Book
1929 (hand written)
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This book of poetry was written by the McCorkell children as an Easter present for their father in 1929.
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 'Pigeons', 'To Grandma for the Hollidays', 'School Examinations', 'Francis Drake', 'Leaves', 'The Cow', 'The Seasons of Youth, or The Birth of Spring', 'The Irish Boy', and 'The Family'.
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 'Pigeons', 'To Grandma for the Hollidays', 'School Examinations', 'Francis Drake', 'Leaves', 'The Cow', 'The Seasons of Youth, or The Birth of Spring', 'The Irish Boy', and 'The Family'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Handwriting, drawing and painting |
| Brief description | Book, poetry, hand written, with a hand-drawn cover depicting fruit and flowers, written by Oona, Kathleen and Leslie McCorkell as an Easter present for their father, Derry, 1929. |
| Physical description | Handmade 22-page book of poetry, bound together with white thread and pink ribbon. Front cover is decorated with hand drawn pictures of fruit and flowers. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| 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 1929. 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 'Pigeons', 'To Grandma for the Hollidays', 'School Examinations', 'Francis Drake', 'Leaves', 'The Cow', 'The Seasons of Youth, or The Birth of Spring', 'The Irish Boy', and 'The Family'. |
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| Accession number | B.337-2010 |
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| Record created | April 15, 2011 |
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