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This sub-series contains material relating to Maurice Walsh's play The Golden Pheasant.

Typescript draft of the play The Golden Pheasant, a three-act comedy by Walsh and Don Giltinan published in 1946. Begins with a synopsis of each act followed by a list of characters. Alterations. Text of play paginated.

Typescript of a story entitled The Old Man which begins: ‘He was the Old Man of the tribe, and his work consisted entirely of settling the disputes of the upcoming generations’. Minor alterations. Pagination.

Large page from an account book folded over and containing handwritten draft of an untitled piece. Begins: ‘I see in the May number of Irish Travel my friend T. C. Murray writes his ‘Confession’ on Irish scenery…’. Alterations. Pagination.

This sub-series contains drafts of unpublished drama written by Maurice Walsh.

Loose pages from a notebook containing handwritten draft of the play A Hawk from a Handsaw. Begins with act one which opens with a description of the scene: ‘The kitchen of a cottage in the West of Ireland.’ Alterations. Pagination.

This sub-series contains mainly drafts of literary pieces sent to Maurice Walsh for review.

Letter to Walsh from ‘Kil’ of ‘Brae.’ enclosing a typescript of a plot for a story entitled Thomasheen James and his Significant Act. States that Walsh will be ‘mad as hell’ to read it, but will be ‘still madder’ to be told how to write it – ‘a very subtle yet simple use of language to give it a heroic flavour’. The typescript begins: ‘Afternoon of a sunny Spring day.’ Pagination (6 pages).

Typescript draft of a story entitled The Patriot with ‘From: Moses Greeph, 5 Maretimo Gardens West, Blackrock, county Dublin’ inscribed on the top of the first page. Extensive alterations. Pagination.

Typescript draft of untitled piece [by Moses Greeph] which begins: ‘The priests of the officiating rank assembled daily in the Quadern Hall to decide by lot who were to perform the various rites of sacrifice.’ Pagination.