Urker,
                                                             Crossmaglen,
                                                               Ireland
                                                                 21.3.21

My Dearest Sally [1] ,

                On Friday I got from Slieveroe little Peggie's [2] photo.  She is a dear little girl and looks strong and healthy.  I hope she has started to walk. I hope Mary and the boy are all right.  She will be kept far too busy for health or happiness I fear.  There should be a law made to prevent people from having babies oftener than once in six years.  Then they would be a pleasure instead, as is often the case, of being a hard trial.  I hope you are keeping fit for all you have to do.  I often think how well I am off beside any of us.  I have Anne O'Hare [3] to dress or undress me and Molly McCullagh [4] to cook dainties for me.  I lie in bed for breakfast every day since I got this cold at Xmas time and have never got rid of.  It is nice to have your nephew for company to Clair [5] and you. I have not seen my Molly [6] since November.  She was here then for my birthday - 76 How many I have seen pass away.  I had Maggie [7] for a week lately.  She is looking well.  She was sad to think of George [8] who will soon be dead two years.  Bessie Brown [9] is wonderfully well just now.  No sign of peace in Ireland.  We need another Cromwell.

    I cannot write much I get so tired and my sight is dim

                         Fond love.  Yr ever
                                        Mary Griffin [10]

P.S.  Sally Gilmore [11] is in Dublin