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Letter from Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Merrion, Dublin to Kate O’Brien, c/o Mrs O’Mara, Strand House, Limerick. Having returned from Connemara Lorna feels like Oisín back from Tír-na-nÓg and finds it hard to get used to the flat, grey landscape of Dublin. The leather writing case she has promised Kate is not yet ready. Eleanor’s cough has improved, but she is thinner than ever. She discusses her family’s summer holiday arrangements. She asks Kate for news from Limerick and wishes they were back in Connemara. With envelope.

Letter from Ethel Mannin, Clifden Bay Hotel, Clifden, Connemara to Kate O’Brien, inviting her and Lorna Reynolds for a visit next time they are at Roundstone. Originally attached to P74/3/1/2/26/11.

Letter from Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Merrion, Dublin to Kate O’Brien, c/o Mrs O’Mara, Inveranne, Corofin, county Clare. She can only manage a short note, being in the thick of marking exam papers. She describes a surprise visit from her uncle [Patrick Arnold] de Vere [Reynolds], whom she hadn’t seen in twelve years. She also describes a meeting with Moira Laracy at Eason’s. With envelope.

Letter from Kate O’Brien, Clifden, Corofin, county Clare to Lorna Reynolds. She asks Lorna to send her a copy of the Dublin Review as she is keen to see Lorna’s short story in print. She loves the sound of the writing case and does not wish for it to be lined. She is sorry to hear about Lorna’s troubles with Eleanor. She is bothered about her novel [The Flower of May] and has come close to abandoning it altogether and beginning something else. She recalls writing That Lady in silence and whiskey, but here there is neither human silence nor any whiskey. She admits that great works are not written by complaining against small annoyances, because great writers can write in misery.

Letter from Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Merrion, Dublin to Kate O’Brien, c/o Mrs O’Mara, Inveranne, Corofin, county Clare. Lorna forgot to thank Kate for the seed poem (for context, see P74/3/1/2/26/11) and for Ethel Mannin’s letter (for which see P74/3/1/2/26/7 and P74/3/1/2/26/11). She warns Kate sternly against chasing any more cows. Her relationship with Eleanor is better, but only marginally so. With envelope.

Letter from Kate O’Brien, Inveranne, Corofin, county Clare to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Merrion, Dublin. She is returning to Dublin on Monday but asks Lorna to wait for her in the Shelbourne if the weather is bad instead of meeting her at the train station. Everyone at Strand House has loved reading ‘My Grandmother’s Habit’. She will gladly let Lorna re-create the story about the little Achill boy. She is getting tired of marking time in Corofin and not being able to work. She is looking forward to their summer trip on the continent.

Letter from Kate O’Brien, Inveranne, Corofin, county Clare to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Merrion, Dublin. She provides Lorna with the time and other details of her return to Dublin on Monday. She asks if Lorna has heard back from Darina [Silone] and if not, to go ahead and write to the hotel in Zurich they originally agreed upon.

Postcard from Kate O’Brien in Zurich addresssed to Freiherr Otto von Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Merrion, Dublin. The recipient is Lorna’s dog, and Kate tells him how much dogs are revered in Switzerland.

Letter from Kate O’Brien, Hôtel Royal Condé, Rue de Condé, Paris VI to Lorna Reynolds, a.b.s. de la Signora Silone, 36 Via di Villa Ricotti, Rome. Kate has not heard from Lorna for several days and hopes she is all right. She gives an account of her recent activities in Paris, including her meeting with John Jordan. She gives a lengthy account of his adventures travelling around England and Europe without spending any money. She gives a list of plays and films she wants to see before returning to London. With envelope.

Letter from Kate O’Brien, 23 Beekman Place, New York 22, USA to Lorna Reynolds, a.b.s. de la Signora Silone, 36 Via di Villa Ricotti, Rome. The rehearsals of the play [That Lady] are in full swing, and Kate is heartily sick of it, having heard the play so many times over and worked on it for so many years. She is pleased with the cast and discusses some of the actors in more detail. She still has not heard from Lorna and wonders where and how she is. With envelope.