Item 01: Percival Hurley war diary, 29 September 1915-24 September 1916 - Page 142
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to Chant's yarns & more laughing until our sides burst. The bed is good anyway & I soon sample it.
29th July:- Saturday
Up & doing bright & early (7 am) & a good breakfast. All our effects arranged & well brushed by the servant, who is well tipped & the train leaves Killarney station with us bound for Cork, much to our regret. Chant up to his antics as usual with some Irishmen in our carriage & I can't preserve a straight face. The country about here is really beautiful. Coltsman's Castle on the hill near Killarney, by which the Flesk River runs is a fine structure. Over the country, past farms & more green & we reach Mallow at 9-15 am. Change here & arrive at Cork at 10-30 am, passing the old Blarney Castle en route. We had intended to get out here & see the castle first but, listening to Chant's yarns, we passed it. After leaving our kits at Cork station set forth, walking along the main street, took a train to a