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Typescript draft of an article on Forrest Reid's 'Brian Westby' beginning 'Linton waits for the boy to join him in the car that is to take them to the boat away from the mother.' Contains handwritten amendments and additions, paginated pp 1- 7.

Typescript draft of an address relating to a short story completion beginning 'What impressed me most was the high level of technical competence, the accuracy and care of much of the writing shown in these stories, and what I missed the most, with a few exceptions, was the spirit of adventurousness, a willingness to take risks.' Includes a list of stories and individual comments; John McGahern was apparently a judge in the completion. Contains handwritten amendments.

Typescript draft of an address given to Equity (The Irish Actors Union) on the occasion of the organisation 50th anniversary beginning 'I have to admit at once that such big words as Artist and Status and phrases like Our Role in the Life of the Nation fill me with nothing but unease.' Contains handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-7.

Typescript draft of an address given to Equity (The Irish Actors Union) on the occasion of the organisation 50th anniversary beginning 'I have been asked to speak on the word and its relationship to the performing arts, but words have a habit of taking us to places we had not planned to go.' Contains a small number of handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-7.

Typescript draft of an address given on the occasion of the launch of 'The Face of Time: Photographs of County Leitrim by Liam Kelly'. Begins 'I have to declare immediate interest in that Liam Kelly and myself are what's called in Leitrim 'Far Out Relations', but neither of us have looked into it too closely, since we subscribe to Ambrose Bierce's dictionary definition of "Genealogy".

Typescript draft of an address given on the occasion of the 68th Biological Society Inaugural Meeting held at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland on 21st November 1998, begins 'On Market day in Mohill I often had a drink in Luke Earley's Bar with pleasant people I knew casually.' Contains handwritten amendments.

Typescript draft of an address given at The Arts Council offices in Merrion Square on the occasion of a visit by An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern; begins 'At a presentation of artists from the European Community brought to Japan by the Dutch Presidency at the end of last year...'

Typescript draft of an address given on the occasion of the 68th Biological Society Inaugural Meeting held at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland on 21st November 1998, begins 'On Market day in Mohill I often had a drink in Luke Earley's Bar with pleasant people I knew casually.' Contains handwritten amendments.

Typescript draft of 'Amongst Women' beginning 'As he weakened, Moran began to get afraid of his daughters.' includes handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-11, 1-20, a-q, 12-239.

Typescript draft of 'Amongst Women' with the provisional title 'The Morans', begins 'As he weakened, Moran became afraid of his daughters.' Contains a small number of handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-260.