Typescript press release from the 1983, sixth annual, Galway Arts Festival. Includes a general press release outlining an introduction to the Festival, a detailed programme of events outlining titles, date and venue of events, further listing of events with brief biographical information on performers and acts under the headings of literary events, film, music, visual arts and theatre. File also includes a typescript statement to the press at the Galway Arts Festival press conference Monday 11 April '83 by acting Chairperson, Ronnie P. O'Gorman. The statement is printed on headed paper of the Galway Arts Group, Nuns Island Centre for the Arts and expresses the goals of the Galway Arts Festival, acknowledgements and the need for a proper arts centre.
Typescript press release from the 1982 Galway Arts Festival. Document includes an opening article describing the background, history, themes and goals of the festival, a day-by-day listing of events including date, time, venue and title of event. Also includes a further detailed breakdown of events, describing the music, literary, visual arts, Fringe, drama and dance events taking place throughout the Galway Arts Festival.
Typescript press information pack issued by the Galway Arts Festival. File includes headlines of reviews of events from the 1994 Galway Arts Festival, a brief history of the Galway Arts Festival. Also includes Hospitality Kit for the 1995 Galway Arts Festival which details lists of restaurants and cafes, list of Festival personnel, details 'about the festival', the structure of the festival and other hospitality details.
Typescript précis of 'The Barracks' , at the start of the précis McGahern states that 'The book is completed, except its last writing, which I am sorry I could not present even in the early chapters', he goes on to discuss the characters and relationships in the novel. Elizabeth's relationship with Regan is discussed at length, inscription on final page reads 'With Love to Jimmy, May 1962, John.' Paginated pp 1 - 8.
Typescript playbill from the UCD Dramatic Society, with listings for productions of Michael Sweetman's Whether to Dine and John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men (adapted by Augustine Martin). Listing Thomas Kilroy as producer, and cast as "Candy" for Of Mice and Men. Containing signatures by some of the cast, and of "Gus Martin".
Typescript plan with handwritten corrections for caretaking of the 'Árus', specifying library, dance hall, other specified rooms, to particular members, including B. Ní Bhroin, B. Mac Conleána, L. Mac Eóin; other notes about upcoming events [in Irish].
Typescript piece on the roots of conflict in Northern Ireland, possible earlier draft of POL41/5/159.
Typescript piece by Ruairí Ó Brádaigh on Céili dancing. Ó Brádaigh outlines his own personal experiences of Céili dancing as a small child, a teenager in the Gaeltacht and later a student at University College Dublin.
Typescript page on Paganini and Fritz Kreisler beginning 'Paganini, Niccolo, perhaps the first of the virtuosi, born Genoa 1784, died without receiving last rites of R.C. faith 1840.' Reads as if it is a translation, a short passage in 'Swallows' relates to the life of Paganini.
Typescript page of file details for a softcopy of a draft of 'That They May Face The Rising Sun' ; filename is 'Backup of May 26, STTMFTRS', also includes details of the number of words and pages.