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Part of a linen-backed six-inch ordnance survey map sheet no. 7 of county Dublin with the townlands of Ballystrane, Balleally West and Balleally East highlighted in pink and the names of some tenants inserted in pencil. Attached to the map is a note relating to a holding on the townland of Balleally West dated 5 January 1914.

Part of a linen-backed six-inch ordnance survey map sheet no. 16 of Queen’s county showing the towns of Mountrath and Castletown and their vicinity. The townlands of Dysartbeagh, Knnockanina, Forgelad and Forest have been highlighted in pink and individual tenancies within this area marked out in red, with the name of each tenant inserted in pencil.

Part of a linen-backed six-inch ordnance survey map sheet no. 13 of Queen’s county showing the town of Maryborough and its vicinity, with a small holding tenanted by Anne Brennan on the townland of Borris Great highlighted in red. Bears a Dublin Valuation Office date stamp of 28 April 1897.

Part of a poster (for which see N7/2/2/1/5) blown up and printed on card, providing the background to the dance installation Paper Pylons.

Pages 5-8 of a list of head rents, quit rents and tithe rent charges due out of Viscount Lismore’s estate.

Part of handwritten letter [to Walsh] from the United States Marine Corps (Eastern Recruiting Division), 405 New Custom House Building, Second and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, giving information on John Walsh (1743-1828), a captain in the Continental Navy and ‘a cousin of Thomas Fitzsimons, signer of our Constitution’. Also has brief information on John Walsh’s sons Thomas and Edward and daughter Mary.

First two pages of a letter from A. M. Bradshaw, Forage Contractor, Oakham, to [Timothy?] Looney, exchanging news and expressing concern over the shortage of forage.

Large pages from an account book folded over, labelled ‘I The Spanish Lady by Maurice Walsh’ and containing part of a handwritten draft of the novel The Spanish Lady beginning: ‘I was the only passenger that got off at Craik Station’. Alterations. Pagination on pages with text.

Hardback notebook entitled I. The Small Dark Man containing part of a handwritten draft of the novel beginning with chapter one which opens: ‘The small, dark man came round the corner’. Alterations. Pagination on pages with text.

Hardback notebook ‘supplied for the public service’ labelled ‘No. 3’ and containing part of handwritten draft of The Road to Nowhere beginning: ‘“There you are head-master”, taunted Ailish’. Alterations. Pagination on pages with text beginning at page 129.