Item 1 - Handwritten draft of part of The Pike in the Grass

Identity area

Reference code

IE 2135 P7/2/2/5/5/1

Title

Handwritten draft of part of The Pike in the Grass

Date(s)

  • [1956?] (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

8 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

‘Hely’s Scribbling Diary, 1956’ (hardback) containing untitled handwritten draft of part of the short story The Pike in the Grass. Begins: ‘It was a day in late Spring, and one made for fishing’. Alterations. Pagination. Remainder of book blank.

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Language of material

  • Béarla

Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

Original number

P7/328