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Volume with daily entries recording appointments and social engagements, articles, and trip to Montreal, Canada. Notes on 19 January, ‘Part of “Without My Cloak” on Radio Éireann. (Repeat)’. Includes notes at rear of volume and an enclosed newspaper clipping with handwritten notes.

Volume with small number of entries, referring to articles, appointments and social engagements, conversion to gas, travel arrangements and health matters. Notes the following on 6 January, ‘My Spanish article in Irish Times. Annoyingly cut’.

Volume with daily entries recording appointments and social engagements, articles, weather, health matters, finances and trip to France. Notes on 2 May, ‘Saw film “Women In Love” in Canterbury. Well acted. Disliked it very much’. Describes an interesting visitor, noting ‘Dr. J. Schwartz arrived 4pm – to examine my manuscripts etc. – for purchase. Very nice man, very intelligent. And we did very good business’, and notes the following day, ‘Dr. J. Schwartz… he left with large cartons at 12.30pm’. Of a visit to Paris, notes on Sunday 31 May, ‘Sung mass in Notre Dame, 11a.m. Afterwards explored all round cathedral – drank aperitifs… Lunched well in Rue Petit Pont. Walked in Luxembourg. Rested – wrote postcards, visited Louvre Gallery: Palais Royal, Café du Louvre etc.’ Includes personal details at front and other 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.

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, 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.