| Title: | McMahon Glynn, Patrick to Glynn, Ellen, 1874 |
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| ID | 4351 |
| Collection | Patrick McMahon Glynn: Letters to his family (1874-1927) [Gerald Glynn O'Collins] |
| File | glynn/1 |
| Year | 1874 |
| Sender | McMahon Glynn, Patrick |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | student |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Destination | Gort, Co. Galway, Ireland |
| Recipient | Glynn, Ellen |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 280 |
| Genre | travelling |
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| Transcript | Hotel du Prince Albert, 5, Rue St. Hyacinthe St. Honoré, le 23th [August] 1874. My dear Mama, I returned yesterday night from Lourdes, and was too tired to write to you as I was thirty hours in 'the train'. The Pilgrimage was very large, there being upwards of 1500 pilgrims from Paris, besides 2000 from Nimes whom we met at Lourdes. Lourdes is very prettily situated among a range of hills which run from the Pyrenees and nearly entirely consists of religious bookshops, lodging houses and hotels. I found it very hard to get a bed, but at last managed to get half another fellow's. I drank the water, and took a bath, and feel something better, but as there were only 8 persons cured out of the whole 3000, I could not expect to be one of the number, as they were models of Piety and holiness. I bleed a great deal from the nose now and then but not much for the last few days; I think it has done my head good. Everything is astir here in 'Paris' same as every other day, theatres, shops etc. all open. I have some Photographs of Lourdes which will give you an idea of what it is; I gave ten shillings to the Cure of Lourdes to say one Mass for Papa and another for myself. You will be surprised to hear none of the Priests or People at Lourdes speak English, and even can't hear [a] Foreigner's confession without special permission, but I managed to get confession. I hope you are all well and with fond Your affectionate son, Patrick Glynn. PS I leave tomorrow night or Tuesday morning. |
