Please bear with me, as I have to write a letter, and I am Half Irish so I do not intend to upset anyone. Here goes.
Letter from Irish mother to her son.
Dear son,
Just a few lines to let you know I am still alive. I am writing this letter slowly because I know you cant read fast. You wont know the house when you come back, as we have moved. About your father, he has a lovely job, hes cutting the grass in the cemetary. Your brother Sean is doing well in the army. Hes only been a soldier for 2 weeks and already they have made him a court martial.
There was a lovely washing machine in the new house when we moved in, but its not working too good, last week I put 4 shirts in pulled the chain and I havent seen them since. Your sister has had a baby but I dont know if its a girl or a boy, so i cant tell you if your an aunty or an uncle. Your uncle Dick drowned last week in a vat of whiskey, some of his work mates dived in to save him, but he fought them off bravely. We cremated him and it took 4 days to put out the fire.
It only rained twice last week, once for 4 days and then for 3 days. Monday was so windy, that one of our chickens laid the same egg 5 times. We had a letter from the undertaker about your grangmas funeral, he said that if the last instalment was not paid in the next 7 days, up she comes. Your cousin Patrick made his own cider, he went out and crushed 56 woodpeckers.
From your loving mother.xxx
ps. I was going to put £5 in but already sealed the envelope.
Should I hand flat keys to executors of will?


