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Athleague County Roscommon 13 March 1985

Dear Richard

I am writing to you hoping to find you in good health. we are all in good health andin the best of form. Richard, I intended to write to you but I was waiting to see margaret. She told me Aunt Maria (Hogan) was married to Pat Noonan from Ballygar, County Galway. They had two boys Johney and Roger. Johney was the eldest. 3 girlsd, May, Anna and Bridget and another (margaret thinks) that died young. so it looks as if Johney Noona was on the Hogan's side. Richard, now my turn to my own family. I was born and reared here and worked all my life on the farm