Letter from Katie Mooney (b. 1884) to her brother Peter (b.1886) with news of the neighbors (commenting on certain neighbours and their wealth), recent events, farm matters, the weather and news of recent flooding. She asks him if he needs anything and says that she hopes he will have word of when he will get leave. While Katie does not write about the war or Irish politics, she does mention that she has not heard heard much about the Irish Volunteers. Peter Mooney was born 5 February 1886 in Folistown, Dunboyne, Co Meath. Orphaned at age 7, he 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 is from a collection of over ninety surviving letters.