like other men in the lanes of Limerick but his consumption got worse
and he came back to Limerick and now hes dead.
His wife, Galway Jane, followed him, and four of their six children
had to be put into orphanages. The oldest boy, Gerry, ran away and
joined the Irish army,deserted and crossed to the English army.The old-
est girl, Peggy, went to Aunt Aggie and lives in misery.
The Irish army is looking for boys who are musical and would like
to train in the Army School of Music.They accept my brother, Malachy,
and he goes off to Dublin to be a soldier and play the trumpet.
Now I have only two brothers at home and Mam says her family is
disappearing before her very eyes.
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