Tuesday, 7 March, 1916
Shrovetide 1, the ring was nearly for—
gotten in the pancakes2 but was
smuggled in somehow. Desmond got
it.
Another very cold day. Ethel & I did
not relish turning out to go to a
Musical party at Mrs Brereton Barry’s
Nevertheless we enjoyed all right — when
we got there. The music was very good
Mona Moran sang very nicely & we
had several recitations from Ralph Barry.
All patriotic & of the fire‑eating description
Mrs Power O Donohoe was in a milder
vein.
Editorial Notes1Shrove Tuesday (also known as Pancake Tuesday) is the day preceding Ash Wednesday in the Christian Easter calendar where pancakes are traditionally eaten.
2In Ireland objects with symbolic value were baked into the pancakes for Shrove Tuesday. Traditionally the finder of the ring would be the first married.
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Desmond Levins Joseph Martin
Born 16 July 1906, Desmond Levins Joseph was Mary Martin's son. Ethel Mary Martin
Born in 1893, Ethel Mary was Mary Martin's daughter and served as a VAD during the First World War. Claire Breteton Barry
Martin family friend and wife of Court Judge Ralph Brereton-Barry KC. Their son, Lieutenant William Roche was also in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and died in action in 1917. Mona Moran
Daughter of Alicia and sister of Stanley, niece of Norbert and Elizabeth. The Morans were close friends of the Martins. Ralph Barry
County Court Judge Ralph Brereton-Barry KC and husband of Mrs Brereton-Barry, Martin family friend. His son, Lieutenant William Roche was also in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and died in action in 1917. Ann Stewart Lyster Lambert Power O'Donoghue
(1858-1940) She wrote for the Irish Times and most of the well-known magazines from 1880 till her death. She was best known for her humanitarian writings on social issues and animal welfare | 
