Item 2 - Handwritten drafts of Thomasheen James and the Opprobrious Name and Thomasheen James and the Bird Lover

Identity area

Reference code

IE 2135 P7/2/2/2/5/2

Title

Handwritten drafts of Thomasheen James and the Opprobrious Name and Thomasheen James and the Bird Lover

Date(s)

  • 2-10 June 1937 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

51 pp.

Context area

Name of creator

(1879-1964)

Biographical history

Maurice Walsh was born in the townland of Ballydonoghue, near Lisselton, in the north of county Kerry on 21 April 1879, the eldest son and one of the ten children of John Walsh and Elizabeth Buckley. It is notable that his home area is near Listowel,Read more

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Hardback notebook labelled ‘Oprobrious (sic) Name’ on the cover. Pages have been removed and others are loose. Contains handwritten draft of the short story Thomasheen James and the Opprobrious Name which begins: ‘As he himself would say, I had seenRead more

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Language of material

  • English

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Alternative identifier(s)

Original number

P7/275