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Typescript draft of 'County Leitrim' beginning 'We live in the poor heart of Ireland.' Contains handwritten amendments paginated pp 1-4. The reverse side of this draft contains material relating to the nomination of a new member of Aosdána dated 2001.

Typescript draft of complete novel The Big Chapel by Thomas Kilroy [for submission to Faber and Faber], with few corrections by hand. Containing author's note: "There was a town and a priest and a struggle but this is entirely a work of fiction". Still containing early part of chapter 4, excised in the next draft and the final version.

Typescript draft of 'Coming into his Kingdom' beginning ' "They're in love! They're in love! Francie's in love with Stella,"'. Includes a small number of handwritten amendments, paginated pp1-8.

Typescript draft of 'Coming into his Kingdom' beginning ' " They're in love! They're in love! They're in Love! Nora's in love with Stevie," ' Paginated 1-9, includes cover page, identical to P71/292, identical to the version of the story which appears in P71/22.

Typescript draft of 'Coming into his Kingdom' beginning ' " They're in love! They're in love! They're in Love! Nora's in love with Stevie," ' Paginated 1-9, includes cover page, identical to P71/291 identical to the version of the story which appears in P71/22.

Typescript draft of 'Coming into his Kingdom' beginning " 'They're in love! They're in love! They're in Love! Nora's in love with Stevie," '. Contains handwritten amendments, these amendments are implemented in the Nightlines version of the story, These amendments aren't present in the 'Kilkenny Magazine' version of the story. Paginated pp 1-10, includes cover page.

Typescript draft of 'Coming Into His Kingdom' beginning ' "They're in love, they're in love, they're in love! Nora's in love with Stevie," the crowd of children cried at the fallen girl and boy.' Contains handwritten amendments which were implemented in Nightlines , paginated pp 10-20 by hand, text typed on both sides of each page. Reverse side of one page contains a poem 'The Castle Wall' by Peter Dent.

Typescript draft of closing section of 'Oldfashioned', this draft bears the title 'Epilogue'; begins 'The burning of Rockingham House in 1956 stood out from all else in the still emptying countryside.' Contains handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-10.

Typescript draft of 'Christmas', this draft is entitled 'The Aeroplane'; begins 'The thaw in the bare branches had stopped.' Contains handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-15.

Typescript draft of 'Christmas', bearing the title 'Santa Claus'; begins 'The thaw overhead in the bare branches had stopped.' Contains handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-7.