Photocopy of a letter from Nestor to Sylvia Tankel, Editor, Short Story International, 6 Sheffield Road, Great Neck, New York, enclosing a copy of his short story Once upon a Dream (for which see P31/1/1/2/3).
Nestor, Thomas G. (1936-2023), writerCarbon copy of a letter from Nestor to Andrew Hewson, John Johnson Limited, 12/13 Henrietta Street, London, enclosing a copy of the radio play The Substance of Rock.
Nestor, Thomas G. (1936-2023), writerLetter from Denis Lowry, The Builders’ Ironmonger, Clonmel, enclosing half year’s rent due.
Looney, Timothy (Tim) (1914-1990), local historianLetter from John Ryan, Solicitor, 100 George Street, Limerick, to J. T. Barry, Sandville, Ballyneety, county Limerick, enclosing payment for unspecified work in relation to the Richardson estate.
Barry family of Sandville, Ballyneety, County Limerick and of Leamlara, County CorkLetter to W. and R. Chambers, 38 Soho Square, London, from (name indecipherable), director of programmes, All India Radio, 1 Garstins Place, Calcutta, enclosing copy of typescript of a review of Sons of the Swordmaker broadcast by Mrs. Beryl Harding on 6 September 1938. Typescript (six pages) is paginated and begins: ‘This is a difficult book to review’.
Walsh, Maurice (1879-1964), writerCopy letter to the editor [of The Kerryman newspaper] from Maurice Walsh, ‘Ard-na-Glaise’, Stillorgan Park, county Dublin, enclosing copy of an untitled poem by his late father Maurice. States that the first three verses of it were published in While Rivers Run as part of ‘Paddy Joe’s musings’. Now would like it published on the first anniversary of his father’s death. Adds that his father had ‘no real villain in any of his novels and in this poem he shows his kindliness to all men and even the devil has his points’. Suggests that the poem should be titled In My Father’s House. The poem begins: ‘The house that I would live in/was never built by hands’.
Walsh, Maurice (1879-1964), writerLetter to Officer Commanding East Limerick Brigade, enclosing a copy of a communication from the Chief of Staff in General Headquarters (now not present).
MacCarthy, John Maurice (1896-1976), Irish VolunteerBrown envelope containing a letter from Don O’Malley to Grace O'Malley Cantillon attaching an article by Rory O’Malley entitled ‘Why No Victoria O’Malley? A family saga regarding a journey of Elizabeth and James O’Malley from Limerick, Ireland to Otago, New Zealand in 1903’ and a family tree of James and Elizabeth O’Malley and their descendants.
Cantillon, Grace née O'Malley (b. 1934), family historianLetter from Sylvia Tankel, Editor, Short Story International, 6 Sheffield Road, Great Neck, New York, enclosing an agreement form for the short story Portrait accepted for publication.
Nestor, Thomas G. (1936-2023), writerLetter to Maurice Walsh, ‘Ard-na-Glaise’, Stillorgan Park, Blackrock, county Dublin, son of Maurice and Caroline Walsh, from K. M. O’Brien, Guinness Group Sales (Ireland) Limited, St. James’s Gate, Dublin, enclosing drawings which he sent on 17 April 1964. The drawings are advertisements for Guinness. Two are on tracing paper. One has the slogan: ‘And all the strumpets sounded for him on the other side’ and the other: ‘Palm in Gilead’. A third is on card and has the slogan: ‘All his wets about him’.
Walsh, Maurice (1879-1964), writer