Sir, – Seeing Rosita Boland's article on Red Island caused a small tug at my heart ("Postcards Revisited, Skerries, July 17th). My grandfather, Captain Charles Edward Thompson, built the house on the tower. My mother was born there; she died when I was seven, but I do have some photos from that time. Charles Edward went down with the SS Umgeni in November 1917. – Yours,etc,
MARY BOYD,
Sandycove,
Co Dublin.