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Copy letter from Madge Daly to Chairman of the Limerick Board of Guardians thanking the Board for its vote of sympathy following the executions of Edward (Ned) Daly and Thomas Clarke and the death of John Daly.

Draft and copy letters from Madge Daly to district inspectors, military officers and newspaper editors relating to ongoing harassment of the Daly family by the military and police, including the looting of their bakery and the stopping of their bread van during delivery because of Gaelic lettering displayed on its side. For related material, see P2/2/1/60/3/3, P2/2/1/62/5 and P2/5/1/40.

Letters from Madge Daly to the Minister for Finance and the Inspector of Taxes relating to income tax demands which she is refusing to pay.

Assorted notes and lists relating to place names. Mostly in Irish. In ten folders.

Mainly speeches or articles by Éamonn de hÓir challenging the proposal to have the names of An Uaimh and Muine Bheag changed to their English versions Navan and Bagenalstown. Some items in Irish.

Letter enclosing a photocopy of a drawing of a harp seeking assistance in deciphering Irish text on the top curved section of the instrument.

Index cards containing the text of an extra-mural lecture delivered by Éamonn de hÓir at University College Dublin on 22 January 1974 on 17th-century place names. With a related bibliography. Mostly in Irish.

Material relating to An Comchaidreamh [now Gael Linn], including its constitution, minutes of and notes taken during meetings, reports, balance sheets and programmes of annual events. Also correspondence with Irish and American universities relating to the availability of courses in Irish, feedback from members relating to An Comchaidreamh’s shortcomings, and other correspondence including some relating to the literary journal Comhar. In two folders.

Material relating to An Comchaidreamh [now Gael Linn], including its constitution, minutes of and notes taken during meetings, reports, balance sheets and programmes of annual events. Also correspondence with Irish and American universities relating to the availability of courses in Irish, feedback from members relating to An Comchaidreamh’s shortcomings, and other correspondence including some relating to the literary journal Comhar.

Photostat copies of letters from John O’Donovan to the Right Honourable Sir W. Somerville, Chief Secretary for Ireland, [Dublin] Castle, proposing himself as a candidate for the professorship of Irish in the Queen’s new college at Cork; and to T. N. Redington, Dublin Castle, relating to the stamp duty of £6 payable by O’Donovan on his appointment as professor at Queen’s College Belfast.