Kelleher (continued)
5
is good natured any way and he is not the kind to
tell you straight that he got nothing in (vew?)
Jim is a verry nice lad much nicer than Dan and
Joan will be the boss of the house in a fue more
(page 9)
years. it will be as good as a dog fight to see
her poke the old Lady I was over their
a fue times and she is as wickit as a
bag of cats. I surprised Mike this
Summer back I was in great friends
with the Wife she would give me
any thing if I side with her, but leave
leave (sic) that to me I would swear she
would Let me up on her she liked
me so well, but I did not go their
now in a good while. the beer is
after swelling her up terrible. Mike
would want the handle of a rake now
if he ever go for his hide
Mr Crowley is well over his
fit now he is as strong as a
(page 10)
bull again. he two got some belly
he is like he would be in fole (i.e., foal?) well
he is a great sport (any way) he often speaks of
() in orig.
you and the tares ye used to go no (sic: on)
before you left. Well Christ almighty
I dont know what saved him when the
bed went in fire he said, Well you
should Enjoy him, and the (Clint?) he
call Anna. their is no sport sence you
left. I told him I went to see anna and
he said to me I supose you screwed her
and I said yes. Well Christ mighty you
are a great wh(o)re, if you knocked her up what
will you do, he says, then you should
hear him. Well he is OK I go to
see him often and Enjoy his company
normal(ly)
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.