thanks Turtle, 'tis a song I sing meself when the humour strikes ......... On 21 May 2012 20:52, Turtle Bunbury (History) <[email protected]>wrote: > All these letters makes me think of a wonderful and very moving ballad > called Kilkelly which is based on letters home from America. There's many > versions of it but I like this one by Mick Moloney - > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADfrQzzS74 ... there's some background to > the song here at > http://www.irishidentity.com/extras/roots/stories/kilkelly.htm > > > Turtle Bunbury > > www.turtlebunbury.com > > Old Fort, Tobinstown, Tullow, Co. Carlow, Ireland > Mob: + 353 - (0) 87 - 6453 486 Skype: turtle1847 > www.facebook.com/turtle.bunbury > > > On 21 May 2012, at 20:25, michael purcell wrote: > > > 1852 letter from Edward Hughes living in Summit, Cambria County, > > Pennsylvania, USA to his brother Lawrence Hughes in Fredericton, New > > Brunswick. > > To Lawrence Hughes > > Fredericton, > > New Brunswick. > > America > > > > July 11, 1852 > > > > Dear Lawrence. Your long wished for letter at length arrived in due time > > after its date but circumstances > > > > did not permit me to write sooner. I buried one of my girls last February > > who was then ten months sick > > of consumption. > > She was a fine girl of sixteen years old and buried two younger ones of > two > > years old shortly > > > > before, a boy and a girl, so I hope I have three before me in heaven and > I > > have eight left, four boys and > > four girls as fine looking children as you would wish to see. > > We are all in good health now, thank God for > > > > it. I am very happy to hear that you and your fine family are doing so > > well. I have purchased 77 acres of > > > > good land in a fine Catholic settlement. It is worth now one hundred > > dollars. I am not able yet to go live > > on it as there is but little of it cleared. I some times think of selling > > it to go live in the west. > > There is a fine colony of settlers from Carlow in lowa State sent out by > > Rev. James Heigher and they have fine schools there now for boys and > girls. > > I think dear Lawrence if we would go there it would be a fine chance > forour > > children but I am afraid it is not healthy there. > > If you could procure a Catholic almanac you would find out about the > > settlement. > > > > Your friend Tierney is dead. He died in some of the western states and I > > have not seen any of the ahers > > > > this long time. There is a great deal of railroads making here but the > most > > degrading characters work on > > > > them now. Some of this is a discgace to the land that gave them birth. > > > > Dear Lawrence, write to me soon again and let me know how you are getting > > along and let me know > > > > how Mary and the children are. If you know anything of Edward Fitzhenry > let > > me know. Also I would like > > > > to hear of his attendance to his religious duty because if we do not > > practice what we are taught to > > > > believe we are no better than the heathen or the publican. > > > > It is a painful thing for me to write as I am not very quick at it. I am > > sending a letter to Bridget now. Mary > > > > and the children joins me in love to you and your Mrs. and children. > > > > Still I remain your ever affectionate brother. > > > > Edward Hughes > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message