From the archives of Helena Dunne

Uncle Ned's Trip Home — July - September 1924

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"By Killarnys Lakes and Del's
Souvenir of our Motor trip Round the
Ring on Tuesday 22 July 1924.
Will you ever forget dear old Killarny
Derrenan Abbey the home of D. O'Connell
Russell the Irish Landlord over whose
remains stood that beautiful Celtic Cross
The dissapearing Mountain. the spot where
Casement did his gun running Dingle
& Kinman Bay's the run by Atlantic
Ocean. which I trust will refresh your
memory in day's to come of our Glorious &
happy holiday together then. Look at
this photo & have a good laugh at the
old Ziff sitting between your dear self
& dear Katie and sometimes think of
poor old Ziff in the land of wattle blossom
far away
Your Uncle Ned"
Lena, Uncle Ned and Kate in the back seat.
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Kate, Uncle Ned, Lena and nobody I know.
 

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"To my darling niece Lena

Since first I received a letter from you some years ago in far away Australia, you kindled and it enshrined in my mind the longing I would one day meet you, and greet you, and my brother (your father), and your sisters. Thanks to God my dream was realised on the 15/7/24 I met you in reality, And I have pleasure in here recording the delightful and happy times I have had in company of yourself and them. Do try and remember the happy and delightful days we spent (and the nights) in our childhoods home when by its fireside we learned to lisp Mama's at our Mother's knee. Now do remember later years, you in youthful bloom, womanhood, I declining years. The happy and delightful days and nights spent in the same old home a few weeks ago and all the other places that you and I spent our happy holidays together to numerous here to record but will always bring happy and fond recollection to me when far away from you, Lena, and you I beg to be good enough and try and recollect.

The time is fast approaching when I'll have to cross the sea
And the parting from you Lena darling
Will be hard and sad for me
But though the ocean will divide us the golden
thoughts of fond and loving memory will entwine
All around us, though far apart we be
But though far from you I roam I will always
Remember our pleasant days at home
You but I never can forget and will always fondly
Remember thee

Your Wuzand[?] Uncle Ned 22/9/24"

I don't know in which direction these shipboard shots were taken.

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Uncle Ned second right

 

 

crewman's cap badge (right)

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