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629 1 Jan 1935 – 30 December 1939<br />
Walker ‘Year by Year’ diary for 1935 – 1939, kept by Mary Ryan. Features<br />
brief daily entries recording routine activities, visits and visitors, gardening<br />
work, religious services attended her health and the weather with little<br />
personal reflection or comment e.g. 1 Jan 1937 “Fine morning – evening<br />
colder – went to 8&10 Masses. In afternoon went to see Figgis & had tea with<br />
them. Went to Holy Hour at eight – Fr. Grogan.” In Sept she details a trip to<br />
Paris 3 Sept “ Went to Bon Marche & got hair done in the morning. In<br />
afternoon to Notre Dame & went with Maude to Jardin de Luxembourg. Hot<br />
day. My last in Paris for the present.” On the 1 Sept. 1939 she notes<br />
“Germany declared war on Poland at 4.30 am & started at 5 o.c. Maude & [<br />
] Kelly left by Liverpool boat at night”. The effects of the war are soon felt 14<br />
Sept “Petrol to be rationed from Saturday”.<br />
630 1 Jan 1940 –30 dec 1942<br />
366pp<br />
Walker ‘Year by Year’ diary for 1940 – 1942, kept by Mary Ryan. Features<br />
brief daily entries recording routine activities, visits and visitors, gardening<br />
work, religious services attended her health and the weather with little<br />
personal reflection or comment 3 Jan 1941 “ 1st Friday. Went to early Mass –<br />
hard frost last night- Drained radiator – went to Dublin by 2 oc bus – to Bank<br />
– Chiropodist & made appointment with [P.]Too cold & slippery to go to H.<br />
Hoces” There are only occasional references to the ongoing war e.g. 10 May<br />
1942 2Went to tea at Desmond – Mr & Mrs. Figgis at Glenmalure – went to<br />
coffee with Morris – Mr Churchill broadcast”.<br />
631 1 Jan 1947 – 31 Dec 1951<br />
365pp<br />
Walker ‘Year by Year’ diary for 1947– 1951, kept by Mary Ryan. Features<br />
brief daily entries recording routine activities, visits and visitors, gardening<br />
work, religious services attended her health and the weather with little<br />
personal reflection or comment, e.g. 24 th Feb. 1951 “Went to Dublin and got<br />
cutting from Booth. To Car. In afternoon did my chores & went to enquire for<br />
Dorothy. She rang & has asked me to lunch tomorrow. A cold day.”<br />
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365pp
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