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Typescript draft of an essay entitled ‘Boney Fidey’, which begins ‘When we were small, my brothers and I, they used to hire a person to Look after us during the holidays.’ Paginated and dated, with address at The Fort, Roundstone, county Galway.

Handwritten draft of an essay in a notebook and prologue, which begins: ‘I do not remember that short period of my life in which I could not read…’. Contains amendments in pencil and ink. A handwritten heading on the cover reads ‘Manuscript Half-Forgotten by Kate O’Brien.’ In addition, there is a sticker with the address of Mary O’Neill at 24A Steele’s Road, Hampstead, London NW3 4RE. Paginated.

This sub-series contains drafts of Kate O'Brien's short story 'Manna'.

Typescript draft of an essay entitled ‘Old Balls MacSweeney’, which begins: ‘We lived on the skirt of Limerick City, in a fine and large brick house.’ Paginated and records address at The Fort, Roundstone, county Galway.

Typescript draft of a short story entitled ‘On Ballycottin Strand’, which begins: ‘“Ah, sure there it is, the bloody auld siren.” He stumbled up the garden.’ Paginated and dated.

Black and white photograph (240 x 195 mm) of a group of people gathering at an event at Toor Ballylee, county Galway relating to William Butler Yeats.

Black and white photograph (165 x 185 mm) of a street in Roundstone, county Galway, with people going about their daily business and a bicycle in the left foreground. Copyright of Irish News Agency, Dublin.

Account statement from M.K. Kendall (Travel) Limited, Travel Agents, 15 Fetter Lane, London, E.C. 4, in the name of Kate O’Brien care of The Sunday Telegraph, Fleet Street, E.C. 4, noting overdue sum of £42.10.7.

Account statement from S. H. Webb, Commission Agent, 104a King Henry’s Road, Hampstead, N.W.3, with date, amount invested, name of horse, amount won and lost.

Volume with names, addresses and telephone numbers of family, friends, acquaintances and other contacts. Volume is indexed alphabetically by surname and contains a number of enclosures.