Letter from Patrick O'Loughlin to Ellen O'Loughlin, 23 August 1916
to let you know I
arrived all right it
was a Bitter cold Night
going over there was a
heavy fog raised and
the Boat had to go very
slow an the fog horn
going Continually however
it improved as we got to
Greenock so I decided at
going up the Clyde 2 And it was grand so
I did not arrive at M
M. rs. Grahams till 2 o C
in the day and the were
Expecting me And had
Given me up so It was
All right Called on M. rs
Henry And don A bit of
work she has no Nicks
or Boys Clothes nor Cant
get them so I will have
to do the Best I can
sorry for Mary for them
is the very things she told
me to look for hoping 3 yourself and the Kidds
are All right with Best love I remain Paddy 4 Dear Nellie If you intend
to Writ the same
Address M rs. Graham
4 steel st
Glasgow 5 Glasgow 9/7/21 Dear Paddy We are in Glasgow this Week
got your Mother to go away at
last she is Enjoying it very
much the Weather is grand we are
not going Home till next Weeks so I
thought i rite and let you know
hoping you are keeping in the Best
of Health With very Best Love
A letter from Patrick O'Loughlin (1875 - 1937) to his wife Ellen (1881- 1964). Patrick made a number of trips to a Mrs C. Henry in Glasgow to purchase goods from the shop. This letter was written while on one of those trips and refers to the journey over and the goods he intended to buy. Included is a postcard of an image of Patrick and Ellen that was posted at a later date.Patrick and Ellen ran a small shop at 39 Lower Kevin Street in Dublin, selling second-hand clothes/boots/shoes.
How to cite
Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__5930.html)
- Place
- Dublin
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- Place
- 4 Steel Street, Glasgow, Scotland
- Mentioned in
- Letter from Patrick O'Loughlin to Ellen O'Loughlin, 23 August 1916