Typescript draft of 'What Ever You Say, Say Nothing' bearing the title 'May They All Climb Trees: Change In Our Time' beginning 'There were two sectarian States in place, North and South, inward looking and ostensibly secure, secretly content with one another despite public claims and utterances to the contrary.' Contains handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1- 19. Elements of the style and phraseology suggest that this article may have been adapted for an oral address, for example 'You may have noticed that I haven't referred to Northern Ireland, other than in passing, and this is deliberate. As I said in the beginning, when I was young there were two sectarian states in place, North and South....' Reverse side contains typescript fragments from Amongst Women .
Typescript draft of two statements relating to the maintenance of the Provisional I.R.A. cease fire and the setting up of incident centres. One statement was to be released by the Republican Movement and the other by the Northern Secretary Merlyn Rees. Also handwritten re-drafting of the P.I.R.A. statement.
Typescript draft of two pages from a film script set in Cleggan, begins '... Hair) It's been a rough time. Mother's death.' Paginated pp 34-35.
Typescript draft of three extracts of 'The Leavetaking' beginning 'I watch a gull's shadow float among feet on the concrete as I walk in a day of my life with a bell, its brass tongue in my hand, and think after all the first constant was water', 'Crazy word came Sunday from my father', ' "The bride came down the aisle to the tune of here Comes the Bride, dressed all in white, looking the picture of death," was found in faded ink among the letters in a trunk after her mother-in-law's death, a description of her wedding day.' May have been published in 'The New Review' , paginated pp 1-9.
Typescript draft of Thomas Kilroy's television play Gold in the Streets, cut and pasted from previous drafts, and with some handwritten corrections, and excisions; with title page and list of characters; in 24 scenes. Adding handwritten note that he would prefer to retain the flashbacks to scenes in Ireland. Excising the former reference to literary agents. [Paginated 1-21.]
Typescript draft of Thomas Kilroy's television play Gold in the Streets, in 23 scenes; a photocopy of material cut and pasted from previous drafts. With handwritten corrections, insertions, notes on the structure. [Paginated 1-24, including three inserts for pp 5, 12.]
Typescript draft of Thomas Kilroy's radio play The Colleen and the Cowboy , with some handwritten annotations and corrections. With two differing lists of speaking parts. [Paginated 1-54. Naming his literary agents, Alan Brodie Representation, London. Dating from the original folder.]
Typescript draft of Thomas Kilroy's radio play The Colleen and the Cowboy , in 31 scenes, with title page, and with handwritten annotations and excisions. Missing p.1. [Paginated 2-65.]
Typescript draft of Thomas Kilroy's Christ Deliver Us! , Act 2. [Paginated 54-88.]
Typescript draft of Thomas Kilroy's Christ Deliver Us! , Act 1. First inclusion of the character "Vivie". [Paginated.]