Seamus Fitzgerald Descriptive List (Ref. PR6)

PR6/

living on her own and somewhat down, commenting "It's a dreary existence because everything to my mind is business jealousy". Someone stopped visitors to their boat warning them to watch their cash, but she comments "People will have no luck for their malice" and declares she will do her best for Michael [Fitzgerald]. Mentions the accidental shooting by a Free State patrol of the eldest of the Roches. She had a letter from May Buckley inquiring about him but she hasn't written back. 8pp

150 1 March 1923

Letter from Ciss O'Connor giving news of Fitzgerald's mother and commenting on how well he made the bags "You are really marvellous I did not think any of your sex possessed such patience". Adds there is talk of peace and comments how she would like to see them all home again. She gives some local news and fumes about her brother-in-laws lack of patriotism. Very few American's are visiting Cobh, and she likens them to peaches in summer. 4pp

151 4 July 1923

Letter from Ciss O'Connor apologising to Fitzgerald for not sending on a parcel that week, as her sister got married. Called on to make a toast at the wedding breakfast she proclaimed to " remarking people were quite taken aback. Gives general news, she is not interested so is not going to the Cork Show and remarks life is going on as normal in Cobh "the usual Saturday night musicians still waste their lungs, trying to make a few pence". She declares she fell in love " with one of your sex" who had beautiful blue eyes and no moustache "Roughly speaking he was about one year old".

152 7 July 1923

Letter from Ciss O'Connor to Fitzgerald bemoaning she has just heard he cannot receive parcels even though she was sending some regularly. She inquires about his health and pokes fun at his new name "Seamus". Gives local news and sends on good wishes. 2pp Letter from Ciss O'Connor teasing Fitzgerald for not writing to her and exhorting him not to criticise her letter as at least they show she cares. Muses would she know him if she saw him and encloses a small mirror so he can see his moustache. There was a fire

153 10 July 1923

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