A Family at War: Mary Martin’s Diary, 1 January – 25 May 1916

[isadore]

Just heard about this today

The Diary of Mary Martin

http://dh.tcd.ie/martindiary/

A Family at War: Mary Martin’s Diary, 1 January – 25 May 1916 is an online scholarly edition of the Diary of Mary Martin, a widow and mother of twelve children, living in the affluent Dublin suburb of Monkstown.

Mary wrote the diary to her son Charlie, a soldier with the Royal Dublin Fusilierswho went missing in action on the Salonika front, in the hope that one day he would return home and be able to read it.

Set against the backdrop of the Easter Rising and the First World War, the diary chronicles the daily activities of Mary, her family, friends and relatives.

[tipperary]

Thanks isadore for the link just see the story on 6pm news on rte looks to be a good read.john

[Don]

Very Interesting indeed well worth a read