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Irvinestown
Monday My Dearest Nora, I’m a long time about writing to you, but dear Nora this is a depressing house at the moment; everybody gone out of it; if you were around itself as you were other years running in and out. I miss you terribly. Mrs. Mahon from Ballymagroarty is here for a week now. She is going home tomorrow. She not a bad old craythur ; sits round the fire , keeps washing up the dishes and carrying in sticks for the fire. She prays the whole fore noon in the chapel. John brought her down to see your house; he had a fire on in the sitting room. She is talking about the grandeur of it ever since and says weren’t they great to buy all that grand furniture. I had a phone call from Hugh. He says he is lonely out here; nobody but himself and the old P.P. is very kind to him ‘ tho Joe says it is promotions for him when the bishop is letting him out from under his eyes and must think him responsible when he is trusting him only to the P.P. Besides the Bishop says out in the country is better for his health and he won’t have to climb those ‘closes’. Kevin was home last weekend in great form. I hadn’t a line from Vin since you saw his last letter, not had I a phonecall from him. I don’t know what he is about at all and I wrote to him too. You should write to him and tell him I’m worrying. The worst of all now is Miss Maisie is leaving me; says she is going to Fintona. Those Omagh ones have just ruined her and she is all cheeky and quite independent. If she leaves I’m certainly not letting her have all those ? or Eileen’s clothes either. I have written to that orphanage in Newry today but I fear it will be hard to get any person. You should ask those priests could they recommend me to any institution where I could get a little girl over 14 years. They would know of places. Pray hard Nora that I will be successful and that I get a person truthful and honest and kind. Business is very flat and quiet; pray that it will improve. It was great to hear of you getting on so well; please God you will be better than ever. I hope things won’t change now that Sr. Elizabeth is departed; John says he rather liked her. John seems quite happy and it is great to have his company in the house; himself and Dermot turn in early every night. He is minding
your plant and it is doing alright. I keep warning him to light at least one fire in the kitchen every day to keep the house dry. There was a bit of a ‘do’ in the town here on Sat. night; the finale of Thanksgiving week. We got an extension up to 10 O’clock. The town was all floodlights; there was a little extra business but the town is dead all the week. I gave Mollie back the clucking hen. Be careful of yourself now Nora as the weather is getting cold. It is apity that you are not getting the injections. John will be with you soon again D.V. Now be bright and cheerful, all will be well and pray for us all, especially that I get help. Heaps of love and kisses. Mammie |