August 22, 1910

From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 14 Webster Avenue, Allston, Mass, U.S.A.

My dear Frank,

I received your most welcomed letter this morning as was very glad to hear from you. I was looking out for a letter this long time I was going to write but it is lucky that I didn't. The weather here is very bad for the last 3 weeks or so. We had our Bishop in town yesterday George got confirmed. I was confirmed 3 years ago. Mrs Dillane died on the 12th Aug. and was buried in Duagh on 14th Annie and I went to the wake on Saturday night. father was going to go but George would not stop in the house alone with our Apprentice. Annie stoped in the country then for a week to keep them company all the boys were at home. Was I telling you that we had a new apprentice he is Doran from Corrig he is a cousin to the one we had before, he is about the greenest fellow I ever came across I don't think I have very much chance of getting holidays this year with him, Ned Carroll that we had before has got a splendid place down in County Waterford and he may thank father for it. His father Pat Carroll I don't know if you knew him died on the 15 July. Father did not say anything about Annie since, it would be time as you say that she was doing something for herself. We could manage very well without her for George knows something about the shop now. They are all well out at Tullig. Have you got any more music, I am going to get all those pieces bound together when I get some more of them we can get them done for nothing father got all his music books beautifully done one of our paper agents that done them. Write as soon as possible again I remain
Your loving sister Mai.

June 6, 1910

From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St., Allston, Mass, U.S.A.

My dear Frank,

I received your most welcomed letter a few days ago and was very glad to hear from you. The weather is not what it should be for this time of the year. Well did you meet the Parkinson's I believe that it was about 12 oclock in the night that the ship landed let me know in the next letter if you met them. I got a letter from Mrs Morris the week before I got your she sent me a half sovereign for my birthday which was on the 27th May I was 18 years then I also got a nice locket. the apprentice Ned Carroll has left us since last Wednesday. he has got a place at Bailys in Tralee and indeed we are not sorry after him for we were sick of watching him, his mother is trying to get a cousin of his in here now the boss said he would take him if he get a fee with him Mrs Carroll says they are willing to pay a fee of L10 pound with him he is coming in tomorrow till we see him. I think we would be better off without him for any of these fellows around the place don't suit us a stranger would be a lot better for then he would have none of his friends and neighbours soaping him up. We have taken a photo of the house with father the dogs and I in front of the house I am going to send one of them to you when we get them. The 4th July is coming on and would you send us some flags you did not send us any for the last few years. send them as soon as you get this letter so we will have them in time. and don't forget to send me that music you promised me. I don't think I have any more to say so I will close Hoping to hear from you very soon again
I remain
Your loving sister
Mai.

If you have any newspapers send them over for I have nothing to read lately.

Mrs Morris is thinking of coming home this summer I hope she does. her father would like very much if she come.

August 4, 1908

From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St., Allston. Mass. U.S.A

My dear Frank,

I received your letter yesterday morning and was very glad to hear from you. We are all quite well and we have some splendid weather here. We got the papers all right. Our vacation is nearly over now we will have to go back to school next Monday, George was out at Connor's for the last two weeks. I could not go out in the country atall as I had to stop in the shop, because father was doing up the house and we can't trust young Carroll in the shop by himself. I got two of my teeth taken out last Friday I am taking out some more to day, he told me I had not a single good tooth in my head except 6 or 7 of the lower ones, it is Dr. Lane that is taking them out. Matt Behan died since I wrote to you last. Last Saturday week he felt a little sick in the morning and said that he would stop in bed for awhile, in the evening they saw that he was getting worse so they sent for the three Dr's, and on Sunday morning about 9 o'clock he died, he had something wrong with his stomach. I will send some post cards this week. I hope you will not forget to send me some more books as I would like to pass the time away, it is very dull to be in the shop with nothing to do sometimes. We did not get a letter from Mrs Morris for a long time now. We had the annual sports here last Thursday they were a dead failure. there was no crowd here as they were held on a Thursday the weather was to warm and they were trying to get their hay saved. I am sending you another one of my photos I hope you will be able to get one of them enlarged. I hope you will answer this very soon again and don't forget the post cards.

I remain
Your loving sister
May

December 2, 1907

From: George Gleasure, Listowel
To: Joseph Gleasure, 28 Herrick St., Brighton, Mass. U.S.A.

Dear Joe,

iam taking the opportunity of writing you afew lines hoping your selfe and Frank is well and in good health as we all are at present here all the friends are all well also ihad your letter some time ago but neglected writing to you as isee both of your letters from time to time by the lads isent you the papers about the tralee and listowel races but ibelieve it was to Frank they addressed them but it was all the same isuppose you see them we had another rces this year as the second day broke down and come torrents of rain in amanner that the bridge was carried away that night and was carried out to sea and lost for good they past off very well without any accident and was a great success as far as money was conserned my selfe and the young lad was in to the trallee races and had agood time and fine weather it is noting but rain and bad weather since the listowel races in fact we have put in awinter since ihave got a boy in the shop since september young Carrol patt Carrolls son isuppose you new Ned he was up at scanlons for a month on trial and run away from them he tells me that he could not hold there as they had him doing every thing he was partly broke in when igot him he is smarter than ithough and very easy lernt if he conducts himselfe he is avery good boy he has grown to be nearly aman since he came in fact he has surprised the people and is verry correct about change any of the other lads is as active now as any body you could find they would surprise you now on account of the practice since you went ibought a new cash register over amonth ago from an agent that was exhibiting in town it is asplendid article it cost twelve guinnes and was the cheapest he had they were as high one hundred and fifty it makes up all accounts adds up the money so as there is no trouble but count is and it makes every body careful it surprised me the register is all ways locked and no body can tamper with cash that is registered in fact it makes every body honest icouldnt risk throwing money into adrawer before outsiders iwas surprised to hear that you had to have all your upper teeth out you must have suffered fritful and to have them all out let us know when you get them in how you get along with them. Mrs Morris in in detroit is very anxious to know about ye in boston iwill be writing to Frank one of those days and will tell him about her as she wants hime to write to her. ithink the job you have is avery dangerous thing you want to mind your selfe as there is somany accidents in that clas of work if you could get at office work some way ithink it would be the thing for you even if you had to work for small pay for while you would make it tell in the end now as iwill not be likley to write to you any more this year ihope you will have amerry christmas and ahappy new year

George Gleasure Kerry Listowel Ireland To Joseph Gleasure

October 30, 1907

From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel, Co. Kerry
To: Frank Gleasure, 28 Herrick Street, Brighton, Mass. U.S.A.

Dear Frank,

Just a few lines to let you know that I received your letter a few days ago and was glad to hear from you.  We are getting very bad weather over here now, we are all in good health as I hope you and Joe are two.  We have got Ned Carroll at the shop now for the last six or seven weeks, his brother Henry is not very well for the last week or ten days the priest and Doctor is attending him.  I don't think he will do by what I hear them saying.  We have got another new teacher she seems to be something better than the last one we had.  I did not go to the races this year but all the others went to them.  Ned and I had to stop and mind the place because father went to the island two days.  There was a great scuffle the first evening of the races in the shop but the police were outside the door and they soon put a stop to it.  I went out in the evening of each day for about an hour and a half.  We had the big fair last Monday there was a great crowd of people in town.  The three of us were kept busy the whole till about 8 oclock in the evening Did you get the fiddlers photo that I send in my last letter  I suppose you got the papers that I sent you a short time ago  I will close now as I have no more to say at present.  Hopeing to hear from you soon again I remain

Your loving sister
May

P.S Fathers sister said that she would like you to write to her.