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Copy forwarded to Father Hayes of a reproduction of a 23 April 1941 letter from L.B. McCarthy, Honorary Secretary, Muintir na Tíre, Lucan Guild, to Muriel McGrath, Ranelagh, Dublin, confirming payment of £2.10.0 for the potato produce of 1/16th of an acre.

Copy of letter from Liam Ó Briain, to Proinnsias Ó Dubhthaigh, giving his reasons for resigning from his position in the Taibhdhearc. He states that he is getting a bit tired and stale, and wants to make way for new blood. He suggests that Prof. Dermot Murphy, the new professor of English, be approached to fill his position. He gives a summary of the accounts also. He awaits his directions in relation to the transfer of the bank account from his name.

Copy of letter from Mr Mackey, Manager of the Munster and Leinster Bank, Galway, to Proinnsias Mac Diarmada, stating that he is perfectly willing to allow an overdraft on Prof. Ó Briain's account (no 2 account), but not on the other account as requested. He states that they will have to go to Prof. Ó Briain in relation to the writing of cheques, and if they had done this in the first place they would have avoided a lot of trouble.

Copy forwarded to Father Hayes of a letter from Muriel McGrath, Ranelagh, Dublin, to Barry Walsh of Muintir na Tíre regarding her and her friends' purchase of the potato produce of 1/16th of an acre from the Lucan Guild the previous April, which has yet to be delivered. McGrath asks for either delivery of the potatoes or refunding of the purchase payment.

Copy forwarded to Father Hayes of a reproduction of a 30 December 1941 letter from Muriel McGrath, Ranelagh, Dublin, to L.B. McCarthy, Honorary Secretary, Muintir na Tíre, Lucan Guild, regarding her and her friends' purchase of the potato produce of 1/16th of an acre from the Lucan Guild the previous April, which has yet to be delivered. McGrath states that she has written McCarthy twice regarding the lack of delivery of the potatoes without any response and so asks for refunding of the purchase payment ('If you treat all your patrons like this, I am afraid your chances of success are small.').

Copy of letter from Prionnsias Mac Diarmada to Liam Ó Briain, complaining that only two directors turned up for the previous night's meeting, and scheduling another meeting for the 23rd. He encloses an agenda, and a copy of his proposals for the development of the Taibhdhearc for the coming year. He gives a list of plays he hopes to produce, as well as a number of possibilities if the money is available, including a radio play. He also suggests that the directors loose their veto in relation to production, and that producers have permission to spend only up to £100 per performance, after which they must approach the directors. He also suggests a gala evening, with a dance in the Railway Hotel after a show, to keep friendly with "daoine tabhachta i nGaillimh" [in Irish].

Copy of letter from Robáird Mac Góráin, Gael-Linn, Dublin to Micheál Ó hUanacháin, RTE, giving the dates of productions of plays by Eoghan Ó Tuairisc at An Damer [in Irish].

"Copy of letter from secretary of Comhdháil na Gaeilge to head of Stationery Office, asking that the Minister for Finance give the same grants to ""Inniu"", ""Comhar"" and ""Feasta"" as last year, with specified increases also for the first two publications, and to make the grants annually renewable [in Irish]."

Copy of letter from Síghle Bairéad, Ferndale, 67 Whitehall Road, Dublin 12 to Mrs. Dolan, Librarian, RIA, 12 Dawson St., Dublin, relating to the transfer of her father's papers to her from the RIA, which had been deposited by her brother Ciarán. She gives the background to her legal dealings [restricted access because letter contains personal information].

Copy of letter from Síghle Bairéad, Ferndale, 67 Br. An Hall Bháin Thoir, Baile Átha Cliath 12, to Senator Margaret M Pearse, Linden Convalescent Home, Blackrock, Co Dublin, complaining that St Enda's is being allowed go into a ruin. She states that her father helped both P H and William Pearse in many ways. She suggests that the site be given to the state for the silver jubilee of the Rising.