John Sweeney died on 24 May 1909 at age 65 and this Bible was given to his daughter Mary on the occasion of her marriage to Michael Carrucan in 1910. It stayed in their house in Dalton Street until the property was subdivided and the old house demolished in 1976.
The following inscription is found inside the front cover pages
Dec 2nd 1887
I John Sweeney became a teetotaller for twelve months.