Hardback notebook ‘supplied for the public service’ with ‘Danger Under the Moon – No Prince of Denmark’ inscribed on the back cover. Contains handwritten draft of A Strange Woman’s Daughter beginning with part one which opens: ‘One would know, or rather sense that this kitchen living room’ (pages 1-88). Also contains a draft of the novel Danger Under the Moon (4 July-17 November 1955) which begins upside down at the back and opens: ‘I was hurrying and I did not like that’ (pages 1-146). Note ‘re-written 30.I.56’ at the end. Alterations. Each text is paginated separately. Page containing the names of the ancient Greek and Roman gods inserted at the front.
Walsh, Maurice (1879-1964), writerHardback ‘University Manuscript Book’ containing handwritten draft of the novel A Strange Woman’s Daughter beginning: ‘They were a young couple, not six months married’. Text goes to the end of the book on right-hand pages and continues upside down from the back (pages 1-24) [possibly a draft of the short story Why Should I Sit and Sigh?]. Also contains a draft of the short story The Sword of Yung Lo (or The Hoplologist) (26 September-8 December 1951) at the front beginning: ‘Brothers they were the two of them’ (pages 1-27). Each text is paginated separately.
Walsh, Maurice (1879-1964), writerLoose pages containing part of a handwritten draft of Blackcock's Feather (pages 141-177) beginning: ‘Her laughter rippled and made me smile’. Also contains on the ‘back’ of pages, draft of the short story Then Came the Captain’s Daughter, pages 1-57. Alterations. Each text paginated separately.
Walsh, Maurice (1879-1964), writerHandwritten draft of the short story Not My Story which begins: ‘Let me say it right off: this is not my story.’ Some alterations. Pagination.
Walsh, Maurice (1879-1964), writerSchool exercise book – ‘The Selwel Series of Exercise Books’ – containing, from the back upside down, an untitled handwritten draft of the short story Not My Own Story which begins: ‘My name is Michael Furlong and I have nothing much to do with this story…’ continuing on right-hand pages and concluding on sheet inserted at the end (pages 1-32). Also part of draft of an unidentified work beginning at the front, which opens: ‘Their ranks contained practically all the able-bodied male tinkers from Rathnure to Dingle…’ (pages 1-23). Alterations. Each text is paginated separately.
Walsh, Maurice (1879-1964), writerHardback notebook containing handwritten drafts of parts of Blackcock's Feather beginning: ‘Donald Ballagh O’Cahan, Amy his young wife and myself…’ page 174. Various sequences of page numbers; some pages unpaginated.
Walsh, Maurice (1879-1964), writerHardback notebook with Walsh’s name and address on the front and the following inscription: ‘The Quiet Man. The Red Girl. Bad Town Dublin’, containing handwritten drafts of the stories. The Quiet Man begins at the front and opens with a verse beginning: ‘The Quiet Man he sate him down and to himself did say’ (pages 1-24); followed by The Red Girl (29 October-16 November 1934) which begins with a verse opening: ‘The Red Girl, who now sings her’ (pages 1-42); and Bad Town Dublin (26 November-5 December 1934) which begins with a verse opening: ‘Clean town Dublin; the Norseman built it’ (pages 1- 49), with an insert of two pages after page 16 and text from page 33 on pages inserted in the back of the book.
Walsh, Maurice (1879-1964), writerHardback diary – ‘Dialann 1955 – Oifig an tSoláthair, Baile Átha Cliath’ – containing handwritten draft of the short story The Smart Fellow, opening: ‘It was eleven of the clock on a May morning’ (pages 1-11). ‘Rewritten 17.6.63’ noted at the end. Also contains an untitled draft of the short story Thomasheen James Gets His Hair Cut (20-28 August 1961) which begins: ‘Lazing in a canvas chair in front of the summerhouse’ (pages 1-11); untitled draft of The Missing Meerschaum (5 April-18 May 1963) which begins: ‘There were four of us, and we were waiting for Christy Manning (pages 1-11). ‘Rewritten 27.5.63’ noted at the end; draft of the short story Teach Your Grandmother (31 October-20 November 1963) which begins: ‘I had gone to bed late, and I waked late’ (pages 1-13). ‘Rewritten 2.12.63’ noted at the end; and an untitled ‘Thomasheen James’ piece at the front which begins: ‘I was sitting in front of my summerhouse one lovely day in late summer’ (4 pages). Alterations. Each text is paginated separately. Some pages are blank.
Walsh, Maurice (1879-1964), writerHardback notebook ‘supplied for the public service’ with some pages removed. Contains handwritten draft of the short story Then Came the Captain’s Daughter which opens: ‘It was a fine morning that morning, and I was feeling fine too’ (60 pages – pagination 1-46). Also a piece following it, entitled Where the River Shannon Flows which opens: ‘My friend – that is if a Kerryman should use the word in referring to a male man out of Antrim or Down’ (3 pages); draft of Bad Town Dublin (29 October 1934-23 November 1936), beginning upside down from the back which opens: ‘Major Archibald MacDonald yawned lazily’ pages 1-41; followed by a piece which opens: ‘Miss Catriona MacLeod probably consulted two score authorities in writing this essay on Emmet’ (3 pages). Alterations. Some pagination.
Walsh, Maurice (1879-1964), writerLarge sheets from an account book folded over. Contain handwritten draft of the short story Thomasheen James and the Absent-Minded Professor (untitled) beginning: ‘T. J. possessed himself of waders, creel and gaff’ (pages 1-13); part of draft of the story (untitled) at the back beginning: ‘“You are going to miss that bus”’ (page 1). Also contains a piece in pencil entitled Romance of Scotland (1937) beginning: ‘You are coming to Europe next year’, pages 1-21; three statements of royalties due to Walsh from W. and R. Chambers inserted at a page with some handwritten accounts of the same type covering the period 1 July-31 December 1936. Alterations. Each text paginated separately. Also see P7/1/3/1/1.
Walsh, Maurice (1879-1964), writer