| Title: | Mahony, Philip to Shanahan, Lar, 1890 |
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| ID | 4291 |
| Collection | Oceans of Consolation [D. Fitzpatrick] |
| File | oceans/53 |
| Year | 1890 |
| Sender | Mahony, Philip |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | yardsman |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Destination | Co. Cork, Ireland |
| Recipient | Shanahan, Lar |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers-in-law |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 273 |
| Genre | news, decease |
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| Transcript | [September 1890: first half of sheet missing] . . . in the same place at St Patricks, he told us he saw a Priest drop dead & afterwards saw the Blessd Virgin walk towards him taking him by the hand & raised him to life. Before he got bad at all Kate one night saw her mother in a dream, she thought she had a few angry words with her. Then your mother went straight into the room where he slept, stooped over him & Kissed him. Ever afterwards he was not well. My Poor Johney's last words were Mother you Keep my watch & dont be crying. He was so very fond of his Mother that he Could not bear her to be away from him one minute. So now we feel sad & lonley after him, my life is a misery to me & to his Poor mother after his nineteen years & three months. His name was John Laurence because he was very near twelve months before being baptised & Kate was always saying he had a head like you & truly it was so, & therefore his name. On yesterday Sunday we laid some flowers on his grave, & shed some silent tears over him who was loved by all that Knew him. You will let Poor Father & sister Know of our sad loss. John was telling me Poor Tom Quirk died. Poor Fellow many a happy day we spent together. Give our fond love to Mrs & Family. I would like to say more but cant for the present. Yours fondly Phil --- Please excuse this wr[it]ing |
