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Typescript draft of 'Doorways' beginning 'There are times when we see the small events we look forward to - a visit, a wedding, a new day - as having no existence but in the expectation.'

Typescript draft of 'Doorways' beginning 'There are times when we see the small events we look forward to - a visit, a wedding, a new day - as having no existence but in the expectation.' Contains handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-22.

Typescript draft of 'Doorways' beginning 'There are times when we see the small events we look forward to - a visit, a wedding, a new day - as having no existence but in expectation.' Contains handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-22, pagination amended by hand to pp 52-73.

Typescript draft of 'Crossing The Line' beginning 'A few of the last leaves from the almond saplings that stood at intervals along the pavement were being scattered about under the lamps as he met me off the late bus from the city.' Paginated pp 97 - 112 for the ' High Ground' collection.

Typescript draft of 'County Leitrim' beginning 'Not many people live in Leitrim.' Contains handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-5.

Typescript draft of 'County Leitrim' beginning 'We live in the poor heart of Ireland.' Contains handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-10, revised after the 1992 publication.

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.