Robert Goodbody Journal

form that time to this.

A prior event to the above the death of my dear mother who died the 16th of 11th mo. 1834. The subject of the death of my son so occupied my thoughts at the time that I set writing about it at once, fearing that something might prevent my ever doing it, yet there was no cause for my passing over my mother's decease. My dear mother often paid us a visit in Clara. She was there the time of the Cholera in 1832, and again in 1833, which was the last visit she paid us. She was with us the day she was 80 years of age, being the 16th of the 5th mo. 1833. That night she was seized with extreme pain at her heart which she had several times before, but that was the most serious she ever had. I think it continued very bad for two days, and went off gradually, we all expected her death as she had a bad intermitting pulse. She fully expected herself that she was dying, but on Dr Eustace coming on the 1st day he ordered her nourishment of soup which revived her and she gradually recovered, and in the 10th mo. following went by the boat to Dublin, was very feeble from that to her death; never could walk fast or upstairs without great caution. She lived one year and half after she was 80, and was clear in her intellects t the last. When she was last attacked it did not last more than half an hour until she was gone. She died the 16th of 11th mo.1834. On 4th day the 19th of 11th mo. I brought her remains down to Mountmellick, and next day she was laid in my father's grave at Tinneel. I put her I the coffin in the evening of 3rd day, my son Richard and Marcus helping me, and the former came with us about two miles out of town when he got down to return to his business, and Marcus came on with me. Marcus was in Dublin some time in the 9th mo. and wrote to me that he went to see his grandmother, and

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