R Story Lt. Col. Retired

Diary for 1922

1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 DAIRY FOR 1922 2

2.1 FRONT COVER 2

2.2 DIARY ENTRIES 3

2.3 CASH ACCOUNTS 37

2.4 STOCK ON BINGFIELD 1 JAN 1922 43

3 LOOSE PAPERS FILED IN DIARY 43

3.1 TAX RECEIPTS 43

3.2 SUNDRY RECEIPTS 47

3.3 PHOTOGRAPHS FEBRUARY 1922 48

3.4 LETTER TO THE TIMES 49

3.5 R J STORY 49

3.5.1 FUNERAL ORDER OF SERVICE 49

3.5.2 R J STORY OBITUARY 51

2 DAIRY FOR 1922

2.1 FRONT COVER

2.2 DIARY ENTRIES

1^st Month JANUARY 1922 31 Days

The new year finds me at Bingfield getting over a sharp attack of heart trouble & obliged to be very careful. May in Cheltenham with Bessie suffering from the same complaint. I am also in very bad financial circumstances after a year of unprecedented loss by farming. Vera, Laila & Teddie are here, the latter getting over Indian Fever. Pat & Basil in New Zealand & Ralph in Calcutta – all doing well.

Bingfield 1 SUNDAY [1 -364]

1 after Christmas.

Vera & Teddie to church. Wrote to May.

Bingfield 2 MONDAY [2 -363]

Bank Holiday, Scotland. Holiday, Stock Exchange.

Quarter Sessions Week.

Drove into Cavan morn. I saw Halpin about the Farnadaly proposal.

Had the step of the trap mended. Signed Ret: Pay voucher before Dr Clarke etc. Teddie went out hunting near Derrylane.

Bingfield 3 TUESDAY [3 -362]

Fine, but showers. Manure carting. Brady & Teddie ferreting they shot 5 rabbits. Brady’s boy David smashed off the top of his finger with sledgehammer.

Bingfield 4 WEDNESDAY [4 -361]

Fine. Brady’s house being disinfected etc. Vera & Teddie drove into Cavan. Accounts. Mc.Cabe (whom I used to employ) came to see me, declaring Pat. Smith had not paid him for work done here 5 years or so ago. Told him to consult his solicitor Maloney.

2 Rabbits sold 2/--

Bingfield 5 THURSDAY [5 -360]

Fine. Manure carting. Brady & Teddie ferretted & got 4 rabbits. Wrote to May & Freeman.

Bingfield 6 FRIDAY [6 -359]

Fine & colder. Teddie & Brady went out shooting & got two rabbits. Heard from & wrote to May.

2 Rabbits sold 2/-

Bingfield 7 SATURDAY [7 -358]

Fine and a frosty. Teddie & I ferreted a little but got nothing

Vera & he went to Cavan. Peace treaty ratified by the Dail.

Lent Brady £2 Paid in full on the 28^th.

1^st Month JANUARY 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 8 SUNDAY [8 -357]

1 after Epiphany.

Vera & Teddie to church. Wrote to Nasir Ali.

Bingfield 9 MONDAY [9 -356]

Fire Insurances expire

Wet. A lot of odd jobs. Wrote to May. Brady working at his house.

Bingfield 10 TUESDAY [10 -355]

Peace Treaty ratified with Germany, 1920

Fine. Hay carting. Teddie & I brought out the hidden china, & found that most of the mended pieces had come asunder from the damp.

Bingfield 11 WEDNESDAY [11 -354]

Hillary Law Sittings begin

Fine with showers. Vera left by the early train for Dublin.

Men pulling turnips. Teddie & I got up the books that May had packed in a large box, & put them back into their shelves. Wrote to May & to Halpin in re Farnadaly.

Bingfield 12 THURSDAY [12 -353]

Sunny & frost. Heard from & wrote to Mary Freeman.

A lot of odd jobs.

Bingfield 13 FRIDAY [13 -352]

Wet nearly all day. Wrote to May.

Bingfield 14 SATURDAY [14 -351]

Fine. Hedge cutting. Joined Brady & Teddie out ferretting. I shot 5 Rabbits with Brady’s gun. They got 12 in all.

Bingfield 15 SUNDAY [15 -350]

2 after Epiphany

Wet. We all stayed at home.

Bingfield 16 MONDAY [16 -349]

Snow. Wrote to May & the Inspector of Taxes about his demand for income tax. Teddie went to the Blackleys.

6 Rabbits sold 6/--

Bingfield 17 TUESDAY [17 -348]

Snow lying & frost. Hedge cutting. Made a pipe rack for Teddie

Bingfield 18 WEDNESDAY [18 -347]

Bright & sunny with rain aft. May wires from a hotel in Cheltenham

Father Meehan came & spent the afternoon over books etc.

1^st Month JANUARY 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 19 THURSDAY [19 -346]

Thaw, but bitterly cold. Men draining on the Avenue.

Bingfield 20 FRIDAY [20 -345]

Cold & raw. Drain on the avenue finished. Askins came to see me about Farnadaly.

Bingfield 21 SATURDAY [21 -344]

Rather warmer. Wrote to May & to Halpin and Askins about Hoonans tenancy.

Bingfield 22 SUNDAY [22 -343]

3 after Epiphany

Cold & windy. Teddie & Laila to Church. Cleaned the Heath Room

Bingfield 23 MONDAY [23 -342]

Rather warmer. Manure carting. Joined Brady & Teddie out ferreting & shot two rabbits – they got 5 in all.

Bingfield 24 TUESDAY [24 -341]

A bitterly cold wind fairly drove the men from work in the turnips. Wrote to May who had written to Teddie.

Bingfield 25 WEDNESDAY [25 -340]

A little warmer. Wrote to May. Askins called and gave me some remarkable information about Farnadaly. T.E. That my lease really expired about 20 years ago etc. I left the matter in his hands, as he was in touch with Lord Farnham & Blackley.

Bingfield 26 THURSDAY [26 -339]

Australia Day

Rather warmer. Top dressing. Made an iron back for the library grate. Teddie & Laila went to a concert in Crossdoney

Bingfield 27 FRIDAY [27 -338]

Cold & raw. Topdressing. Teddie & Brady ferretted & got 5 rabbits. Wrote to May & Vera.

Bingfield 28 SATURDAY [28 -337]

Rather warmer, but windy. Hewed a pitch fork etc.

Bingfield 29 SUNDAY [29 -336]

4 after Epiphany

Teddie & Laila to Church.

Bingfield 30 MONDAY [28 -335]

Warm. Apple trees pruned. Saw the Mc.Kernans about poaching

May came home about 7. P.M.

1^st Month JANUARY 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 31 TUESDAY [31 -334]

Got the rest of the china out of the old kitchen chimney & repaired some of it which was broken. Also got the box of plate from the bank & unpacked books & papers.

Wrote either this day or the next to the Secretary Land Commission calling attention to an unanswered letter.

2^nd Month FEBRUARY 1922 28 Days

Bingfield 1 Feb WEDNESDAY [32 -333]

May has to stay in bed. Put away books etc. Top dressing the Unfortunate field.

Bingfield 2 THURSDAY [33 -332]

Candlemas – Scottish Quarter Day

Wet. Simons came & made out my farm appeal shewing a loss of £850 on last years farming.

Bingfield 3 FRIDAY [34 -331]

May still in bed. Wrote to Evie. My heart not right again.

Road also to Askins about the lease of Farnadaly.

Bingfield 4 SATURDAY [35 -330]

Fine. Men raising road metal in the Rocks. Mrs Taylor called.

Teddie took Laila for a ride.

Bingfield 5 SUNDAY [36 -329]

5 after Epiphany

Teddie & Laila to church. May down stairs in the dining room.

Bingfield 6 MONDAY [37 -328]

Teddie went to shoot with Dr Smith & got two snipe. Found where Gillson is poaching in the Rocks. Sent Ralph his medals.

Heard from & wrote to Halpin about Farnadaly.

Bingfield 7 TUESDAY [38 -327]

Teddie & I spent the day washing & putting away the china which we had taken from its hiding place.

Bingfield 8 WEDNESDAY [39 – 326]

Half Quarter Day

Men raising stone. Self busy china mending.

Bingfield 9 THURSDAY 40 -325]

Ploughing in Monery & training in the Back Lawn. Busy china mending & cleaning the kitchen range. Mrs Moore, Kilmore called, Mrs Moore, Lisnamandra, sent to enquire for May.

Raid on Ulster mentioned in the papers.

2^nd Month FEBRUARY 1922 28 Days

Bingfield 10 FRIDAY [41 -324]

Ploughing in camp Monery & draining in the Back Lawn. Miss Corrigan called. Heard from & wrote to Tissington Tatlow. He says he means to close his office. Heard from the Land Commission an evasive answer.

Warren Point 11 SATURDAY [42 -323] Rostrevor

Took Laila to Mrs Thompsons by mid day train from Cavan, stopping at the Gray’s in Armagh on the way. Later in the day there was a massacre of special police at Clones Station. Miss Moody, a sister in law of Moody-Manners and Miss Bell were the other guests.

Clooneavin 12 SUNDAY [43 -322]

Septuagesima

Morn. service at Rostrevor. Went for a stroll aft. with the girls.

Bingfield 13 MONDAY [44 -321]

Came home via the 10.28 a.m. train. Stopping 4 hours at Armagh, when I again went to the Grays. No visible signs of a struggle at Clones Station. Found that Teddie had gone to London & May much better.

Bingfield 14 TUESDAY [45 -320]

Cold & raw. Brady tried to sell a beast for me, but failed

Odd jobs.

Bingfield 15 WEDNESDAY [46 -319]

Wrote to Mrs Thomson & Vida. Sewed quantity of seams for my night shirts which May is making. Posted various parcels to New Zealand.

Bingfield 16 THURSDAY [47 -318]

Man carting potatoes to the coach house. Heard from & wrote to Tissington Tatlow about the Land Commission.

Bingfield 17 FRIDAY [48 -317]

Very cold. Men carting in potatoes. Drove into Cavan with Brady for shopping. May not so well.

Bingfield 18 SATURDAY [49 -316]

Not so cold. Men carting stones for back lane. Hewed a squeegee & a broom, mended the house maids box, & a window at the top of the stairs

Bingfield 19 SUNDAY [50 -315]

Sexagesima

Quiet day at home for both of us.

Bingfield 20 MONDAY [51 -314]

Very cold with snow lying morn. Mean carting manure & breaking stones etc for the bath lane. Put a new false bottom & sides into the kitchen range

2^nd Month FEBRUARY 1922 28 Days

Bingfield 21 TUESDAY [52 -313]

Very cold with snow. Men stoning the back lane. Worked at china mending & sewing my night shirt. May not well about 7. P.M.

Bingfield 22 WEDNESDAY [53 -312]

Not so cold. Men carting stones for back lane. Askins called.

Bingfield 23 THURSDAY [54 -311]

Drove into Cavan for shopping morn. Men stoning the lane

May rather better.

Bingfield 24 FRIDAY [55 -310]

Warmer, but strong wind. Teddie writes to say that he missed his board owning to illness & has applied for another. Wrote to him & also to Gray about Laila going to a dentist. Men carting potatoes. The Atkinsons called.

Bingfield 25 SATURDAY [56 -309]

Wet men cutting firewood.

Bingfield 26 SUNDAY [57 -308]

Quinquagesima

Quiet day. Wrote to Ralph.

Bingfield 27 MONDAY [58 -307]

Colder & some hail. Men in the garden.

Bingfield 28 TUESDAY [59 -306]

Shrove Tuesday

Fine with sun & wind. Brady to Cavan to settle about Farnadaly.

Men cleaning in the yard

3^rd Month MARCH 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 1 March WEDNESDAY [60 -305]

Ash Wednesday

Sunny but some hail. Men in the garden. Repaired the iron inside of a cold box. Wrote to Teddie & Vera.

Bingfield 2 THURSDAY [61 -304]

Fine & sunny. Men in the garden.

Bingfield 3 FRIDAY [62 -303]

Drove to Cavan morn. For shopping. Men in the garden.

Bingfield 4 SATURDAY [63 -302]

Fine & bright. Men carting potatoes. Mrs. Scott called.

3^rd Month MARCH 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 5 SUNDAY [64 -301]

1 in Lent

Quiet day at hand. Wrote to White King

Bingfield 6 MONDAY [65 -300]

Wet. Men carting potatoes. May not so well.

Bingfield 7 TUESDAY [66 -299]

May better. Teddie wires to say that he has passed & must await orders in London. Rebels against the provisional govt. seize Limerick.

Bingfield 8 WEDNESDAY [67 -298]

Cold day with some rain. Men making up the pass between the wood & front lawn which we had pulled down in cleaning the drain.

Bingfield 9 THURSDAY [68 -297]

Cold. Drove into Cavan to a meeting of the Antiquarian Society with Dr Smith. Askins looked in even. about the Farnadaly business

Bingfield 10 FRIDAY [69 -296]

Men carting in hay. The Blackleys called. Wrote to the Land Commission about my last letter not having been answered.

Bingfield 11 SATURDAY [70 – 295]

Drove into Cavan & saw both Reid & Halpin about the Farnadaly business. Men carting in their own potatoes.

Bingfield 12 SUNDAY [71 -294]

2 in Lent

Quiet day. Mrs Taylor called

Bingfield 13 MONDAY [72 -393]

Warm & sunny. Cox ploughing in Monery. Got up gate posts for the old flower garden gate, & stencilled a notice for Potatoes for Sale.

Bingfield 14 TUESDAY [73 -292]

Fine & sunny. Brady to Cavan on business. Macdonald in the garden. Cox ploughing. Did a lot of odd jobs.

Bingfield 15 WEDNESDAY [74 -291

Ploughing & oats sowing in Monery. Saw Miss Rorke & wrote to Freeman about my subscription to the Times.

Bingfield 16 THURSDAY [75 -290]

Fine & warmer. Brady & McDonald in the garden. Cox ploughing

Heard that “Boy” Thompson is ill. Wired to have Laila home tomorrow & to Hampton Gray about seeing May. Wrote a short line to Teddie.

3^rd Month MARCH 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 17 FRIDAY [76 -289]

Bank Holiday, Ireland

Holiday for the men. May went to Armagh & brought home Laila after consulting Hampton Gray about her health.

Bingfield 18 SATURDAY [77 -288]

Oates sowing on Jenny’s hill. Repaired a garden hand light etc.

Bingfield 19 SUNDAY [78 -287]

3 in

Quiet day. Wrote to Teddie & Basil. Cold & raw.

Bingfield 20 MONDAY [79 -286]

Ploughing & men in the garden. Engine trouble with the pump

Bingfield 21 TUESDAY [80 -285]

Sunny but cold. Brady took the magnets to Cavan etc.

Harrowing in Monery.

Bingfield 22 WEDNESDAY [81 -284]

My grazing auction went a fairly well. Wrote to Mrs Storey of Karrikal

Brady brought back the magnets & I filled the tank. Mrs Wagg went to Drumroe. Mrs Jackson called P. P. C. & Mrs Smith also called.

Ploughing in Monery. McDonald in the garden.

Set a hen on ducks eggs.

Bingfield 23 THURSDAY [82 -283]

Sunny but cold. Cox ploughing – rest in the garden. Mrs Askins called

Received “Storeys of Old” from Rigbye.

Bingfield 24 FRIDAY [83 -282]

Some rain. Ploughng in Monery. My boat got ready for painting. Brady & McDonald in the garden. Put the electric bell into the scullery.

Set hen on hens’ eggs

Bingfield 25 SATURDAY [84 -281]

Snow lying, but thaw. Fencing at the Lodge.

Bingfield 26 SUNDAY [85 -280]

4 in Lent

Quiet day. Wrote to Evie.

Bingfield 27 MONDAY [86 -279]

Cold – Hail & sunshine. Ploughing nearly finished

3^rd Month MARCH 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 28 TUESDAY [87 -278]

Cold, but sunny. Hay taken to Cavan for sale. Odd jobs

Bingfield 29 WEDNESDAY [88 -277]

Bright & Sunny after a hard frost. Harrowing in Monery. Had some trees replanted in the raspberry brake etc.

Bingfield 30 THURSDAY [89 -276]

Fine & sunny Harrowing in Monery. Brady & McDonald transplanted some trees & worked in the garden.

Set a hen on ducks eggs.

Bingfield 31 FRIDAY [90 -275]

Sunny but cold. Coal came from from Dublin, harness from Cheltenham & the gas cylinder from Birmingham. Wrote to Vida whose children have been ill & have had to undergo operations.

4^th Month APRIL 1922 30 Days

Bingfield 1 April SATURDAY [91-274]

Cold. Coal being carried in. Wrote to Henry Lushington Storey & to Ralph

Bingfield 2 SUNDAY [92 -273]

5 in Lent

Sunny but cold Quiet day.

Bingfield 3 MONDAY [93 -272]

Quarter Sessions Week

Cold & gloomy. Harrowing in Monery & packing hay for tomorrow’s market.

Bingfield 4 TUESDAY [94 -271]

Hay sold in Cavan. Preparing ground for potatoes on Jenny’s Hill

Various odd jobs.

Bingfield 5 WEDNESDAY [95 -270]

Brady bought some cattle at Crossdoney fair. Signed Ret. Pay Voucher before Dr. Smith. Some work done in the garden.

Bingfield 6 THURSDAY [96 -269]

Vera came home.

Set a hen on hen’s eggs.

Bingfield 7 FRIDAY [97 -268]

Mrs. Wagg gave notice to leave. Repairs to the boat. Painting the garden gate etc. Measured potato ground & other jobs.

4^th Month APRIL 1922 30 Days

Bingfield 8 SATURDAY [98 -267]

Five Insurances expire

Sunny, cold, & some rain. Potatoe ground being ploughed. Mended the engine belt. Boat painted inside. Miss Moore called.

Bingfield 9 SUNDAY [99 -266]

Palm Sunday

The girls to church. Sunny & cold

Bingfield 10 MONDAY [100 -265]

Cox took his crippled child to a home in Dublin. Reports of a raid on Blackleys at Drumbar. He is said to have a guard of I.R.A men at his house.

Bingfield 11 TUESDAY [101 -264]

Warmer and a little rain. Ground prepared for potatoes

Wrote to Lou

Bingfield 12 WEDNESDAY [102 -363]

Hilary Law Sittings end

Potatoe ground being prepared & manure carting. The Scotts to tea.

Bingfield 13 THURSDAY [103 -262]

Fine & warmer. Potatoe planting in Monery.

Bingfield 14 FRIDAY [104 -261]

Good Friday

Heavy rain nearly all day. Men cutting potatoes.

Bingfield 15 SATURDAY [105 -260]

Wet & stormy. Men cutting potatoes. Put a wire to top W.C. etc.

Bingfield 16 SUNDAY [106 -259]

Easter Day

Sunny with showers of cold rain, sleet, & hail. The girls to Church.

Bingfield 17 MONDAY [107 -258]

Cold & showery. Potato planting. Wrote to Halpin & Sec Land Commission. The girls gave a small entertainment in the kitchen even for some of the people.

Bingfield 18 TUESDAY [108 -257]

Sunny, but still cold. Potato planting. The Smith children to tea.

Bingfield 19 WEDNESDAY 109 -256]

Fine & sunny. Potatoe planting. Put up the sun blind.

Bingfield 20 THURSDAY [110 -255]

Fine & sunny. Potatoe planting on Jenny’s Hill.

4^th Month APRIL 1922 30 Days

Bingfield 21 FRIDAY[111 -254]

Rain, but sunny later. May and Vera went by a motor to an auction at Castle Saunderson, but bought nothing. Potatoe planting.

Advanced Mrs Wagg £1.10.0

Bingfield 22 SATURDAY [112 -253]

Fine & warm. Potatoe planting

Bingfield 23 SUNDAY [113 -252]

1 after Easter

Wet. The girls to church.

Bingfield 24 MONDAY [114 -251]

Sunny with showers of rain & hail. Had some trouble with an oak tree cut down in the back lawn. Wrote to Lou.

Bingfield 25 TUESDAY [115 -250]

Easter Law Sittings begin

Wet. Vera went back to College. The oak tree got down & cut up.

Part sent to Cavan saw mills.

Bingfield 26 WEDNESDAY [116 -249]

Sunny with some rain. Brady fencing in Monery. Cox took Laila to a party at the Atkinsons Heard from, and wrote to H. Lushington Story.

Bingfield 27 THURSDAY [117 -248]

Sunny, showers, & cold. May in bed all day, Laila went to the Smiths. Men clearing up branches etc.

Bingfield 28 FRIDAY [118 -247]

Sunny, but very cold with some hail. May still laid up. Tried the Evinrude on the pond. Potatoe setting.

Bingfield 29 SATURDAY [119 -246]

Sunny & rather warmer. Horses shod & some potatoe planting

The Askinses to tea.

Bingfield 30 SUNDAY [120 -245]

2 after Easter

Quiet day

5^th Month MAY 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 1 MONDAY [121 -244]

Bank Holiday, Scotland. Holiday, Stock Exchange.

Royal Academy opens

Wrote to Secretary of Land Commission about securities sold for succession duty, & to Inspector of Taxes in answer to questions.

Men fencing round the pond.

Bingfield 2 TUESDAY [122 -243]

Sonny & warmer. Tightened the fly wheel of the engine. A Major Brunicardi came from a Govt. Valuation dept. & went round the house & place with me.

Bingfield 3 WEDNESDAY [123 -242]

Sunny & a little warmer. Chain harrowing & rolling in the cow pasture

Some tools came from London.

Bingfield 4 THURSDAY [124 -241]

Rain, hail, wind, & sunshine. The cart mare had a foal.

Heard from Halpin about the Farnadaly affair. Brady went to see Reid & Askins, but both were out.

Bingfield 5 FRIDAY [125 -240]

Sunny & warmer. Reilly of Bridge St. took some mattresses to be done up. Mr Askins came to see me about the Farnadaly business.

Bingfield 6 SATURDAY [126 -239]

Drove into Cavan & saw Halpin about the Farnadaly business which hangs fire.

Made a will leaving all I have to Pat. Walked home with some difficulty.

Wet all day.

Bingfield 7 SUNDAY [127 -238]

3 after Easter

Warm & sunny. Laila in bed with a cold.

Set hens on turkeys & ducks eggs.

Bingfield 8 MONDAY [128 -237]

Sunny & warm. Laila in bed. Potatoes prepared for market.

Bingfield 9 TUESDAY [129 -236]

Half Quarter Daily

Fine & sunny. Laila up. Potatoes to market & some fencing in Monery. Engine

flywheel loose.

Bingfield 10 WEDNESDAY [130 -235]

Fine & sunny. Mrs. Wagg & Brady went to Cavan to see about mattresses etc. Fixed the engine flywheel.

5^th Month MAY 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 11 THURSDAY [131 -234]

Fine & cool. Spring cleaning begun. Rolling & salting oats for wire worm. Wired for Mullery to come to the engine. – Fly wheel loose again.

Bingfield 12 FRIDAY [132 -233]

Spring cleaning. Chimneys swept, Brass cleaned etc. Mullery came & fixed the fly wheel of the engine.

Bingfield 13 SATURDAY [133 -232]

Fine, but cool. Men in the garden –tarring fowls house etc.

Wrote to Teddie about the possibility of his having to retire.

Bingfield 14 SUNDAY [134 -231]

4 after Easter

Fine but cool. Worked at the lift.

Bingfield 15 MONDAY [135 -230]

Scottish Quarter Day (Whitsunday)

Fine, cloudy, & cool. Cavan fair. Sold 4 head cattle. Fixed the lift. Mrs. Scott and Daisy to tea.

Bingfield 16 TUESDAY [136 -229]

Wet day. Odd jobs.

Set a hen on turkey’s eggs & a turkey on hen’s eggs.

Bingfield 17 WEDNESDAY [137 -228]

Heavy showers. Cleared the spouting on the roof. Mrs. Moore & sister called & told us of a raid on the Provincial Bank, but that some of the raiders had been caught. Wrote to Teddie from whom I had heard.

Rolling in Monery for wire worm.

Bingfield 18 THURSDAY [138 -227]

Fine & sunny but cool. Wrote to King & Mrs. J. B. Made a racket press for Laila. Ploughing for turnips.

Bingfield 19 FRIDAY [139 -226]

Fine, but cool. Finished the racket press for Laila.

Bingfield 20 SATURDAY [140 -225]

Fine & rather warmer. Men in the garden & getting a horse shod.

Repaired the fowls house roof etc.

Bingfield 21 SUNDAY [141 -224]

Rogation Sunday

Warm, with heavy showers. Packed up.

5^th Month MAY 1922 31 Days

Dublin 22 MONDAY [142 -223]

Took the early train & came to stay with White King. Saw a man at the Secretary’s Office of the Bank of Ireland about my income.

Mrs. J. B. met me in the street & asked me to go to her tomorrow.

Saw Vera for a few minutes.

Dublin 23 TUESDAY [143 -200 and 22]

Moved my things to 6 Merrion Square. Saw the Land Commission on business. Wrote to May. Saw Burrowes at Elfsis. Hindustani with King etc. A hot night, & a burst of firing apparently from the direction of the Killdare St. Club about 3.a.m.

Dublin 24 WEDNESDAY [144 – 221]

Empire Day

Called on Mrs. Burkitt at her flat 116 Stephens Green morn.

Hindustani translation with King after lunch. Cloudy & some rain.

Saw the Four Courts afterwards

Dublin 25 WEDNESDAY [145 – 220]

Ascension Day

Telephoned to Dick Story, but got no reply from him. Saw Vera at the J. Bs. Called on the Tatlows & went on to Kingstown. Wrote to May. Found Dick at the J. Bs when I went there at night. Slept badly on account of the hardness of my bed.

Dublin 26 FRIDAY [146 -219]

Called on Billy Tatlow morn. at his engine house in College, but he was out.

Went with King to Glasnevin botanical gardens after lunch. Hot day.

Dublin 27 SATURDAY [147 -218]

Did a little shopping & saw Vera morn. Two soldiers shot near the College just before lunch. Billy Tatlow took me round his works in College. King & I went to the Zoo.

Dublin 28 SUNDAY [148 -217]

Sunday after Ascension

Took Vera & Dick to lunch at Ross’ Hotel Kingstown & then on to the Frazers back by the 5:18 P.M. train.

Bingfield 29 MONDAY [149 -216]

Got fish & meat at the Jun. Stores. Took these 6 P.M. train and came home

Brady drew a cheque £45 – Spent £26 on 3 heifers – gave me £5 in cash (30.5.22) – Balance £14 paid by cheque.

5^th Month MAY 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 30 TUESDAY [150 -215]

Brady sold potatoes in Cavan. A lot of odd jobs about the place.

Wrote to King & Mrs. J. B. Sent a form to Inspector of Taxes.

Heard that Pat has failed in his farming, paying 15/-- in the £.

Very hot.

Our Women, by Arnold Bennett, 1920 Cassel & Co. London

Bingfield 31 WEDNESDAY [151 -214]

Union of South Africa, 1910

The foal tried to get out of the stable window & broke it. A lot of odd jobs. Mrs. Wagg ill Wrote to Pat etc.

6^th Month JUNE 1922 30 Days

Bingfield 1 THURSDAY [152

Took Laila back to the Thompson’s, stopping at the Grays on the way. Got there about 8 PM. Mrs Wagg ill in bed. Met Dr. Clarke on his way out to her as I was driving to Cavan.

Bingfield 2 FRIDAY [153 -212

Easter Law Sittings end

Took the 8:55 AM train from Warren Point & came home.

Found on arrival that raiders had come to the Lodge last night, dragged Cox out of bed, gone to the Stewards house, assaulted Brady with revolver butts, done some damage, stolen money & other things, and ordered him to leave the place. I went to see him after dinner, & he described the whole affair to me

Bingfield 3 SATURDAY [154 -211]

King George V. born, 1865

Brady says he will leave the country. Hoonan says he will bring an action against Brady for saying that (Hoonan) was in thursday’s raid. Persuaded him to wait till monday. Wrote to King.

Bingfield 4 SUNDAY [155 -2

Whitson Day

Saw Brady & made peace between him & Hoonan. Wrote to Strahan about moving furniture.

Bingfield 5 MONDAY [156 -209]

Bank Holiday

Brady to Cavan to lodge a claim for compensation for damage done on the Thursday night. Weeds & hedge cutting in the Bell Grove.

Bingfield 6 TUESDAY [157 -208]

Drove into Cavan with Brady & saw Halpin about Income Tax. Left with him the lease of the Cavan ground rent. Shopping

My trap mare foaled during the night

6^th Month JUNE 1922 30 Days

Bingfield 7 WEDNESDAY [158 -207]

Heard that the Post Office & Burrowes’ house were broken into during the night & some things stolen. Went & saw both places, but not much damage was done. Wrote to Halpin about rates of Farnadaly, & also to Evie. Fixed the lock of the yard door.

Bingfield 8 THURSDAY [159 -206]

Accounts etc. Cleared the check valve of the pump again. Brady at his own turf.

Mc.Donald in the garden. Cox at Potatoees. Wrote to Roper Little Cox & Co, and Land Commission about income tax.

Bingfield 9 FRIDAY [160 -205]

Hot & stuffy with light rain about 6. P. M. Men at Potatoes & Mc.Donald in garden. Found that my gas cylinder empty, As the tap had been left on. Packed it for dispatch tomorrow. Wrote to Mrs. Stuart Menzies.

Bingfield 10 SATURDAY [161 -204]

Took off the check valve of the pump again. Brady at his own turf. Mc.Donald in the garden. Cox at potatoes. Wrote to Roper Little Cox & Co, & Land Commission about income tax.

Bingfield 11 SUNDAY [162 -203]

Trinity Sunday

Sunny but cool. Quiet day.

Bingfield 12 MONDAY [163 -202]

Hot with light rain even. Askins called. Turf making begun.

Rain at night

Bingfield 13 TUESDAY [164 -201]

Trinity Law Sittings begin

Cloudy & colder. Turf making. Brady sold two heifers.

Bingfield 14 WEDNESDAY [165 -200]

Cloudy & cold. Turf making.

Bingfield 15 THURSDAY [166 -199]

Holiday for the men. May went to a small sale at the school, which however was raided last night. Mended the stable window etc.

Bingfield 16 FRIDAY [167 -198]

Cloudy & cool. Voted at the election. Turf making

Bingfield 17 SATURDAY [168 -197]

Cloudy & colder. Did some small odd jobs. Mc.Donald in the garden, Brady making his own turf.

Bingfield 18 SUNDAY [169 -196]

1 after Trinity

Dull gloomy & stuffy day.

6^th Month JUNE 1922 30 Days

Bingfield 19 MONDAY [170 -195]

Cloudy & cool. Brady to Cavan on business. Cox taking things to Drunmore for Mrs. Wagg. Mc.Donald odd jobs.

Bingfield 20 TUESDAY [171 -194]

Heard from & wrote to Evie & Roper Little. Turf making. Got down the ornaments etc from under the roof & found some of them in very bad condition.

Bingfield 21 WEDNESDAY [172 -193]

Cloudy & cool. Turf making. The Waggs to Drumroe

Bingfield 22 THURSDAY [173 -192]

Mended the yard gate. Moved a lot of furniture for packing etc.

Had the cistern cleaned. Very tired.

Bingfield 23 FRIDAY [174 -191]

Cloudy & warm. Turf making. Waggs getting ready to leave.

Cleaned the rain water tank.

Murder of Sir H. Wilson reported from London.

Bingfield 24 SATURDAY [175 -190]

Midsummer Day. Quarter Day

Cloudy & some rain. Turf making. May packing china etc.

The Waggs getting ready to move away.

Bingfield 25 SUNDAY [176 -189]

2 after Trinity

Cloudy & cold. Very sleepy & heavy all day. Hid away some things

Bingfield 26 MONDAY [177 -188]

Quarter Sessions Week

Cloudy & so cold that we had a fire in the library. Not well. Stayed in most of the day.

Bingfield 27 TUESDAY [178 -187]

Wet & cold. Rather better. The Waggs getting ready to leave

Bingfield 28 WEDNESDAY [179 -186]

Peace Treaty signed, 1919

Fine but cool. The Waggs left after 10 years with us. No newspapers, but reports of fighting in Dublin between Free State & Republican troops. Rory O’Connor said to be arrested. Trains & telegraph held up.

New servant: Mary Leddy came about 7:15 P.M.

Bingfield 29 THURSDAY [180 -185]

Cloudy & cold. Holiday for the men. Accounts of the fighting in Dublin between Free State & Republican troops. Wrote to Basil.

6^th Month JUNE 1922 30 Days

Bingfield 30 FRIDAY [181 -184]

Cold & cloudy. Mended a W. C. wire & the lid of the cistern

Brady at his own turf. No papers again. Probably owing to fighting in Dublin.

7^th Month JULY 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 1 July SATURDAY 182 -183]

Dominion Day, Canada

Cloudy & cold, some showers. Cox’s turf being made. Odd jobs at slop pails. No newspapers, but Vera came home by the last train after some adventures & brought accounts of the taking of the Four Courts & other fighting.

Bingfield 2 SUNDAY [183 -182]

3 after Trinity

Cold & wet. Vera to church.

Bingfield 3 MONDAY [184 -181]

Cloudy & showery. No papers again. Railway said to be cut near Clousilla. Repairs to mowing machine. Signed Ret Pay Voucher before Dr. Smith.

Bingfield 4 TUESDAY [185 -180]

Declaration of American Independence

Cloudy & cold. Rather seedy after a bad night. No papers & no news.

Bingfield 5 WEDNESDAY [186 -179]

Cloudy & cold. Accounts. Got the loan of a paper giving use of heavy fighting in Dublin. Vera to CAVAN for tennis, but there was none.

Wrote to Teddie.

Bingfield 6 THURSDAY [187 -178]

Cloudy & cold. Heard from Teddie. Heard from Miss Rorke that the Rebels in Dublin head all surrendered, but no newspapers.

Heard from & wrote to Cox & Co about income tax. Accounts etc.

Bingfield 7 FRIDAY [188 -177]

Heavy showers. Preparations for Potatoees spraying.

First papers for about 10 days. Wrote to Ralph

Bingfield 8 SATURDAY [189 -176]

Fire Insurances expire

Wet all day

Bingfield 9 SUNDAY [190 -175]

4 after Trinity

Fine, but cold. Vera to church. Went to see Moore.

7^th Month JULY 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 10 MONDAY [191 -174]

Fine, & a little warmer. Repaired the lodge roof. Sent Income Tax returns to Roper Little & Pay Mr. General.

Brady got a safety device on to the mowing machine.

MacDonald at his own turf

Bingfield 11 TUESDAY [192 -173]

My birthday. Heard from & wrote to Fran & Florie. Found that my saddle & two bridles had been stolen. Wrote to police at Ballinanagh & CAVAN. Began hay cutting

Bingfield 12 WEDNESDAY [193 -172]

Holiday for Brady & Cox. Not much doing. Wrote to Gudgeon about houses etc.

Bingfield 13 THURSDAY [194 -171]

Drove into Cavan for shopping. Heard from Teddie that he is nearly certain to be demobilised. Wrote to him & to King. Cold & wet.

Bingfield 14 FRIDAY [195 -170]

Worked with Graham, carpenter, at putting a beam into the cistern. Fine & sunny, but rain came on in the evening.

Bingfield 15 SATURDAY [196 -169]

Some sun, but showers, so little hay work could be done. Graham put a shaft to the hay shifter. Cleaned the silencer of the pumping engine – a very dirty job.

Bingfield 16 SUNDAY [197 -168]

5 after Trinity

Fine. Vera to church.

Bingfield 17 MONDAY [198 -167]

Fine morn., but rain aft. Only got up two cocks of hay. Some weed cutting. Turf lifted into hand clamps. Mended the music stool

Vera to Cavan for tennis.

Bingfield 18 TUESDAY [199 -166]

Fine. By working late, the men got up the hay on Monery Hill. Heard from Gudgeon about houses, & send on the letter to Evie. Vera went to a picnic at Killykeen. Mr. Walker rector of Ballintemple called & paid a long visit.

Bingfield 19 WEDNESDAY [200 -165]

Fine. Hay making. Vera to tennis in CAVAN.

Bingfield 20 THURSDAY [201 -164]

Muggy & hot with drizzling rain nearly all day. No hay work

Heard that Askins – in hospital in Dublin – is better.

7^th Month JULY 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 21 FRIDAY [202 -163]

Fine & sunny. A good deal of hay got up in Monery bottoms. Vera to Cavan for tennis.

Bingfield 22 SATURDAY [203 -162]

Fine. A good deal of hay work done.

Bingfield 23 SUNDAY [204 -161]

6 after Trinity

Rather seedy – got up late. Vera to church

Bingfield 24 MONDAY [205 -160]

Find with one sharp shower. Hay making. Worked at the check valve in the front lawn well, & took out the Stable window which a foal had a broken again. The Atkinsons & Father Meehan to tea

Bingfield 25 TUESDAY [206 -159]

Fine but cloudy. Hay making & weed cutting. Vera to Cavan for tennis.

Bingfield 26 WEDNESDAY [207 -158]

Not well. May in bed all day. Heard from & wrote to Teddie

Bingfield 27 THURSDAY [208 -157]

Rather better. May up. Hay work in Round Bank.

Destroyed a wasps nest in the front well steps. The Scotts called.

Bingfield 28 FRIDAY [209 -156]

Fine. Hay making. Vestry meeting even. to arrange for a holiday for Askins on his recovery.

Bingfield 29 SATURDAY [210 -155]

Fine after some rain. Vera went to Rostrevor. Got my gas cylinder & did some repairs to the carbonator. Not very well.

Bingfield 30 SUNDAY [211 -154]

7 after Trinity

Fine. May & I both not very well.

Bingfield 31 MONDAY [212 -153]

Trinity Law Settings end

A little better. May also better. Showers prevented hay work.

Gate to Round Bank fitted with a new post. Vera & Laila came back from Rostrevor.

8^th Month AUGUST 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 1 Aug TUESDAY [213 -152]

Lammass – Scottish Quarter Day

Showery – some hay work & turf stacking. Laila began riding her new pony.

8^th Month AUGUST 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 2 WEDNESDAY [214 -151]

Fine with some slight showers. Hay work in Round Bank & some weed cutting. Vera & Laila to tennis in Cavan. Laila stayed with the Maquires of the Bank of Talland.

Bingfield 3 THURSDAY [215 -150]

Fine with a little drizzle. Vera went to stay the night in Cavan with the Reids. Mowing in Glouds field.

Bingfield 4 FRIDAY [216 – 149]

War declared between Great Britain and Germany, 1914

Cloudy, but warm. Vera & Laila came home, and Vera went to stay at Lick Bla. Hay work in the Gloud’s field.

Bingfield 5 SATURDAY [217 -148]

Sunny & warm. All the hay up except Glouds field & a little of the Cow pasture. Repaired the stable window ready to put up.

Bingfield 6 SUNDAY [218 -147]

8 after Trinity

Fine & warm. Quiet day at home.

Bingfield 7 MONDAY [219 -146]

Bank Holiday. Royal Academy closes

Brady at his own hay. Rather seedy. Put in the stable window.

Bingfield 8 TUESDAY [220 -145]

Still rather seedy. Mrs. Moore (K) & Mrs. Taylor to tea.

Bingfield 9 WEDNESDAY [221 -144]

Still seedy. Hay work in Glouds field. Heard from and wrote to Teddie

He expects to leave India are very soon.

Bingfield 10 THURSDAY [222 -143]

A little better, but my heart is bad still. Wrote to Mrs. Thompson about Laila’s books.

Bingfield 11 FRIDAY [223 -142]

Half Quarter Day

Still seedy. May in bed all day. Drove into Cavan on business.

Bingfield 12 SATURDAY [224 -141]

Rather better. Fine & some sun. Men cleaning & turning turnips

Bingfield 13 SUNDAY [225 -140]

9 after Trinity

May not very well. Quiet day at home.

Bingfield 14 MONDAY [226 -139]

Cloudy & warm. May still not very well. Self better

Brady sold one beast for me.

8^th Month AUGUST 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 15 TUESDAY [227-138]

Holiday for the men. Vera came home.

Bingfield 16 WEDNESDAY [228 -137]

Cloudy with a little rain. Hay shifting began.

Bingfield 17 THURSDAY [229 -136]

Fine after a wet night. A good deal of hay got it.

Bingfield 18 FRIDAY [230 -135]

Drizzling rain most of the day. Men sanding the walk to the greenhouse

Bingfield 19 SATURDAY [231 –134]

Find. Hay shifting. The Maquires etc to tea. Not well.

Bingfield 20 SUNDAY [232 -133]

Muggy & light rain. May dizzy and in bed. Wrote to Charlie about the list of my goods in her house.

Bingfield 21 MONDAY [233 -132]

Muggy, wet day. Made up for a little. Men sanding walks & cutting ivy round the garden walls. Self still seedy. Heard from White King.

Bingfield 22 TUESDAY [234 – 131]

Wet day. Men sanding the paths. Vera took Laila to the dentist in Cavan. Mrs Scott called.

Bingfield 23 WEDNESDAY [235 -130]

Men sanding etc. fine day. Vera to tennis in Cavan.

Taking medicine & eating little. Rather better by even.

Bingfield 24 THURSDAY [236 -129]

Mohammedan Year 1341 begins

Wet. Men packing hay. Brady put rungs to ladder.

Vera & Laila tea at the Smiths.

Bingfield 25 FRIDAY [237 -128]

Fine & sunny. Men scraping & painting the front gate.

Destroyed 3 wasps nests. Began trapping.

Caught 2 rabbits.

Bingfield 26 SATURDAY [238 -127]

Cold & wet. Had a fire in the library. Heard from & wrote to Charlie and wrote to Halpin about my goods at Torquay etc. Men cleaning the drive.

Caught 1 rabbit.

8^th Month AUGUST 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 27 SUNDAY [239 -126]

11 after Trinity

Warm & sunny. Wrote to Charles Fitzpatrick T. R. A about my raided guns etc.

Bingfield 28 MONDAY [240 – 125]

Dull but warm. Hay shifting in Cow Pasture. Vera went to Bruce Hill with Peggy Smith.

Bingfield 29 TUESDAY [241 -124]

Warm & some sun. Men at Brady’s hay. Vera to Cavan.

Mrs. Hamilton called.

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Bingfield 30 WEDNESDAY [242 -123]

Wet all day. Pat writes to say he is engaged to a Miss Daisy Hewett

Vera & I put new canvas to two deckchairs

Bingfield 31 THURSDAY [243 -122]

Telegram from O. C. Shropshire Regt. to say that Dick was killed in an accident last night as far as available particulars tell.

Road & wired to Evie & also to O.C. Shropshires and to say I go to Dublin tomorrow. Vera went to Castle Hamilton.

9^th Month SEPTEMBER 1922 30 Days

Richmond Bks. 1 Sept FRIDAY [244 -121] Dublin

Took the 9. a.m. train for Dublin & drove here. Col. Fitzgerald put me up. I attended the second part of the inquest on Dick. Verdict Shot by some persons unknown”. Practically murder.

Telephoned to Murray for an appointment on Monday at 2.30 P.M.

Dined at mess & slept in a small house formerly a Sergt. Major’s quarters. I am writing late, as I cannot sleep. Major Torin’s quarters

Richmond Bks 2 SATURDAY [245 -120]

Wrote to Evie & May. Saw the Four Courts & Sackville St.

Called on Mrs. J.B. (in) & The Berkilts (out)

Richmond Bks 3 SUNDAY [246 -119]

12 after Trinity

Memorial service for Dick in the barrack Church. J. B. present.

Called on the Burkilts, but again they were out.

Richmond Bks 4 MONDAY [247 -118]

Wrote to Evie and May. Lunched with J. B. Mrs. J. B. with a sprained ankle. Saw Murray, who said there was nothing wrong with my teeth – only that I am run down. Attended, in an army motor car, the part of Dick’s funeral from the hospital to Kings Bridge station. Col. Garnett met me there, & he & Col. Hanbury drove first to Col.G’s camp & then here.

9^th Month SEPTEMBER 1922 30 Days

Richmond Bks 5 TUESDAY [248 -117]

Cols. Fitzgerald & Hanbury, & Capt McKimm shewed me the Stokes gun, & I also saw the Vickers gun at work. Went to Kingstown aft. calling on J. B. & Polly Clements, where I saw Mr. & Mrs. Burrowes, on the way.

Richmond Bks 6 Wednesday [249 -116] & Bingfield

Did a little shopping in Dublin morn. Took the 6 P.M. train & came home, travelling with the Bishop from Mullingar.

Bingfield 8 FRIDAY [251 -114]

Order Lett’s “Quikref” for 1923

Fine. Hay carting. May to the Scotts.

Bingfield 9 SATURDAY [252 -113]

Evie sent me an account of Dick’s funeral. Packed “Storeys of Old” to send to Dublin. Ballinanagh Police Barrick burnt down last night & one man wounded in the legs. Hay nearly all carted. Not very well.

Bingfield 10 SUNDAY [253 -112]

Warm & sunny. Wrote to Teddie & J. B

Bingfield 11 MONDAY [254 -111]

Fine & cloudy. Men at turf, Arranged the library fireplace for burning turf.

Bingfield 12 TUESDAY [255 -110]

Heavy rain morn, but fine aft. Finished the library grate.

Heard from Chas. Fitzpatrick about my raided arms etc.

Brady tried to sell Cattle in Cavan, but failed. Laila went to stay at Cavan Rectory. Postal strike on.

Bingfield 13 WEDNESDAY [256 -109]

Rain most of the day. Men bringing in hay. May tried her pony trap bought yesterday. Vera went to Cavan.

Bingfield 14 THURSDAY [257 -108]

Dull & stormy. Wheat begun to be reaped

Bingfield 15 FRIDAY [258 -107]

Fine, but colder. May not very well. Went with Vera to meet the Dopping Hepenstals. Drove on to Cavan & brought home Laila. Saw Halpin in Cavan about Farnadaly

Bingfield 16 SATURDAY [259 -106]

Oats in Monery badly lodged being reaped with a scyth.

Put the boundary of Hoonan’s connacre on a map & sent it to Halpin. The trap mare’s foal badly cut in a gate. We bandaged it.

9^th Month SEPTEMBER 1922 30 Days

Bingfield 17 SUNDAY [260 -105]

14 after Trinity

Not very well. Took medicine

Bingfield 18 MONDAY [261 -104]

A good deal better. Oats being stooked on Jenny’s hill. Rain however stopped it.

Bingfield 19 TUESDAY [262 -103]

Not at all well after a bad night. The Smith’s & Askins children came for games etc. Warm, damp, & stuffy.

Bingfield 20 WEDNESDAY [263 -102]

A good deal better. Heard from & wrote to Col. Fitzgerald.

Wet most of the day. A little oats work done.

Bingfield 21 THURSDAY [264 -101]

Wet all day. Got up a new gate post to the small iron gate in front of the house. Packed my cornet to send to Col. Fitzgerald.

Took down the sunblind etc. Repairs to carts.

Bingfield 22 FRIDAY [265 -100]

Sent my cornet to Col. Fitzgerald. Fine & sunny after a very heavy nights rain. Oats cut on Jenny’s Hill. The girls to Danesfort.

Bingfield 23 SATURDAY [266 -99]

Jewish Year 5683 begins

Dull, cloudy & warm. Work at oats. Mrs. & Miss Moore to tea.

Laila in bed with a cold.

Bingfield 24 SUNDAY [267 -98]

15 after Trinity

Cloudy with some sun Vera to church. Laila in bed with a cold.

Bingfield 25 MONDAY [268 -97]

Wet & stormy. Some oats work attempted, but had to be abandoned. Fencing on the cutting above the Lodge.

Bingfield 26 TUESDAY [269 – 96]

Wet & gloomy. Very little work can be done. Vera to Cavan morn. She & May to the Burrowes aft.

Bingfield 27 WEDNESDAY [270 -95]

Drove into to Cavan for shopping morn. A little trouble with Hoonan over Wellwood’s surveying his connacre. Brady at his own oats. Wrote to Major H. Storey & Evie

Bingfield 28 THURSDAY [271 -94]

Fine & sunny but colder. Oats reaping in Monery.

9^th Month SEPTEMBER 1922 30 Days

Bingfield 29 FRIDAY[272 -93]

Michaelmas Day. Quarter Day

Fine & some sun. Coal brought from the station. Some work at oats. Post Strike over.

Bingfield 30 SATURDAY [273 -92]

Cloudy & showery. Coal carried in, a little work at oats.

The Hamiltons to tea.

10^th Month OCTOBER 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 1 Oct SUNDAY [274 -91]

Vera & Laila to church. Fine & sunny.

Bingfield 2 MONDAY[275 – 90]

Damp & gloomy day. Vera left for London. Wrote to Ralph & to B. J. Newcombe about insurance on Farnadaly house. Signed Ret Pay Voucher before Dr. Smith. Heard of an attack upon Cavan Military Barracks yesterday morning.

Bingfield 3 TUESDAY [276 -89]

Wet most of the day. Heard from & wrote to Evie about Dick’s car

Wrote to Halpin about our possibly leaving here. Various letters from the boys in New Zealand.

Bingfield 4 Wednesday [277 -88]

Wrote to King. but heavy rain even.

Some work at corn done.

Bingfield 5 THURSDAY [278 -87]

Fine after heavy rain at night. No farm work possible. Went round with Brady & marked 60 trees. Wrote to Simmon’s about our auction.

Bingfield 6 FRIDAY [279 -86]

Fine. Some more oats cut. Heard from J.B. & Vera. Not very well, after a bad night.

Bingfield 7 SATURDAY [280 -85]

Drove into Cavan & signed the agreement about Farnadaly

Fine sunny day. Corn cut in Monery.

Bingfield 8 SUNDAY [281 -84]

17 after Trinity

Seedy. In bed till 3. P.M.

Bingfield 9 MONDAY [282 -83]

Fine & sunny, but colder. Some oats carted in & some thrown to the fowls. Found the pipe from the Kitchen boiler leaking again.

10^th Month OCTOBER 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 10 TUESDAY [283 -82]

Cavan fair; but no cattle sold. Heard from and wrote to Rooke about succession duty, to Simons about a timber auction, & to Pat, Nasir Ali, & White King

Bingfield 11 WEDNESDAY [284 – 81]

Fine until even. when heavy rain came on. Plumber came to arrange about altering hot water pipes. Some corn carted. Brady’s horse cut a small vein, & Gibson (vet) had to be sent for.

Bingfield 12 THURSDAY [285 -80]

Michaelmas Law Sittings begin

Worked with the plumber at the Kitchen boiler pipes. Wet day

Bingfield 13 FRIDAY [286 -79]

Wrote to Vera about her corresponding with young Mc.Kee. Made in bed all day. Worker with the plumbers & finished the job in the kitchen.

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Bingfield 14 SATURDAY [287 -78]

Fire Insurances expire

Fine & sunny. Oats carried in. Cleaning up in the Kitchen.

Brady’s house was again raided about 10. P.M. He was badly beaten & a lot of goods were stolen & damaged.

Bingfield 15 SUNDAY [288 -77]

18 after Trinity

Wrote to Charlie thanking her for the list of my goods in her care.

Askins & I went to see Mrs. Brady. Brady returned from Cavan about 5. P.M. His face very much bruised

Bingfield 16 MONDAY [289 -76]

Quarter Sessions Week

Wrote to Halpin & manager of Provincial Bank. Brady went to Cavan about the raid. Oats carting.

Bingfield 17 TUESDAY [290 -75]

Wrote to the Commandant of National Troops Belturbet about Brady. He went to Cavan, having moved his family to his fathers at Killykeen.

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Bingfield 18 WEDNESDAY [291 -74]

A big bit of the Lower Garden Wall fell down. Mended the fence in front of the house. Oats carting. Wrote to the C.O of the troops in Cavan for protection for Brady, & to Halpin about selling this place.

Bingfield 19 THURSDAY [292 -73]

I.R.A. men came to see Brady. They can give him no protection.

Potatoe digging begun.

10^th Month OCTOBER 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 20 FRIDAY [293 -72]

Fine but colder. Wrote to Halpin & Charlie about the sale of this place & to Strahan about moving furniture etc. Mrs. Burrowes called & told us that we might not be allowed to sell.

Bingfield 21 SATURDAY [294 – 71]

Nelson Day (1805)

Potatoe digging. Accounts etc.

Bingfield 22 SUNDAY [295 -70]

19 after Trinity

Much colder. Wrote a long letter to Robbie Hoonan.

Bingfield 23 MONDAY [296 -69]

Find & a little warmer. Men at Brady’s potatoes. Built up the Kitchen wall behind the boiler

Bingfield 24 TUESDAY [297 – 68]

Wrote to Halpin from whom I had heard. To the Post Office about a missing P. Order. To Strahan, & to Commandant at Ballinanagh about Brady. May in bed all day with a cold.

Bingfield 25 WEDNESDAY [298 -67]

Fine & cloudy. Turf carried in. Got up some spouting in the yard.

Bingfield 26 THURSDAY [299 -66]

Turf being brought in. Attended a meeting of the Antiquarian Society. Dr. Smith drove me.

Bingfield 27 FRIDAY [300 -65]

Brady’s turf being carried. Civic guards came to investigate the case of the raid on Brady. Sent them on to the Hoonan’s who used threatening language to them.

Bingfield 28 SATURDAY [301 -64]

In bed till 3. P.M. Bright & frosty. Mc.Donald gathering apple’s.

Bingfield 29 SUNDAY [302 -63]

20 after Trinity

Not feeling at all well. Cold, after a frost at night.

Bingfield 30 MONDAY [303 -62]

Fine but cold. Still rather seedy.

Bingfield 31 TUESDAY [304 -61]

Cold after nights frost. Rather better, but my cold still troubles me. Men clearing up their own potatoes.

Heavy rain at night

11^th Month NOVEMBER 1922 30 Days

Bingfield 1 Nov WEDNESDAY [305 -60]

Holiday, Stock Exchange

Holiday for the men. Turned a couple of small articles in Bog oak. Maloney the lawyer came to see me about Hoonan & Farnadaly. Hoonan wants to get half of it.

Bingfield 2 THURSDAY [306 -59]

Brady sold five head of cattle for me at Belturbet fair

Fine & sunny day.

Bingfield 3 FRIDAY [307 -58]

Cold with a little rain. Put a cast iron bottom to the library grate. Men at their own potatoes.

Wrote to Cinnamond & Clerk of Oldcastle Union for rents.

Bingfield 4 SATURDAY [308 -57]

Bright & frosty. Men at their own potatoes.

Bingfield 5 SUNDAY [309 -56]

21 after Trinity

Wet. Quiet day at home

Bingfield 6 MONDAY [310 -55]

A good deal of rain. Timber auction 56 trees went for £17.11 .6

Lent Brady £1

Trees not sold 36 .42.43 .44

Bingfield 7 TUESDAY [311 -54]

Brady & Cox ferreted & got 10 rabbits. Mc.D &Hoonan at their own potatoes. Heard that Burrowes had been raided for the second time last night. Saw Mrs. B. & Nellie.

They said that about 12 raiders came & took blankets, clothing, watches, clocks, silver, etc. which they carried away in sacks.

Wrote to Strahan for a van to remove some of our things & to Vida.

Bingfield 8 WEDNESDAY [312 -53]

Bell, but warmer. Men at their own potatoes

Bingfield 9 THURSDAY [313 -52]

Dull & windy the after night’s frost. Men covering potatoes

Went over the books in the dining room with May.

Bingfield 10 FRIDAY [314 -51]

Threatening letter ordering me to dismiss Brady. Wrote to Fran & Halpin & sent each copy. Gave Brady also a copy for Reid to see.

McDonald with James Leddy, who is dying. May and I worked at books.

James Leddy died about 4. P.M. May went to the wake & stayed out all night, causing both of us sleeplessness.

11^th Month NOVEMBER 1922 30 Days

Bingfield 11 SATURDAY [315 -50]

Armistice declared, 1918. Martinmas – Scottish

Quarter Day. Half Quarter Day

Drove into Cavan & saw Halpin. Sold the house in Main Street to R. Cinnamond for £750. He Gave Halpin a Cheque for one fourth on deposit. Sale to be completed by the 25^th. Discussed the matter of a sale of this place.

Bingfield 12 SUNDAY [316 -49]

22 After Trinity

Dull day. May and I worked at books.

Bingfield 13 MONDAY [317 -48]

Heard from Strahan about the van & wired to them. Their reply was kept in Crossdoney, so I wrote to them. Mr. Askins came & took some books that we want to get rid of. Had a long talk with R. Hoonan which seem to get him into a better frame of mind. Brady sold seven head of cattle at Cavan fair.

Bingfield 14 TUESDAY [318 -47]

Heard from and wrote to Halpin about costs of sale of Cavan house.

Strahan’s van with 3 men came & took away a lot of furniture, plate, pictures, & books. They got away by a 1.15 P.M. Fixed two mops & mended a fence. Wrote to Askins about Brady.

Bingfield 15 WEDNESDAY [319 -46]

Heard from & wrote to Major Hooper, Shrops. Regt. J. J. Taylor began thrashing for me. He helped me to fix the fly wheel of my pumping engine. Sent Strahan a book which was left behind yesterday. Very tired.

Bingfield 16 THURSDAY [320 -45]

Thrashing finished. Heard from and wrote to Vida. Wrote again to the clerk of the Union at Oldcastle for rent of labourers’ cottages.

Askin came to see me about Brady.

Bingfield 17 FRIDAY [321 -44]

May & Laila left for Dalkey by the 10:30 a.m. train. Brady away on business. Not much work done. Wrote to Ralph

Bingfield 18 SATURDAY [322 -43]

Fine & warm. Men heading straw ricks.

Bingfield 19 SUNDAY [323 -42]

23 after Trinity

Quiet day at home.

Bingfield 20 MONDAY [324 -41]

Brady absent. Cox digging potatoes. Not very well. Wrote to Col. Fitzgerald about apple’s I am sending.

11^th Month NOVEMBER 1922 30 Days

Bingfield 21 TUESDAY [325 -40]

Wrote to May & Vera. Sent apples to the Shropshire Regt.

Little work on the farm being done

Bingfield 22 WEDNESDAY [326 -39]

In bed with gastritis. Sent for Burke

Bingfield 23 THURSDAY [327 -38]

Inland Revenue repay me £76 .5.8 over paid income tax

In bed till 4 P.M. Brady said good bye to me, & I gave him a character. Wrote to May. Burke to see me. A good deal better. Made out a cheque, to be posted tomorrow, for the last remaining balance due to Capt. Pullinger for Basil’s education.

Bingfield 24 FRIDAY [328 – 37]

Drove into Cavan with Cox & signed a copy of Brady’s deed for Farnadaly which was burnt in the Dublin Post Office. Hair cut.

Mullery came to the engine & port on a new magneto which ran well.

Bingfield 25 SATURDAY [329 – 36]

Back fire from the engine sprained my wrist. Wrote to Mullery about it.

Wrote also to May, Charlie, & Halpin. Cold after frost at night

Got my boat off the lake with the missing oar recovered but broken.

Bingfield 26 SUNDAY [330 -35]

24 after Trinity

Quiet day at home

Bingfield 27 MONDAY [331 -34]

Mullery came & took the pumping engine to pieces. We found in the long bearing carrying the shaft very much worn. I finally sent Cox into Cavan with part of the engine in the pony cart, & Mullery took the rest in his car. Heard from Oswald and also May to whom I wrote.

Bingfield 28 TUESDAY [332 -33]

Men heading straw ricks & pumping by hand. A lot of odd jobs. Wrote to Oswald & May.

Bingfield 29 WEDNESDAY [333 -32]

Bright & Sunny. Men getting rid of tow out of the Hack Stable

Cleaning leaves off the roofs of sheds etc. Took down the small fowls house etc.

Bingfield 30 THURSDAY [334 -31]

Heard from Major Hooper, & sent on his letter to May. Cox hedging in Glouds field. Mc.D. in the garden. Mended the bolts of the yard gates. Made a couple of small things in bog oak.

12^th Month DECEMBER 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 1 Dec FRIDAY [335 -30]

Drove into Cavan with Cox & saw Halpin about Cinnamonds business etc. Wrote to Johnstone about Monery. Saw Gordon about a pumping engine.

Bingfield 2 SATURDAY [336 -29]

Wrote to May, Fitzpatrick about raided guns etc., Roper Little, Eason etc. Cox clipped the pony. R. Hoonan cleaned the lower Garden ditch.

Bingfield 3 SUNDAY [337 -28]

1 in Advent

Found some poachers ferreting in Hermitage. Got them to try their hands in Bingfield, but they got nothing.

Bingfield 4 MONDAY [338 -27]

Men putting out top dressing & collecting the plough, grubber etc

Very curious interview with Willie Mc.Kernan about catching rabbits for me. He practically said he could get them for himself whenever he wanted to, but they were all gone already.

Began a letter to May.

Bingfield 5 TUESDAY [339 -26]

Cox went to camp Cavan for lime etc. Hoonan cleaning a drain in the back lawn. Self hunting for missing tools. Went to Crossdoney for stamps etc.

Bingfield 6 WEDNESDAY [340 -25]

Cox spreading top dressing etc. Wrote to Brady & Mrs. B. about my missing implements & also to Teddie. J. Rorke came to see me even. & gave me some valuable information.

Bingfield 7 THURSDAY [341 -24]

Heard from May that something serious is the matter with her, and she has to lie up for 3 weeks. Finished a letter to her which I began last night. Men whitewashing the Kitchen.

Bingfield 8 FRIDAY [342 -23]

Holiday for the men. Mc.Donald went to Cavan about the case of a madman named Sheridan who was threatening to kill Robbie with a bill hook. Civic Guard came about 6. P.M. Went round the place with J. Rorke. Received the Doctor’s report on May’s case & wrote to her. Also to Halpin, & Tissington about the mortgage.

Bingfield 9 SATURDAY [343 -22]

Saw W. Brady carrying off a spade. Told him that in future he wd. get no more of my tools. Drove to Cavan & signed the Deed of sale of the White House. Wrote to May & Mrs. Brady.

12^th Month DECEMBER 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 10 SUNDAY [344 -21]

2 in Advent

Wrote a long letter to Walker of Clones on the Irish language & its attempted revival.

Bingfield 11 MONDAY [345 -20]

Cox went to Ballinanagh for repairs to the plough & mowing machine. Mc.Donald whitewashed the scullery. Wrote to May

Bingfield 12 TUESDAY [346 -19]

Mary went to Cavan to see a dentist. Cox & Hoey cut out a large branch which had fallen off a beech tree. May writes to say she will return on Friday. Wrote to her.

Bingfield 13 WEDNESDAY [347 – 18]

Some heavy rain. Men cutting heavy beech branches.

Wrote to Teddie & May.

Bingfield 14 THURSDAY [348-17]

Find & very warm. Men cutting & carting big beech branches

Bingfield 15 FRIDAY [249 -16]

Raw & misty. Crossdoney Post Office raided about 10.30 a.m. by 4 men, & some £200 of old age pension money taken.

Cox & the Hoeys beginning potatoes. Mc.Donald cleaning up the Kitchen & scullery. May & Laila came home by the 6.30 P.M. train.

Bingfield 16 SATURDAY [350 -15]

Cox & the Hoeys begin potatoes. Hoonan cleaning the big Monery drain. Mc.Donald clearing up leaves etc. Wrote to the White King.

Bingfield 17 SUNDAY [351 -14]

3 in Advent

Quiet day. Wrote to Ralph.

Bingfield 18 MONDAY [352 -13]

Cox & the Hoeys digging potatoes. Hoonan cleaning the big Monery drain. Mrs. Moore & daughters called.

Bingfield 19 TUESDAY [353 -12]

Fine after a heavy night’s rain. Men clipping the mare & cutting up logs. Mr Askins called.

Bingfield 20 WEDNESDAY [354 -11]

Drove into Cavan morn. on business. The Hoeys carting potatoes.

Bingfield 21 THURSDAY [355 -10]

Michaelmas Law Sittings end

Some snow. Did some painting in the kitchen etc.

12^th Month DECEMBER 1922 31 Days

Bingfield 22 FRIDAY [356 -9]

Not well. Went to bed

Bingfield 23 SATURDAY [357 -8]

In bed all day. Sent for Dr. Burke

Bingfield 24 SUNDAY [358 -7]

4 in Advent

Got up & dressed. Wrote to Lou. & White King. Burke to see me.

Bingfield 25 MONDAY [359 -6]

CHRISTMAS DAY. Quarter Day

Up & dressed. Wrote a number of letters to various people.

Bingfield 26 TUESDAY [360 -5]

Bank Holiday

Still very far from well. The Scots called & signed the transfer of Farnadaly for May.

Bingfield 27 WEDNESDAY [361 -4]

A little better. Cox filling up the sand pit by the green house, & carting away the sand.

Bingfield 28 THURSDAY [362 -3]

Still seedy. Laila went to a party in Cavan. Halpin returned me a letter from Rooke & Rooke, which he calls “Very impertinent”. I agree with him.

Bingfield 29 FRIDAY [363 -2]

Still seedy. Heard from & wrote to Evelyn daughter of the late Herbert Story of the Isle of Man.

Bingfield 30 SATURDAY [364 -1]

The signal box at the station was burnt last night. May began a 3 weeks rest cure in bed. Still seedy. Sent for Dr. Burke. Came 4.30 P.M.

worked at accounts.

Bingfield 31 SUNDAY [365 -0]

1 after Christmas

Cold & frosty. Self a little better. May fairly comfortable upstairs. Got a lamp ready for her.

2.3 CASH ACCOUNTS

2.4 STOCK ON BINGFIELD 1 JAN 1922

3 LOOSE PAPERS FILED IN DIARY

3.1 TAX RECEIPTS

3.2 SUNDRY RECEIPTS

3.3 PHOTOGRAPHS FEBRUARY 1922

Vera Teddie Daddy

3.4 LETTER TO THE TIMES

3.5 R J STORY

3.5.1 FUNERAL ORDER OF SERVICE

3.5.2 R J STORY OBITUARY