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Small PC Collections
George Farrell -
Thompson -
PCs & Drawings from George
Farrell the Holywood Artist
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1) 2nd August 1937 Postmark Port Erin, Isle of Man to Miss S. Wilson, 18
Sullivan Street, Holywood, Co. Down, Ulster - Dear Sadie, Having a good time
here, the weather is great. Hoping to see you soon. Cassie W.
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1) 5th October 1940? Postmark Portstewart to Mrs. W. Glen, 98 Church Road,
Holywood, Co. Down - Dear Mrs. Glen, We are having a lovely time here.
Weather has been glorious. Mr. & Mrs. Coughlan
2) 22nd September 1941 Postmark Warrenpoint to Miss M. Gradwell, Belfast MV?
Hospital, Women's Ward, Purdysburn, Belfast - Just to let you know we are
here. ? of you to ask S. to let me know if ? ? small parcels ????
3) July 1943 Postmark ? Station, Belfast to Miss S. Wilson, "S" Dept.
(cutting room) W. J. Jenkins & Co. (B.) Ltd., 58 Bedford Street, Belfast - I
am finishing my holiday on the Island, the weather has been glorious this
week. I don't feel like coming home. I won't need suntan anyway, hope you
had a good time. Love K.
4) 19th July 1945 Postmark Bun ??? Eire to Miss Sadie Wilson, 2 Sullivan
Street, Holywood - Having a nice time here, hope to see you all on Monday,
don't work too hard. Alice
5) June 1946 Postmark Portrush to Miss Rainey, 26 Lavinia Street, Ormeau
Road, Belfast - Brittasby, Glenshesk Road, Ballycastle. Having a great time
here. Some lovely walks both sea & country. Hope you had a good holiday. E.
M. M.
6) 16th July 1948 Postmark Ballycastle to Miss B. Smith, 56 Agnes Street,
Belfast - Having a very nice holiday down here, to day it is lovely. Hope
you are all keeping better. Jeanie H.
7) 27th August 1948 Postmark Ballycastle to Mr. & Mrs. H. Gardner, 48
Lavinia Street, Ormeau Road, Belfast - We've had a lovely tour but the
weather hasn't been too good. However the scenery, food and company have
more than made up for lack of sun. Hope to see you soon & hear your French.
Best love Pat & Jack
8) 2nd October 1949 Postmark Portrush to Miss Winnie Farrell, 7 Sullivan
Street, Holywood, Co. Down - Having a good time, the weather is fairly good,
if breezy. Hope everything is O.K. Love Jean & Jim
 
21st July 1955 Postmark Bangor to Mr. J. Smyth, 56 Agnes Street, Belfast -
164 Seacliffe Road, Bangor. Will be home Sat. evening. Tell the milk man to
leave 3 bottles of milk Sunday morning. I wrote to Mr. Williamson for car to
come down. But you might call & remind him to be down at Seacliffe Road
about 8 o'clock on Saturday. We are enjoying it all very much. Belle
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1) 23rd September 1952 Postmark Portrush to Mr. G. Farrell, 17 Church View,
Holywood, Co. Down - Corrymeela, Ballycastle Dear George & Kathleen, I am
having a lovely time here, weather not too bad, we are going to Glens of
Antrim by bus on Tuesday, on Thursday we are going to Portrush, the food
here is excellent, some English visitors also, here we had a concert on Sat.
night last, it was great fun. Love Mina
2) 11th September 1957 Postmark Port Isaac, Cornwall to Mr. & Mrs. G.
Farrell, 41 High Street, Holywood, Belfast - This is a delightful place to
spend a holiday and I am sure you would enjoy the beautiful scenery around
this part of the world. The weather of course could improve. Love Wyn?
Thule?
3) 18th July 1958 Postmark Cill Airne to Miss Lynda Campbell, 20 Pier View,
Holywood, Co. Down - How would you like to play on this strand. We came from
Glengarriffe today and are on our way to Killarney. Love Auntie Nellie
4) 24th July 1958 Postmark Gail Limh to Miss Geraldine & Lynda, c/o
Campbell, 6 Pierview Terrace, Kinnegar, Holywood, Co. Down - Hope you girls
are behaving yourselves, we all had a nice swim to-day. Love from Mammy &
Auntie Bebe or Bety xx
5) 15th July 1959 Postmark Dun Laoghaire to Mr. & Mrs. George Farrell (next
door to Post Office) High Street, Holywood, Co. Down, N. Ireland - George
would love it here, the scenery is gorgeous. It's quiet in Dun Laoghaire
itself but there's plenty of life in Bray & Dublin. Kathleen would enjoy the
crack and the 'booze' (we do). We had high tea in the Gresham Hotel
yesterday and its true that curiosity killed the cat. I can hardly afford
the stamp for this card. Love Jean Weather warm but dull.
6) 8th July 1963 Postmark Dun Laughaire to M-s Kerwoods (Holywood) Ltd.,
High Street, Holywood, Co. Down, N. Ireland- Sunday. I arrived here about 3
o'clock yesterday. Last night I went to Bray and saw the chairlift up the
mountainside. Today I went in for a dip. The beach was stoney, and the water
quite cold. The scenery is very mountainous and steep with many Embassys
built on the bay shore. Victor
Groomsport
Pickie from Harbour, Bangor
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1) 'Main Street, Letterkenny' Mrs. Jas. Thompson, Ardigon, Killyleagh, Co.
Down - ? ? ? this town ? day.
2) 'The Four Courts and The Quays, Dublin' 1st May 1953 Postmark Baile Atha
Cliath to Mr. & Mrs. Jas. Thompson, Ardigon, Killyleagh, Co. Down - Hope you
are keeping well after Wednesday. Having a very nice holiday weather, pretty
good. Love from Willie & Lily
 
 
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1) 'Garelochhead from Beach looking North' 13th August 1963 Postmark
Garelochhead, Helensborough? to Mr. & Mrs. James Thompson, Ardigon,
Killyleagh, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Sail for home on the 15th inst. My
brother Willie has been taken to Hospital, very ill. Yours E. Reid
2) 'Relics of Portrush' 25th September 195? Postmark Bushmills? to Mrs. Jas.
Thompson, Ardigon, Killyleagh, Co. Down - arrived alright, wheather rough.
Hope M. keeping well, I think Willie be over on Saturday, you can tell him
plenty? soon ? ?
 
 
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1) 'On The Sands, Newcastle' 13th August 1953 Postmark Newcastle to Mr. &
Mrs. J. Thompson, Ardigon, Killyleagh, Belfast - Spending two days here. The
weather is lovely. I have been in bathing. Love from Jean M.
2) 'Promenade, Portstewart' 27th August 1941 Postmark Portstewart to Mr. &
Mrs. James Thompson, Ardigon, Killyleagh, Co. Down - Spending this week at
Portstewart. Having a lovely time, weather beautiful. Kind regards
 
 
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1) 'Queen's Parade, Bangor, Co. Down' 23rd August 194? Postmark Bangor to
Mr. Jas. Thompson, Ardigon, Killyleagh, Co. Down - Having a good time. Hope
all goes well. S. ?
2) 'Leave my horn alone, I think there is someone coming' 8th August 1938
Postmark Cushendall to Mr. Hugh Martin, Dufferin Garage, Killyleagh - Oh k
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1) 'Bathing Pool, Portstewart' 25th August 1947 Postmark Portstewart to Mr.
& Mrs. Thompson, Ardigon, Killyleagh, Co. Down - Having a Grand time.
Weather good so far. Hope to see you all later, and trust that Miss Thompson
is much better, in haste, E. R.
2) 'There she goes Sir, with her dinghy behind!' 11th August 1938 to Mr.
Hugh Martin, Cross Street, Killyleagh - S???
 
 
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'Fifty - Fifty' 25th September 1948? Postmark Baile Atha Cliath to Mrs. Jas.
Thompson, Ardigon, Tullyveery, Killyleagh, Co. Down, N. Ireland - Having a
lovely time here. The weather is beautiful. From Martha & Sadie
2) 'Station & Castle Park, Bangor, Co. Down' 16th August 1959 Postmark
Bangor to Mrs. J. Thompson, Ardigon, Killyleagh, Belfast - Lena & I are
having a nice holiday here. It is a bit showery today. Hope you are both
well. With kind regards. A. Morrow
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