‘Johnny Burn’s letter to Comdt. Owen Quinn.

Litir John Burns chuig An gCeannfort Eoin Ó Cuinn.

Retired Comdt. Owen Quinn had a letter published in “The Western People”, a Mayo Newspaper, asking for help with information regarding the Marine and Coastwatching Service or “the Coastwatchers”, during WW2. John P. Burns, a local man on reading this letter, sent along the notebooks of his father John F. Burns, a former volunteer Coastwatcher to Quinn. The letter from John P. Burns describes them as  “old notebooks containing notes taken on various courses in Collin’s Barracks, Dublin and elsewhere”.

Bhí litir ag an gCeannfort scortha Eoin Uí Chuinn foilsithe sa “Western People”, nuachtán Maigh Eo, ag iarraidh chúnamh agus eolas ar an tSeirbhís Faire Chósta agus Mara nó ar na Fir Faire i rith an chogaidh. Nuair a léigh an fear áitiúil, John P. Burns, an litir seo sheol sé leabhair nótaí a athair John F. Burns, a bhí ag obair mar Fhear Faire, chuig an tUasal Ó Cuinn. Cuireann an litir a sheol John P. Burns chuig Ó Cuinn síos orthu mar “old notebooks containing notes taken on various courses in Collin’s Barracks, Dublin and elsewhere”.(Le caoinchead ón gCartlann Mhíleata, Dún Chathail Brugha, Baile Átha Cliath)    

Letter courtesy of Military Archives, Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin.

John Burn’s Notebooks courtesy of Military Archives, Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin.

Leabhair Nótaí John Burns, Le caoinchead ó gCartlann Mhíleata, Dún Chathail Bhrugha, Baile Átha Cliath.