Book
1926 (hand written)
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This book of poetry was written by the McCorkell children as an Easter present for their father in 1926.
Oona (b.1910), Kathleen (b.1911), Leslie (b.1916) and Pakenham (b.1923) were the four children of Dudley and Helen McCorkell. They lived in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The children wrote poems which were put into books and presented to their father as Christmas and Easter presents. The daughters lived into their nineties, but Pakenham died in 1944.
The poems in this book are credited to Oona, Kathleen and Leslie McCorkell. The poems included in the book are entitled 'The Personnal Alphabet', 'The Violets in the Dell', 'The Rook', 'The Enchanted Mountain', 'The Little Fire Fairies', 'The Cameleon', 'Uncle William', 'The Poteen Makers', and 'Limericks'.
Oona (b.1910), Kathleen (b.1911), Leslie (b.1916) and Pakenham (b.1923) were the four children of Dudley and Helen McCorkell. They lived in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The children wrote poems which were put into books and presented to their father as Christmas and Easter presents. The daughters lived into their nineties, but Pakenham died in 1944.
The poems in this book are credited to Oona, Kathleen and Leslie McCorkell. The poems included in the book are entitled 'The Personnal Alphabet', 'The Violets in the Dell', 'The Rook', 'The Enchanted Mountain', 'The Little Fire Fairies', 'The Cameleon', 'Uncle William', 'The Poteen Makers', and 'Limericks'.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 9 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Handwriting, drawing and watercolour painting |
| Brief description | Book, poetry, hand written, front cover decorated with image of windmill/lighthouse bordered with red carnations, made by Oona, Kathleen and Leslie McCorkell as an Easter present for their father, Derry, 1926. |
| Physical description | Hand made book of poetry, bound with silver ribbon. |
| Credit line | Given by Marion McLachlan |
| Summary | This book of poetry was written by the McCorkell children as an Easter present for their father in 1926. Oona (b.1910), Kathleen (b.1911), Leslie (b.1916) and Pakenham (b.1923) were the four children of Dudley and Helen McCorkell. They lived in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The children wrote poems which were put into books and presented to their father as Christmas and Easter presents. The daughters lived into their nineties, but Pakenham died in 1944. The poems in this book are credited to Oona, Kathleen and Leslie McCorkell. The poems included in the book are entitled 'The Personnal Alphabet', 'The Violets in the Dell', 'The Rook', 'The Enchanted Mountain', 'The Little Fire Fairies', 'The Cameleon', 'Uncle William', 'The Poteen Makers', and 'Limericks'. |
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| Accession number | B.332:1 to 9-2010 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2011 |
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