Kelleher (continued)
2
home. still it is a fine thing to see
(page 2)
all the dear ones wonce again. I wish I
could see my folks again I wrote to my
sister when I heard you was going home
I though (t) I would see you again but no
I had a letter from my sister shortly
after telling me to write to her in
return and tell her when you was
comming but I did not write sence
I am writting to her now
I would Love if you call to see her
also my Father & Mother as they worry
all ways about me. this is no shit
they think I am in the bread line or
some thing when I dont write often
the Job I was holding down when
(page 3)
you left new york I got can (n)ed, not for
being (cocked?) but it seames to me some
one most dear was waiting in the back
line. I wandered around for a fue weeks
I met Mike 0 Callahan he gave me
a letter to Mr Cocks the Supt of
the lessington ave street cars for a
Job as a Condoctor it was a hard thing
for me to keep from laughing while he
was writting it, and he used to keep
looking at me Crowley was their the
same day Well he said you are all
right now you have a Job you are
working for Mike again
(page 4)
Well, any way, I got no Job their, they
were taking no men on only Experence (d)
rail road men. after that we left in
bad friends again he heard that I said
I was carring letters for him again
Tim Lyons, New York City, to John Kelleher, Inniscarra, County Cork, 17 July 1933
Description
Tim Lyons writes to John Kelleher expressing his sadness of the latter's return home and asks his old friend to assure his family that he is not on the breadline in New York. Lyons shares intimate details of his relationships with mutual female friends with Kelleher and gives news of accquaintances. He asks Kelleher to write back and wishes him well. [Letter is poorly but colourfully written].
Date
17/07/1933
Date Issued
27/03/2023
Resource Type
Text
Archival Record Id
p155/110/1
Publisher
University of Galway
Extent
18pp
Topic
Lyons and Kelleher Letters
Geographic
New York City,New York (state),United States,Inishcarra,Cork (county),Ireland
Temporal
Twentieth century,Nineteen thirties
Genre
Letter,Transcription,Reproduction
Note
Title and transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller. Description by University of Galway.
