Letter from Kate O’Brien, [177 The Street], Boughton, [Faversham, Kent] to Anne O’Mara. Kate is glad to hear that Anne likes her efforts on Radio Éireann. She does not welcome Conor Cruise O’Brien into Irish politics. She has been invited to spend Christmas in Dublin with May and Clare, but would prefer to go over when her two Galway lectures are to be done in early February. She has seen no advertisements of Elizabeth Craig’s cookery book [probably The Art of Irish Cooking, published in 1969]. Lacking middle page(s).
Sin títuloLetter from Kate O’Brien to Anne O’Mara. Kate is heartened by the fan mail generated by Without My Cloak. She is sorry to have missed a viewing of Pasolini’s film The Gospel According to Matthew. Lacking first page(s).
Sin títuloLetter from Kate O’Brien, [177 The Street], Boughton, [Faversham, Kent] to Clare O’Brien. Kate is glad that Clare is settled in the Pelletier. She gives a brief account of a supper at Boughton with George Semple to celebrate his birthday. She was sorry to miss a memorial service in Canterbury Cathedral for Princess Marina owing to a gastric complaint.
Sin títuloTyped letter from Kate O’Brien, 177 The Street, Boughton, Faversham, Kent to Peter and Mary O’Mara. Kate thanks them for their invitation to see Fidelio in London and regrets that she will be in Ireland at the suggested time doing recordings at Radio Éireann and lecturing at Galway University.
Sin títuloLetter from Kate O’Brien, [177 The Street], Boughton, [Faversham, Kent] to Anne O’Mara. Kate has had a letter from the BBC telling her of the great number of extremely complimentary letters about Without My Cloak and inviting her to lunch to discuss the demand.
Sin títuloLetter from Kate O’Brien, [177 The Street], Boughton, [Faversham, Kent] to May O’Brien. Kate tells May that the BBC have been astonished by the success of their segment of Without My Cloak and are now considering doing two or three more segments from the book. There has also been a request from Germany to televise the work. She discusses her and May’s forthcoming expedition to their nephew John O’Brien’s wedding in Glasgow.
Sin títuloLetter from Kate O’Brien, [177 The Street], Boughton, [Faversham, Kent] to Anne O’Mara. Kate mentions Mary O’Neill, who has departed from Boughton, where she had been for a week’s holiday. She discusses their sister Clare and worries about the difficulty she will cause for Anne and May.
Sin títuloMiddle part of a letter from Kate O’Brien in Kent to an unidentified recipient generally resident in Dublin, but currently visiting Limerick. Kate feels ashamed of herself because she and Clare have given their sister May a hard time with their various ailments. She is undergoing tests, but doctors seem unable to find a reason for her fainting. Lacking first and last page(s).
Sin títuloLetter from Kate O’Brien, [177 The Street], Boughton, [Faversham, Kent] to Anne O’Mara. Kate thanks Anne for her Christmas wishes and her presents of ham and money. She has had a bad Christmas as everyone around her has been sick.
Sin títuloLetter from Kate O’Brien to Anne O’Mara. Kate gives a brief account of her trip to London, which is full of post-flu weariness. Lacking first page(s).
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