1 Dunree Sun Dear Mother, I'm afraid I've been
rather bad about writing
specially as I've had so many
letters lately. Many thanks
for the mits they are really
grand and if we have
much more weather like
we had up till a few days
ago we I shall be very glad of
them, but I really hardly
think there'll be much colder
weather than that even at 2 Dunree.
It was freezing hard right through the day. I must say Jack's news
was quite unexpected to me.
I was wondering when I
heard of his visit to Burnaby
Lodge — but I must say I did
not get to the explanation. I am so glad for Jack
He's certainly lucky to get May.
I do hope he's in for some
good luck now — he surely
deserves it — poor old Jack. I wish I was at home now
or had been. I wonder when
Jack will next get leave.
I have come to the conclusion
that I don't ask enough for leave.
I think I surely ought to get
some about Christmas time. Fitzgerald is here now a
very nice man he seems.
though he has already asked
many times where the
nearest lunatic asylum is
and remarked when he
had been here two days that
it seemed two months. It certainly seems to me
six since I came back from
Glendalough — though I believe
its only a fortnight really 3 Fitzgerald is a Wicklow man
the one Mullins knew and
comes I believe from Glenowen.
Will you please tell about
Glenowen and why the name
seems so like home to me? The apples arrived in
splendid condition they were
really beautifully packed and
Lowry deserves great credit
I think : the apples were much
appreciated and are already
nearly finished. Also the jelly
and if the rate of consumption
is any test - there certainly isn't
much wrong. The mess say its
the best jelly they've tasted.
I got nothing much in Dublin
but intend soon to try and
find a dentist in Derry — if
so I'd get various things I
want. The last day off I had I went
to a little lake fairly high up
on the hills to see if it was
bearing. — It was very nearly
bearing in places but the thaw
now will have melted all that. It is hard work trudging through
the snow but it has almost
all gone now. If you go back to Tyronny
and any of my contoured 1
maps of Wicklow etc turn 4 up I should be very glad to
have them some time when
it's not too much bother. By the way to what address
shall I send the wrist watch.
I think I must send it though
I shall be lost without it. It was very good of Cousin
Frank to sendthink of sending
me that book, though to tell
you the truth I haven't the
faintest idea what he was
talking about. However I should
be much interested and grateful
if he would like to send it. Well now maybe I'm rather
stupid with sleep after last
night on watch anyway I
think I'll stop now. I think
I answered all questions haven't
I. Your ever loving Charlie 5 Mrs Wynne
The Cottage
Glendalough
Co.Wicklow 6 Ubique
quo fas et gloria ducunt