[{"node":{"title":"Hanna256","Collections":"Part Three","Contributor":"Linen Hall Library","Coverage":"1951","Creator":"Linen Hall Library","Date":"Thursday, April 7, 2016","Format":"TIFF","Identifier":"Hanna256","Item Description":"Manuscript","Keywords":"Knocknadreemally, Frank","Language":"English","Path":"https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/hanna256","Publisher":"Linen Hall Library","Relation":"Linen Hall Library","Rights":"Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA","Scanned image":{"src":"https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Hanna256_0.jpg","alt":""},"Source":"LHL Archive","Transcript":"\ufeff249\n\nBut indeed every member of the Rathard household\nwas excited about the new shop. It was a sudden outlet\nfor them. They were about to break through the social\nisolation that had parched their hearts and minds for\nyears, and on Knocknadreemally there would arise a\nhomestead bound by unbreakable bonds with Rathard, an\noutpost of their own kin.\n\nFrank had many more suggestions to make and he\noutlined them to Joe one afternoon, sketching his plans\non the doorpost of the old cottage. \"When things are\ngoing well wi\u2019 ye, Joe, ye can build a house for your-\nself on the plot o' land next to the shop. A decent\nhouse, two-storied wi' a slate roof, pebble-dashed walls\nfacing on the road, a bit o' fuschia at the gate, and a\ngreen door wi\u2019 a brass knocker.\" The youth eyed the\nplot of land that Frank had pointed to, and nodded his\nhead. \"It would look well there - and when it comes to\nthe building, Frank, you\u2019ll be the man that\u2019ll draw it\nup!\" Frank caught his arm. \"Dont forget that, Joe, I\u2019ll\nbe the man that'll build it.\" \"Its a promise, Frank, I\nwont forget!\" and they both laughed.\n\nHaving learnt Frank's requirements for the shop,\nHamilton himself supervised the buying of the heavy-\ntimber, sheeting, brackets and shelving. Andrew laboured\nmanfully to cut a larger window in the ancient stone\nwall of the cottage, and Sarah, with Joe to advise her,\napplied her shrewd mind to the purchase of stock for the\nshop.\n\nDuring the day, Frank had the help of Andrew when\nhe was free from farm-work, and a labourer, Martin\nMcSherry, who could put his hand to coarse cappentry.\nHamilton rarely went near the cottage during the daytime,\nbut in the evening, when his work was finished, he would\ntake a stroll up Knocknadreemally to see what progress\n","Type":"Text"}}]