Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 9 November 1915
morning. I am glad to see
by it that you are all going
on well. I got the papers
alright they are great company
to me. You may send me
on more tobbaco when you
are writing again. I wrote
to Paddy to-day also. I
had a letter from John
Farrell this morning.
He is minding the greyhounds
well 2
tell Pat that I was asking
for him. You might send me
on a very small scissors for
cutting my nails. Recruits
are coming in here any day
the wonder is were they are
coming from. You will have
to forgive me for writing such
a short letter. I will write
on Sunday again. I will now
say Good-Bye to all for
the present From fond brother Peter Mooney 3 You might send me down
my Sunday boots if they are
soled they would be useful
in the morning when i get
up. We are having a lot of rain here to-day. Tell Mrs
McAuly & John that i was
asking for them also the
little ones. Do not forget
to remember me to James
& Mrs Smith i do think
of them all from time to
time. This is one thing that
cheers me here in that I
may safely say that i have
everyone good-will. I will
now say Good-Bye & God Bless you all.
A letter from Peter Mooney (b.1886) to his sister, Katie (b. 1884). Peter requests tobacco and a nail scissors when Katie is able to write again. He apologises for such a short letter and promises to write a longer letter over the weekend. 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
- 1915-11-09
- World War I (1914-1918)
How to cite
Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__3111.html)
- Place
- Caulstown, Dunboyne, Co.Meath, Ireland
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- Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 9 November 1915
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- Ballincollig, Co.Cork, Ireland
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