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Letter from Cathal Cavanagh enclosing three pages of a longer document relating to the origins and early history of the O’Malley sept. In two folders.

Letter to Walsh from Charles D. Keogh, 78 West Seventh Street, Oswego, New York. Refers to his Irish ancestry and the attempts by his sister to have it researched. He likes Thomasheen James and has read Sons of the Swordmaker and The Dark Rose. Includes the text of a poem written in 1885 by Patrick Fennell under the pseudonym ‘Shandy Maguire’, the opening line of which is: ‘Come, boys, fill your glasses and pledge me tonight'.

Letter from ‘Charlie’ [Karl Eck?] in Bayreuth, to Gisa [Gisela Dietrich née Scholz]. The letter describes how difficult he is finding life back in Germany. He is no longer the man he was. In spite of having a roof over his head, his parents, food and clothes and a girlfriend he has lost his hope and is miserable. He finds it difficult not having a job or a place of his own.

Letter from ‘Charlie’ [Karl Eck?] in Bayreuth, to Gisa [Gisela Dietrich née Scholz]. After several years, Charlie is back home and is writing to Gisa having found her address. He asks after her family. He and his family are well and he is staying with his parents. He asks her to write and sends greetings to her husband.

Letter from ‘Charlie’ [Karl Eck?] in Bayreuth, to Gisa [Gisela Dietrich née Scholz]. Thanks her deeply for her letter. Is delighted to learn she has a daughter. Cannot believe that six years have passed since they were in school together. Describes his travels in that time. He is finding it difficult to get a job and has no chance of getting married in the near future.

Letter from Con Colbert, 7 Clifton Terrace, Ranelagh Road, Dublin, [to John Daly?], providing an account of his life in Dublin and his continuing activities with the Fianna and the Irish Republican Brotherhood.

Letter from Constance Markievicz, Holloway Jail, London to Madge Daly, giving a detailed account of Kathleen Clarke’s state of health and expressing her great admiration for Kathleen.

Letter from Constance Markievicz from an unidentified location to Madge Daly, discussing a female visitor identified as ‘S. P’. who was very impressed by the citizenry’s conduct during the General Strike; and making arrangements to accommodate Kathleen Clarke who is about to visit her.

Letter from Constance Markievicz, Cork Gaol to Madge Daly, commenting on the current RIC campaign in Ireland and extending good wishes to the Daly family.

Letter from Constance Markievicz, 143 Leinster Road, [Dublin] to Madge Daly, enclosing an unspecified item (now not present) which ‘reminded me of you’.