Tuesday, 11 April, 1916
Went to town after lunch & shopped
Met Uncle Larry his baby has only
just been vaccinated. I expect they
will have a lively time.
Violet arranged to meet Aunt Eveleen
to go see the Picture of the King
presenting shamrock to the Irish Guards 1
but of course they were so late & came
in for everything but what they wanted
to see & were late for dinner.
I also met Girlie Mooney in town
she reports Willie almost recovered
from his operation & is to get home
tomorrow.
Ethel went to tea with the Morans.
Jack is home on leave looking
very fit.
Editorial Notes1The Irish Guards, part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army. On St Patrick's Day, the traditional regimental celebration, fresh shamrock is presented to the members of the regiment, no matter where it is stationed.
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Laurence (Larry) Martin
Born circa 1876, died 1940. Laurence Philip Martin, Mary Martin's brother-in-law, married to Marie née Johnson (Aunt Marie). Ian Martin
Nephew of Mary Martin and son of Laurence Martin (Uncle Larry) and Aunt Marie. Violet Mary Martin
Born on 29 August 1896, Violet Mary was Mary Martin's daughter. She worked as a nurse during the First World War and later became a Dominican nun. Eveleen Mary Levins Moore
Born on 27 Oct 1878, Evelyn Mary Levins Moore was Mary Martin's sister. George V
King George V of the British Empire who changed the name of his lineage from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in 1916 to avoid anti-German sentiment. Irish Guards
One of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army and the leading Irish regiment. Girlie Mooney
Louise Mooney, wife of Gerald Mooney, wine merchant and JP, of Killiney, known to her friends as Girlie. William Mooney
Son of Gerald and Girlie Mooney. Ethel Mary Martin
Born in 1893, Ethel Mary was Mary Martin's daughter and served as a VAD during the First World War. Norbert and Elizabeth Jane Moran
Norbert and Elizabeth Moran, the Morans were close friends of the Martin family. Laurence John (Jack) Martin
Born on 28 May 1899, Laurence John, Mary Martin's son, known as Jack. He attended Downside, the English public school near Bath, like his brothers. | 
