Letter from Minnie Daly to Susan Daly, 25 May 1923 Letters 1916-1923 Minnie Daly

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 Kerry County Archives Charlie Daly Collection, P41/6/3/7 https://letters1916.ie/item/5183 English Minnie Daly 1923-05-25 Keelslough, Gortatlea, Kerry, Ireland Susan Daly Female Personal Relations Civil War (1922-1923)

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 P41/6/3/7 Keelslough Gortatlea 26.5.25 Dear Susie it is about time Ithought of answering your letterI lost the address so there ismy excuse for you. I was verysorry to hear you were sickso far from home too andthen about poor Charlie was'ntterrible the poor fellow after allhis time. I suppose you musthave felt it very much I knewyou did not know it for along time after it must bea great shock when you heardit as it was to everyone andwe though he was quite safeThey bore it great at home be there for three or four wksmore. Hanna Connells motherwas buried since too there is noone there now but John Joe andHanna it is very lonely for them.They told me behind that youwould be coming home in June,I hope Miss you will pay us a visitand not spend all your time at home likebefore whatever the attraction will doTomorrow is Molahiffe fair doyou remember the time we wentthere long ago that Nellie toldeverything after coming homeI suppose there will be nothingthere this year. Of coarse youheard about the rifles beinggot in the dump behind andthe dug-out burned informersagain of coarse how greatlythey are everywhere. considering the great shock itwas to them but your poor motherwould grave the stones there isabout half of her there andyour father too feels it very bad.Kathleen Barrett was here fora few days I went back to KnockaneSunday with her and stayed thatnight everyone there are fine thesame as ever May does not go upto the road atal now I left Kathleenbehind after me she is out amonth now from home and shegot another fortnight pon my wordshe is like one on the run shewas at Kilfalney Oakpark Bally-gree and here and now she is atKnockane. Mackie McQuin is inDublin at present she is aftergoing under and operation she isthe Richmond hospital and well I hope the weather will clear upbefore you come home it is afright it is so cold here I supposeits the same in Dublin. I knowyou heard about our Cha. beingarrested and Cronin going in forhim and Cronin and Herlihy beingarrested after so I wont yourhead telling it again to youThere was no raid here now agood bit not with over six weeksI have no more to say hoping tohear from you soon though indeedI dont deserve any letterRemember me to Vera Flemingeveryone here sends you their love I remainyour fond cousinMinnie Daly Minnie Daly Letter from Minnie Daly to Susan Daly, 25 May 1923 Keelslough, Gortatlea, Kerry, Ireland Letter from Minnie Daly to Susan Daly, 25 May 1923