Letter from Mary McDonagh to her daughter-in-law Annie McDonagh, early 1920 Letters 1916-1923 Mary McDonagh

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This is a personal letter belonging to the McDonagh family. It was written by the contributor's great grandmother, probably born around 1860. Mary McDonagh had 12 children. The eldest was born in 1883 and the contributor's grandfather was born in 1892. This letter enquires about the baby, the contributor's father, born in 1919. The envelope has not been preserved.

 McDonagh Family Private Collection https://letters1916.ie/item/6611 English Mary McDonagh 1920 Roundstone, Co Galway, Ireland Annie McDonagh Ireland Female Personal Relations

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 RoundstoneCo Galway Dear Annie I now take pleasure in writingyou these few lines hoapingyou & the baby are well. Iam very sorry to have hearda very bad news fromAmerica. I had a letter lastweek & it said Ellie diedafter two days illness. Shewas the youngest girl I had& I miss her very much as 2/ we were expecting herhome in March. I hope Joeis well tell him to write& let us know how he is gettingon. The weather is frightfulstormy & wet here at present& the place is ever so dull.We are all longing for thesummer to come as weexpect to see you & the babyfor a while. There is a verybad cold passing here now& nearly every body areeffected from it. 3. Michael is gone to Englandthis past sixweeks & isdoing well. I have notheard from James thispast Month he is inScotland. Mamie is stillat home & is keeping well.I don’t think she has anynotions for travelingso soon again. Rememberme to your Parents and friendstell them we all sendour comploments to them.Mary wishes to be remembered 4) to you and the baby. I hopeit is getting strong now.Dear Annie I have nomore to say in this letterhoaping its contentsfinds yous all well.I will now close withfondest love from yourloving Mother Mary McDonagh X X X X X X X XXX To Baby X X X X X X X X X Mary McDonagh Letter from Mary McDonagh to her daughter-in-law Annie McDonagh, early 1920 Roundstone, Co Galway, Ireland Letter from Mary McDonagh to her daughter-in-law Annie McDonagh, early 1920 Ireland Letter from George A. Lyons to the Honorary Secretary of Sinn Féin, 5 April 1916Letter from Seán Mac Diarmada to Tom Clake, 5 April 1916Letter from Michael O'Riordan to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 12 May 1916Letter from Eoin McNeill to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 18 April 1916Letter from R. Barry O'Brien to Bishop Edward Thomas O'Dwyer, 12 February 1916Letter from Mairín Ní Ribhógh to James Ryan, 2 August 1916Letter from ‘One of the Hard Pressed’ to Mr. Samuel, 28 July 1916Letter from Emma Duffin to her aunts, 9 January 1916, Letter from Arthur to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 14 January 1916Letter from Fr. C. F. Maher to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 16 April 1916Letter from Michael O'Riordan to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 23 October 1916Letter from Michael O'Riordan to the Right Rev. Monsignor Denis Hallinan, 23 October 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 4 February 1916.Letter from Father Willie Doyle S.J. to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 25 January 1916Letter from Father Willie Doyle S.J. to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 25 February 1916Letter from Father Willie Doyle S.J. to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 31 December 1915Letter from Father Willie Doyle S.J. to Mai, 22 January 1916Letter from Father Willie Doyle S.J. to Mai, 11 February 1916Letter from MW O'Reilly to 'A Cara', 1 June 1916Letter from Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 1 March 1916Letter from Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 10 March 1916Letter from Nora Ring to Susan Daly, March 1923Letter from Douglas Campbell (later Major General Sir Douglas Campbell) to his sister Catherine Agnes Meta Campbell (later Wetherall), 28 October 1917Letter from William Upton Tyrrell to Victoria Mary Tyrrell, 19 November 1919Letter from Mary McDonagh to her daughter-in-law Annie McDonagh, early 1920