‘‘Letter from Marie Seton to Ronald and Helene Moody, addressed from Athlone‘, Marie Seton, recipients: Ronald Moody, Helene Moody, 29 July–8 August 1966‘, Marie Seton, recipients: Ronald Moody, Helene Moody, 29 July–8 August 1966 – Tate Archive | Tate https://www.tate.org.uk/art/archive/items/tga-956-1-2-58-63/letter-from-marie-seton-to-ronald-and-helene-moody-addressed-from-athlone
This letter was started on 29 Jul 1966 and finished on 8 Aug 1966. 29 Jul 1966 This letter opens with Marie Seton’s account of her arrival in Ireland by the ‚back door‘ of Galway. She shares her impressions of Ireland and the Irish, including a sense of cleanliness, friendliness, and the impression of the Irish people being far from England in spirit. Seton describes some of the sights she has seen including ruins and standing stones and discusses the treatment of Protestants and sectarianism. She tells Moody of a visit to Clonmacnoise, comparing it with Chicago, and goes on …
[Robeson] out. 8 Aug 1966 (contd) Addressed from Dublin