Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 8 October 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Peter Mooney

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Peter Mooney was born 5 February 1886 in Folistown, Dunboyne, Co Meath. Orphaned at age 7, he and his sister Katie (b. 1884) 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 is from a collection of over ninety surviving letters.

 Mooney Family Papers Mooney Family Papers https://letters1916.ie/item/3105 English Peter Mooney 1916-10-08 Kate Mooney Caulstown, Dunboyne, Co. Meath, Ireland Male 1970 Country and City Life Country and City Life

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 Oct 8th 1916 Dear Katie, I received the two parcels quite safely on Friday also your letter. I am glad to hear that all is so well. I would have wrote before now but we were on the march & not settled down. At present we are away from the firing line & will be for some little time. The weather is bad at present it rains every day which makes things very uncom- fortable. It was very good of Mr Moore to send his reafer and binder to cut the oats without being asked I will write to him in a few days. The crop of oats appears to be very good. I am greatly pleased with Hickey he seems to mind everything very well. Everything in the parcel were alright I have got plenty for a while now. Jims brother must have got it very rough I hope he will be alright soon. I hope you will keep on improving in health above all do not worry yourself bright days are coming for us all the damned Hun cannot last much longer now. Remember me to all the neighbours around the place. I hope all are well. In your next parcel send me on a Tobbaco pouch. I will write you a longer letter when I get settled down again. I now say Good Bye & may God Bless & keep you all. Peter Mooney Peter Mooney Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 3 May 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 20 May 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 2 October 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Kate Mooney, December 30th 1915Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, December 30th 1915Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 3 November 1915Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 21 Sept 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Kate Mooney, 10 November 1915Letter from Peter Mooney to Katie Mooney, 9 January 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie, 19 December 1915Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 21 November 1915Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 15th May 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Kate Mooney, December 30th 1915Letter from Katie Mooney to her brother Peter Mooney, 4 February, 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 16 January 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 29 November 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Kate Mooney, 22 June 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 8 October 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 6 December 1915Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 2 November 1915Letter from Katie Mooney to her brother Peter Mooney, 4 February 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 9 November 1915Letter from Katie Mooney to her brother Peter Mooney, 31 January 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to Katie Mooney, 19 November 1915Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 25 Jan 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, April 16 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 28 October 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 20 February 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to Katie, November 20 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to sister Katie, 10 July 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 4 February 1916.A letter from Peter Mooney to Miss Mooney on an unknown date.Letter from Katie Mooney to her brother Peter Mooney, 2 June 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 27 March 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 29 May 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 29 May 1916 Caulstown, Dunboyne, Co. Meath, Ireland Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, December 30th 1915Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Kate Mooney, 24 July 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Kate Mooney, 22 June 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 8 October 1916