Our father (LJB) transcribed his dad's (LBB) journal from his time as a mariner. He included a helpful Abbreviation Key:
OBS = Observation
DR = Dead Reckoning
N = Nance (our grandmother)
AN = Aunt Nell Nugent (a Carney, Grandma Butler's sister)
Leo = Fr. Leo Butler, SJ, Dad's brother
Colligan = River that flows from Dungarvan and separates the village from Abbeyside
DS? = police authority of some sort
Dad = frequently abbreviated
Dun = Dungarven (our grandmother's hometown)
A first note in not dated:
Stopped at Foleys in Maptown. Dragged the Mara stern tonight. Company tonight and as a result went to bed about 1:00 a.m.
Perhaps from preceding the first dated note of August 11, 1915.
August Journal entries in next post!
