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Handwritten draft of a speech in English entitled ‘Toespraak aan Jacobs’ [‘Speech at Jacobs’].

Typescript draft of an article entitled ‘Ireland 8. (For John K. Clear Esq., 6 Waterloo Road, Dublin 4, Clare, Limerick) Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary’. Begins: ‘Newcomers to Ireland, after various divagations, may seek our south-western country.’ Paginated.

Typescript draft of an article entitled ‘Sister Lucy’s Remedy’ which begins: ‘What I am about to tell you took place at home, in my father’s house….’. Paginated.

Typescript draft of an article on a trip to Russia, which begins: ‘I had a trip to Russia lately. I represent Ireland on the Council of the European Community of Writers…’. Contains handwritten amendments with some lines crossed out.

Handwritten draft of article on Kate O’Brien by Mary O’Neill in pencil and ink consisting of numbered points addressing her date and place of birth, family, career, civil and academic distinctions, and other matters. Also contains further information in pencil.

Draft of text in pencil by Mary O’Neill addressing Kate O’Brien’s early life, education, work in England and Spain, marriage to Gustaff Renier, literary work, move to Roundstone, county Galway, and then to Kent, and other travels.

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.

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.

Page containing the title and subtitle of the proposed book, a photograph of the Round House and a short blurb.