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Letter from Patrick Fogarty to his mother, 8 September 1916

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<date><hi rend="underline">8<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> September</hi> 1916.</date>
<salute>My dear Mother</salute>
My time has come round again to
<lb/> write home, and it gives me great pleasure, as I am
<lb/> sure you are expecting one every morning.
I hope you are all in the best of health and going
<lb/> on well. I am very glad to see by your letter that
<lb/> John has taken over Mr Doyle workshop and hope he
<lb/> is going on well and has plenty of work. I suppose
<lb/> trade is a bit dull at present.
Dear Mother I hope you are not worrying about me
<lb/> as I am in the best of health Thank God.
Tell Father I am very sorry to hear about Robin and
<lb/> hope he is quite well now. I hope Tom will be home<lb/> soon and is in the best of health.it was very <sic>thoughtfull</sic><lb/> of him to send home his card, for you to get what money
<lb/> he had saved. Remind him in your next letter to tell
<lb/> Mockay I was asking for him.
I will be very glad to have the Photo's of you all as
<lb/> you mentioned in your last letter. if you have not
<lb/> them taken yet or are waiting for news from Tom
<lb/> dont be in a hurry to <sic>answered</sic> my letter. Tell
<lb/> Grandmother and Shames and all at home I was
<lb/> asking for them. also if you ever see Mrs P Fogarty
<lb/> or Frank <del>the</del> tell them I was asking for them all
I left my watch at Arbour Hill Barracks. I am <del>get</del>
<lb/> sure any day you could call up there you could get
<lb/> it you could give it tp John. I left my overcoat in
<lb/> the house on Cabra Road but I suppose it was
<lb/> taken away by the military. I filled up a form<pb/>

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Letter from Patrick Fogarty to his mother, 8 September 1916

Allen Library

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