MS letter from academic and historian, Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh, NUI Galway, to John McGahern.

Manuscript card from writer Ian McEwan to John McGahern, sending him good wishes and thanks for his letter. McEwan also adds that he "would dearly love to come and see the land that lies around your imagination".

Manuscript letters from Emmet McGarry to John and Madeline McGahern.

File of letters from St. Patrick's College, including Dr. Derek Hand, its president, Dr. Pauric Travers, and others, relating to the honorary degree awarded to John McGahern by Dublin City University/St. Patrick's College.

Manuscript letters from Joe Slater, Colgate University, New York, to John McGahern, discussing Department matters and teaching within the department where McGahern worked, news of colleagues, travel and holiday plans, and related conversation.

Letters from Tristram Powell, B.B.C., discussing McGahern's work and related commentary on writing and B.B.C. work.

Letters and one Christmas card from Pat Rabbitte T.D. to John McGahern, thanking McGahern for a recent invitation and also good wishes on recent events. Also thanks McGahern for copy of "Memoir".

Two manuscript letters from American poet, Jean Valentine. One letter writes in thanks for books given to Valentine by McGahern after meeting with John and Madeline McGahern. The other thanks McGahern for arranging medical consultation for Valentine on an injury.

Letters from close personal friend of John McGahern, Dr. Niall Walsh, oncologist at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. Extensive file of letters from Walsh to John and Madeline McGahern. One letter to Madeline, dated 19 July 2009, from Walsh, outlines his collection of letters from John and his wishes that they should become part of the Archive at NUI Galway.
See also separate collection of Dr. Niall Walsh - McGahern Letters (P102) which also holds an extensive collection of letters from McGahern to Walsh.

File of letters from a range of Irish and international writers and authors to John McGahern. Thse are largely single letters from writers, and all generally discussing McGahern's writing. Letters present from the following:
Tomás MacAnna (Abbey Theatre Dublin) discussing the Abbey reading of the script of McGahern's play "The Power of Darkness" (n.d., c. 1980s); Peter Fallon, Gallery Press, 1 Nov 1977); Nuala Ó Faoláin (1996); Liam Lynch (1987); Catriona Clutterbuck (1999); John Bruton; George O'Brien (1993); Gordon Lish, Esquire Magazine (n.d.); Stephen J. Joyce (1996); Penelope Lively (2005); Christy Moore (1991); Belgian Ambassador; Claire Keegan; [Horace] Gregory (1970); Patricia Burke Brogan (2004); Jennifer Johnston; Anthony Farrell, Lilliput Press (1999); Olivia O'Leary (1999); Gratton Freyer; Mary Goldrick O'Neill (daughter of Michael McLaverty, 2003); Cathal Goan; [ ] Poitier; Maura Cregan (2005); Chris Murray, University College Dublin (2003), and Niall Mac Monagle (2002-2003).