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Copy book containing a handwritten draft of a review of 'Edmund Wilson: A Biography' by Jeffrey Meyers which was published under the title 'A Critic Who Was One of the Elect' in The Irish Times on 23 September 1995. Begins 'All four of Edmund Wilson's Grandparents were born in New York State.' Also contains draft of a foreword to The Face of Time: Photographs of County Leitrim , beginning 'I have to declare an immediate interest in that Liam Kelly and myself are what's called in Leitrim "Far out Relations", but neither of us looked into it too closely since we subscribe to Ambrose Bierce's dictionary definition of Genealogy....'

Copy book containing a handwritten draft of a review of 'Pleasant the Scholar's Life: Irish Intellectuals and the Construction of the Nation State' by Maurice Goldring which was published as 'The Forging of the State' in ' The Irish Times ' on 23 July 1994. Begins 'Maurice Goldring has been described as France's leading historian of Irish culture and is professor of Irish Studies in the University of Paris.' Also contains a hand written draft of a piece on Blake's of the Hollow a pub and restaurant in Enniskillen beginning 'I have been going to Blake's of the Hollow for close on twenty years.' Also a page of a handwritten draft of a piece of fiction beginning 'As the minute hand passed three on the electric clock he pressed the buzzer and listened to the sound shrill through the corridors.'

Copy book containing a handwritten draft of an article on James Joyce's 'Dubliners', beginning 'Dubliners has been compared many times to "The Untilled Field" Also contains a handwritten draft of part of ' The Country Funeral ' beginning 'as if in obedience to some hidden signal or law, everyone rose and, shook hands with the three brothers in turn and left them with Jim and Maggie Cullen. Paginated pp 25-42. Also includes speaking notes for an address at the 'Arts Club' in Belfast in honour of Michael McLaverty on his 85th birthday, begins ' I consider it an honour to speak here this evening in praise of Michael McLaverty and I think it a great and good thing that the Arts Club should be honouring such a good writer in his life time in his own city....'

Copy book containing a handwritten draft of part of a story entitled 'Kelly' which became 'The Rockingham Shoot', begins 'Sir John Massey, the British Ambassador, came every year to the annual pheasant shoot in Rockingham.' paginated pp 45 - 74; copybook also contains part of a handwritten draft of 'Oldfashioned' beginning 'They came every evening except on Sunday, exactly at nine, and parked the blue Rover in front of Charlie's door.'

Copy book containing a handwritten draft of part of 'Morocco: The Bitter and the Sweet' beginning 'In the spring I got a call to ask if I'd travel to Morocco and write about that country.' Also contains part of a handwritten manuscript of a piece about the Presentation Brothers School in Carrick-on-Shannon beginning 'A secondary school was opened by the Brothers in the Town.'

Copy book containing several handwritten fragments of 'Love of The World'.

Copy book containing two handwritten drafts of parts of 'That They May Face The Rising Sun' one beginning " 'I Think I have to get away from here for a time,' ", paginated pp 1-4; The Other beginning '...a further shore. Soon after the ford turned uphill away from the shore its stoplights came on between the high banks in the middle of the lake.' Paginated pp 43-54.

Copy book handwritten draft of amendments to a previous draft of the screenplay for 'The Pornographer'; begins 'As the titles come on the screen: shot of Michael's street, a terrace of terraced houses with railing and small front gardens, stone steps up to the front door.' Also includes suggested amendments to another draft of the screenplay; also contains a draft of a translation of part of ' An tOileanach ' (The Islandman) by Tomas Ó Criomhthain beginning '...well that much was all done but the dead do not find the Living.'

Copy Charge Sheet of Stephen Barrett, Civilian, of 55 Blessington Street in the County of the City of Dublin, charged with having a 12-bore single-barrelled shotgun and two rounds of rifle ammunition. Handwritten notes on his own evidence on back of this and the next item, stating that he had never seen the gun and ammunition before that day, and that he has strong reasons to believe that the material was planted.

Copy of typescript communiqué from [Sinn Féin] to [British government], in thanks for document (one of the two now attached), [post-15 December 1993]. Welcoming sincere attempts to ensure self- determination for the people of Ireland, wondering whether the joint declaration is based on an actual programme with that in view. Stating that the present line of communication is insufficient to proceed further in finding agreement on points found ambiguous in the document and suggesting meetings of nominees for redrafting it. Enclosing two abridged versions of the 'Downing Street Declaration', one entitled 'A strategy for peace and justice in Ireland'.