| Title: | Anna Martin Cook to her sister Clara |
|---|---|
| ID | 1660 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Martin Cook, Anna/19 |
| Year | 1929 |
| Sender | Martin Cook, Anna |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | aboard the S.S. Duchess of Atholl |
| Destination | North America |
| Recipient | Martin, Clara |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
| Source | James McLeister 236 Craigs Road, Cullybackey, Ballymena, Co. Antrim |
| Archive | See Source above |
| Doc. No. | 712002 |
| Date | 22/6/1929 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JMullan 10/12/2007 |
| Word Count | 488 |
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| Transcript | To her sister Clara in 1929 WRITTEN BY ANNA MARTIN COOK CANADIAN PACIFIC S.S DUCHESS OF ATHOLL June 22 1929 My dear Clara and Lee:- London is a fine old city so ancient with its old churches and places of Royalty. We had a nice visit in Ireland with our distant cousins. drove out to Cullabackey [Cullybackey?] on to the old place where father was born rocks mark the foundation of house where he was born and an end wall, now used as part of a rock wall, still stands and is part of house they lived in when leaving for America, a little farm of about 20 acres divided in to smaller tracts by hedge fence trimmed low. it stands back of farm owened [owned?] of [Page 2] McMasters and the old rock quarry that father speaks of. They have a long one & half story [storey?] house with barn attached to rear where the cows and goats are milked and fed or any other animals they may have. They cook on an open fireplace in iron kettles, stone floor in kitchen and half doors for outside ones, so that only part may be open at once. McMasters have five children 2 boys in early twenties and Jean 19 years old a pretty country girl, Anna 15 and Agnes 12. Since her fifth the mother has been an invalid sitting by fireplace, for she does not walk. her name is Anna too. her two sisters [Page 3] Lizzie a widow and Agnes Martin who never married, live with her. (Mrs McMaster I mean) well we had a time to understand them but got in a lot of talking. It rained as I expected but we got around any way. We went to Craigs Parish Church (Episcopal) where Grandfather Martin was buried no mark is there and plot has been reused because Grandma sold it when leaving for America. its a lovely little spot thou [though?], a high stone wall all around church yard and lots of pretty schrubs, [shrubs?] trees & flowers. the stone church is very pretty and is yet in splendid repair. Built before 1840 nearly a hundred years ago and can be used for generations yet it looks. Ill tell you more when I get back [Page 4] Had a good passage over the Irish Sea to Liverpool met with car and driver a fine big foreign made Minerva Auto, good driver and we drove thru [through?] Wales and England down here stopping to see old castles churches and many interesting things. London is wonderful ancient city, have seen the changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace. The House [Houses?] of Parliament, Tower of London, British Museum, St Pauls church, Westminster Abby [Abbey?] and many other places Yesterday drove to Oxford to see the Universities there. Stopped at Windsor to see Windsor Castle where King George & Queen Mary are in residence, we were only allowed to go into outer grounds but had good view of castle. We leave here 25th. Girls are having dandy time, lots of love Anna (This letter was written by Americans visiting Ireland in 1929 and writing back to family in America.) Document transcribed by Alisdair Moran. Checked by CMcIvor. |
