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True Celt.

Ledwige was born in a little cottage in Slane in 1891, and began writing verse when a lad. But the village people would have none of him. It was only when he took his book to Lord Dunsany and read his poems and

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impolitic to discourage the reclamation of the waterless country by any thing like a rack rent.  The fact of such country being so long unoccupied shews that its value is very small.  It takes time (many years in dry

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Monday 22 July [1918]
Up at 9. Raining & blowing all day. Worked in the office all day. In the evening went to the Elliott's place & played cards.

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1917 Friday 18 May

Jock, Mac & I go for a walk in afternoon to Souverain Moulin a most enchanting time The beautiful hills, fields & all loveliness. Wimille. Snapshots. Cafe &

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June Friday 22 1917

An easier night on the ward. Only traversed 15 miles last night.
Jock Mac & self went for trip to Le Portel this afternoon. Fishing village with plenty stink. Jock

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1917 Monday 3 Sept.

Lights switched out 10.30 p.m. – Enemy aeroplane raid. Bombs dropped on Boulogne but more near here.
Took the lassie to Wimille tea at Madame's thence walked to Happy

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Thursday 14 Feb.
Frost & O'Brien out to see how the joints were. O.K.

Day in. Writing evening.

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Monday 25 Feb.
Put BN route on the board at G.R. Finished off joints. Home about 1.30. Afternoon easy.

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