Book
1925 (hand written)
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This book of poetry was written by the McCorkell children as a Christmas present for their father in 1925.
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 Emigrant, or Over the Summer Sea', 'The Hedgehogs', 'This Year's Nonsense' (a series of limericks), 'Baby', 'Shock', 'Christmas Eve', 'The Smuggler's Cave', and 'The Star'.
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 Emigrant, or Over the Summer Sea', 'The Hedgehogs', 'This Year's Nonsense' (a series of limericks), 'Baby', 'Shock', 'Christmas Eve', 'The Smuggler's Cave', and 'The Star'.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 14 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Handwriting, drawing and watercolour painting |
| Brief description | Book, poetry, hand written, decorated with illustrations of a robin and holly, by Oona, Kathleen and Leslie McCorkell as a Christmas present for their father, Derry, 1925. |
| Physical description | Book of hand written poetry, bound on the left hand side with ribbon. |
| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Marion McLachlan |
| Summary | This book of poetry was written by the McCorkell children as a Christmas present for their father in 1925. 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 Emigrant, or Over the Summer Sea', 'The Hedgehogs', 'This Year's Nonsense' (a series of limericks), 'Baby', 'Shock', 'Christmas Eve', 'The Smuggler's Cave', and 'The Star'. |
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| Accession number | B.331:1 to 14-2010 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2011 |
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