Letter by Jack Nalty to his mother from London, March 1938

Nalty had already served a period in Spain and at this point had moved away from Dublin to London, in preparation for his next trip back to Spain. He was back in the Spain before June 1938 Bodenstown Commemoration held by the Irish volunteers in Spain. He was Killed in Action, Sept. 1938.

London,
Sat.

Dear Mother,

I arrived here safe enough and am looking around for a bit. I went to see the Grand National on Fri. and then to see Jack Day that night at a theatre.

I came from Liverpool the same night to here by bus. It's a long run, about 10 hours, so I had no sleep yet, but will make up for the loss tonight.

London is just the same as when I was last here last year, plenty of building work going on but I don't think I will touch it. However if I don't get anything here I will push on further.

I will write again in a week or so and tell you what I am doing.

Hope all are well,

Jack.

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