These letters were sent to Nora from her family when she was recuperating from TB in a sanatorium in Dublin the mid 1940's.
They give a snapshot of life in a rural town , when local trains were still running and WW2 was at an end.
A gossipy description of a local wedding is included with a run down of the people, the occasion and their attire. It is the forerunner of Celebrity Gossip and could grace the pages of any magazine found in a hairdressers today. One wonders was there annoyance that the wedding party had chosen to give their custom elsewhere. Smuggling and the American Army Camp at Castle Archdale are mentioned.
There are plenty of staffing problems with a plea that prayers will be said to find a good orphanage girl and the travelling variety show is described as shocking, which however doesn't stop Des from going every night!
The local police keep a close eye on opening hours and the railway runs on time despite the need to occasionally catch a cattle train.
They give a snapshot of life in a rural town , when local trains were still running and WW2 was at an end.
A gossipy description of a local wedding is included with a run down of the people, the occasion and their attire. It is the forerunner of Celebrity Gossip and could grace the pages of any magazine found in a hairdressers today. One wonders was there annoyance that the wedding party had chosen to give their custom elsewhere. Smuggling and the American Army Camp at Castle Archdale are mentioned.
There are plenty of staffing problems with a plea that prayers will be said to find a good orphanage girl and the travelling variety show is described as shocking, which however doesn't stop Des from going every night!
The local police keep a close eye on opening hours and the railway runs on time despite the need to occasionally catch a cattle train.