Katie Mooney Caulstown, Dunboyne, Co. Meath Personal Relations World War I (1914-1918) Personal Relations

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 Nov 21st 1915 Dear Katie, I received your letter this morning. I am glad to see by it that you and all are well. I must thank you for sending me Christy Meehans address. It would be better to keep the Photo as it would only get all crushed here. I will write to Mr. Martin & tell him you want five pounds. I see by paper that the market was good this week. We got no drill yet, we are riding the Horses now which you may easily guess is for me. Did the Hunt cross any part of the places yet. I was thinking of the hunt today when I was grooming my horse at two or it would be about the time I was they were letting out the deer. I wrote to Paddy during the week I suppose he was telling you I saw the advertisement about the letting of the land in Holistown in the papers. I hope it will sit well. I do not no of any chap of the name of O'Donnell here yet but I might him some day. To find any particular man here is like looking for a needle in a bundle of straw. I suppose Charlie is reading the Sport in the Harness Room as I write this it is now just half past six I go to bed about 8.30 every night as the morning is early here. I shave every morning before I go out that means getting up every morning at 5.30. It came as no surprise to me to hear that Dick Farrell is bankrupt his lot is indeed an unfortunate one still he never put anything before him. It was mean of the Whithworth crowd not to subscribe to your fund but still they must have a lot of calls nowadays. Tell Miss Conlan I was asking for her when you see her again. I hope they are in good health. Is there any of the Volunteers left now at all. I had a letter from James Reilly during the week he told me he does not go near them now. I suppose Tommy is at the kitchen by this time. Tell John and Mrs McAuley & the children I was asking for them I must write a letter to them shortly. Tell Dick Manning & Paddy and to make it short all the neighbours around that I was asking for them both men women & children. Who milks on Sunday mornings now. I hope all the Doggies & Horses are well. I have no more to say. Good Bye & May God Bless you all. 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