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Quarry House, Thomas Finneran to Elizabeth Murnane 9/12/50

Margaret Finneran to Rose Murnane Daley 1/31/86

Quarry House Ross Common Ireland 9/12/50

Quarry House Ros Sep 12 1950
My Dear Niece Elizabeth
Pardon me for not answering your welcome letters before this. I was waiting to get a ticket for the Cambrideshire sweepstake.
Sep 18 1950
I hope you will be lucky. You could have a good trip if you were lucky. Well Elizabeth I received your nice present suit and ex pants. God bless you. You are so kind to me. I will never forget your kindness the are grand the pants were small at waist. I brought the tailor and he's putting a piece in back the will be then all right. The cloth is lovely thank many time.
Well Elizabeth I am glad you are all well and Rosey Sis Mary Paul is getting better and hope you are not working two hard. Hope all my nephews and nieces is well. The war is terrible but I think it won't last long. The weather is terrrible raining for the last month. Margie is very thankful to yo ufor dress. She would be delighted if you made the trip. She graduated from sec school with honors. She is taking course in short hand and type writing. My wife Margie and Marguerite sends the love and best wishes. Believe me Elizabeth I thank you from my heart so hope I will have the pleasure of seeing you when this war is over.
From your old fond uncle Thomas
write soon

Margaret Finneran to Rose Murnane Daley 1/31/86

New Inn
Ballinsasloe
Co. Galway
Ireland
Jan 31, 1986
Dear Rose
I was delighted to receive your lovely letter. I noted all the news. Poor Elizabeth left everything in good hands when she left them in yours. I hope you have all th things settled up by now. Bridget must be a lovely girl with many degrees.
Margaret Finneran was in hard luck with her health. Elizabeth used to correspond with Rose Finneran, your first cousin occasionally. I wrote to her of Elizabeth's death and she was to write to you. also my daughter Carmel of whom you spoke. She was very close and fond of Elizabeth. She was so good to her when she was in Boston. You will hear from her soon. She lives in England and has three daughters. The oldest (19) has started her 2nd year in teacher training in a Catholic Convent i Southampton (a long way from her home.) She is a lovely girl if I do say so myself. The second girl 18 Rebecca is working in the Bank and Eileen is 17 and going to school. Carmel's husband is Irish of course - Michael Power. They have an engineering business of their own. Started small and gradually reached enough to give them a living. They all went to Catholic Schools.
Well Rose I hope you are well and hope you can take a holiday for yourself. You will need it. Give my love to Lala! How many children have you? I think it was your mother who used to make the lovely apple pies that I used to devour. I had an awful appetite after the trip out from IReland.
I can't get over the history of gall bladder in the family. I was bad enough until I fell on Jan 13th. Was lucky it was not worse. I got a bad bruising, but am O.K. again. I had Elizabeth's name read out for prayers at mass one Sunday. I'm sure she is in heaven and will think of all of use. I never hear from the people in New Jersey. I'm sure alot have passed on.
It would be nice for you to see Ireland sometime, although the climate is bad winter and summer mostly. I often wonder how long I've got, but its hard enought to die too.
Well Rose, dear, write to me. I have not been out in 3 years.
Margaret