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10.2 Diaries
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608 1925
609 1926
flourishing “The latter is combining mortification with Italian lessons to the
great santification of her professor”. Jokingly suggests Jack get postcards with
“I am alive printed on them & send off two a week” to send to Mary and stop
her worrying.
Small pocket diary belonging to [George Ryan] containing brief daily entries,
mainly relating to the weather and farm and estate work e.g. 13 Jan 1917
“Very cold wind & showers of sleet. Got old paper off walls of Dick’s room.
Killed a pig for the house”. Records also weekly game shot, alcohol consumed
and repairs outstanding. Notes at front record dates and sizes of crop
plantings; a recipe for barley scone; a waterproofing mixture for concrete and
a casualty list of soldiers killed at the front in August taken from The Irish
Times. Notes at the rear record details of farm Income and Expenditure.
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Country Gentleman’s Estate Book and Diary kept by George Ryan. Brief
daily entries record mainly current weather conditions, correspondence sent
and received, and farm work undertaken, e.g. 2 Jan “Very cold wind + heavy
showers. Got better in the afternoon. Heard from Roche. Got apple cordons
from Watson. Wrote for Port & Whiskey to Kelly. An ailing bullock from
Liscrea”. He notes also the comings and goings of family members and
visitors, 15 Jan “Fine bright day Ritchies [grandson] birthday. Had a childs
party” and 16 March “A fine day Gloomy & began work at peach house.
Stephen [Grehan] left for Dublin. New Post Office service began. The
Maddens & Meaghers here for tea worked a short time at gate. A ewe died
had been ailing for a long time. ” Diary features jotted farm accounts at front
and rear.
Country Gentleman’s Estate Book and Diary kept by George Ryan. Brief
daily entries record weather conditions, work on the home farm, daily
activities and business correspondence. Mentions also the health of family
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