Book
1923 (hand written)
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This book of poetry was written by the McCorkell children in 1923.
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 'All I Can Say', 'December', 'The Jackdaw', 'Old Ben', 'Christmas', 'The Kettle', 'Our Granny', 'The Snow Man', 'Strido', 'The Donkey', and 'The Cats'.
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 'All I Can Say', 'December', 'The Jackdaw', 'Old Ben', 'Christmas', 'The Kettle', 'Our Granny', 'The Snow Man', 'Strido', 'The Donkey', and 'The Cats'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cardboard, paper and ribbon |
| Brief description | Book, poetry, hand written and bound, by Oona, Kathleen and Leslie McCorkell as a Christmas present for their father, Derry, 1923. |
| Physical description | 24 page handmade and hand written book of poetry. Front and back cover made of cardboard. Front cover has been decorated with images of holly. Book has been bound with ribbon on the left hand side. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Marion McLachlan |
| Summary | This book of poetry was written by the McCorkell children in 1923. 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 'All I Can Say', 'December', 'The Jackdaw', 'Old Ben', 'Christmas', 'The Kettle', 'Our Granny', 'The Snow Man', 'Strido', 'The Donkey', and 'The Cats'. |
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| Accession number | B.328-2010 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2011 |
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