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Volume with daily entries recording appointments and social engagements, weather, travel arrangements, health matters, correspondence received and other events of the day. Notes the following on Friday 31 March, ‘Clare’s birthday. Took her to dine at “Bella Napoli’’’, her move to the Minerva club on Tuesday 18 April, and her response to Maeve McGarry’s death stating on Monday 15 May, ‘Read of M. McGarry’s death in Irish Times. Greatly distressed.’ In relation to ‘My Aunts’ she notes on Wednesday 6 September, ‘Settled with David. To accept Dwyer’s mean offer on “My Aunts”’. Also records her travels in Spain. Volume is indexed by month and contains notes at the rear. Also includes the following enclosures, a 2-pias Spanish stamp, and a newspaper clipping from a Spanish paper advertising Hotel Suizo. Includes O’Brien’s personal details at the front.

Volume with daily entries recording appointments and social engagements, weather, financial matters, lectures, health matters, work on the house, her cats and meetings of the International Congress of Comunitá Europea degli Scrittori. Regarding accommodation, O’Brien notes on Monday 10 February, ‘To Boughton Street to see cottage – very pleased with it’, receiving keys from a Miss Miles on Friday 15 May. Records her luck with the horses on Tuesday 19 May and day out with her sisters, ‘Lunch with May & Clare. Brought May to tea at Lady Thompson’s’ on Sunday 28 June. Notes on Thursday 26 November, ‘Evening – very good party at Princess Romanov’s, near [Faversham]. Marvellous. Very old house.’ Includes personal details at front and notes at the rear.

Volume with daily entries recording appointments and social engagements, articles and lectures, weather, domestic matters and financial matters and trip to Rome and Paris. Notes on 8 January, ‘Lecture on “Spain” at R.D.S. 3 p.m. Large crowd – very dull affair’. On 10 January records an evening in the home of Beatrice and Brendan Behan, ‘Supper at Béatrice’s – saw Blánaid Behan (aged 14 months).’ Also notes visit to Roundstone, county Galway, on 25 January, ‘To Galway & Roundstone. Staying Miss McGlynn’s – to see Mrs Connolly’. After a brief illness, O’Brien records of Kelly her cat, ‘8 am Kelly sails in, in superb form & very hungry!! Naughty little cat. Enchanted to see her. So is Clover’, on 15 August. On 27 November notes ‘Very bad news, (a) from Toronto [View], (b) from Texas. Greatly depressed – & most acutely embarrassed! Don’t know what to do. Talk with W. Moloney. Also with Mary’, and the following day states ‘After long bad night of thought, decided to write to Nance. Have done so’. Quiet sad day.’ Includes notes at the rear.

Volume with daily entries recording appointments and social engagements, weather, travel arrangements, domestic matters, dealings with the bank, health matters, and work with Radio Éireann and Irish Times. Notes on 16 February: ‘National Library. Lunch with Mary. Fairly mild weather. Unicorn Maeve Binchy & P.P. Maguire – 7.30’. On 31 March notes her first payment from the Civil List, and on 1 April ‘Received letter & Maintenance Grant cheque from Arts Council. Greatly astounded & pleased.’ Notes travels to Vigo, Santiago and Madrid in Spain, stating on 5 May, ‘Explored Vigo through succession of rainstorms. Uninteresting town. Got soaked through twice’, and on 6 May, ‘Railway journey to Santiago. 2½ hours. Absolutely lovely… did a lot of exploring. Remember the town well’. The weather continues bad during her visit to Madrid. On 20 May she records her impressions of a bullfight, ‘6 O’C. Corrida. Very high seat – too high, but good view. Wonderful faenas. El Viti (Santiago Martin) superb with both bulls… Sanchez Bejarano (alternativa) very good with 2 difficult bulls…’ Records problems with the bank, stating on 26 May, ‘No news from Bank… Very anxious indeed. Down to 12/6”. Called on Mr. Oliver. He was very kind – took a cheque for £10 & gave me 1600 odd pesetas.’ Includes some of O’Brien’s personal details, notes at the rear and an enclosed appointment card for the dentist.

Volume with daily entries recording appointments and social engagements, articles and lectures, weather, travel, arrangements, domestic matters, ill health and trip to Rome. Notes on 21 March, ‘Went to Chilvers 2.30pm. Fainted on their doorstep 10.30pm. Doctor etc.’ Also notes visit from her sisters, May and Clare, stating on 2 April, ‘May & Clare left for London. Felt very sad & flat after their departure.’ Notes on 5 June ‘Shocking news of Senator Robert Kennedy’. Also makes reference to holidays in Galway, Offaly and Limerick in entry dated 13 July, which she actually notes as being an inaccurate date, ‘Picnic to the Shannon Weir at Meelick. Lovely, lazy hours by the water. On to Birr for shopping – called on Fanning’s. Goodbye to Eyrecourt.’

Volume with daily entries recording appointments and social engagements, articles and lectures, health matters, and trip to Rome. Includes notes at rear of volume.

Volume with daily entries recording appointments and social engagements, lectures and articles, weather, travel arrangements, health matters, Radio Éireann, and trip to counties Galway and Clare. Notes the following on 19 April, ‘Listened to “Without My Cloak” on Radio 4, B.B.C. Very good’. Includes notes and names and addresses at rear of volume.

Volume with entries recording appointments and social engagements, articles and lectures, wedding in, Glasgow, other travel arrangements and health matters. Notes on 8 September, ‘Mary & Kitou back to London – 2 O’C. train. House very lonely.’ Includes notes at rear of volume.

Volume with daily entries recording appointments and social engagements. Includes reference to Radio Éireann recordings at 2.30 on 25 February.