Letter from Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, Lock House, to Rita Kelly, giving his day's events and describing his work getting Lock House in working repair.

Letter from Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, Merchant's Road, Galway, to Rita Kelly, Carrick-on-Shannon, giving his news and saying how much he misses her.

"Letter from Eoghan Ó Tuairisc to Rita Kelly, stating that he had been working on ""Ussher"" all day and that he was tired."

"Letter from Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, Gormanstown, to Rita Kelly, telling her of all the letters he'd received. He was glad she met Sean and Marie Stafford, commenting that Sean made ""Hairyfella"" work when he came on as the Harbour-Master. Discusses his work in ""Ussher"" in some detail."

"Letter from Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, Gormanstown, to Rita Kelly, Galway, telling her that she has great energy, and that he is enjoying reading her work. Comments that they should do a close study of the school of Paris painters sometime. Gives her an excerpt from scene IV on his play ""Ussher"". He comments that he has had to let ""Carolan"" go while he worked on the other play, and that ""Feasta"" have sent the Ó Cadhain book for review."

"Letter from Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, Gormanstown, to RIta Kelly, Galway, commenting that he is re-reading ""DIck Wittington"" and ""Gulliver's Travels"", as well as re-working the first three scenes of ""Ussher"". He comments that there is a good article in ""Comhar"" on ""Aisling Dha Abhrainn"" [in Irish]."

"Letter from Rita Kelly, Galway, to Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, saying that they are reading through ""Blast Off"" in the writing workshop, and that she will be taking part in a symposium on the writer and politics. Gives a detailed account of the other writers' reaction to ""Blast Off"", saying that ""Ruth"" was better and that she had learned a lot from the experience."

"Letter from Eoghan Ó Tuairisc to Rita Kelly, Galway, saying that he is starting to work in earnest on ""Carolan"" and is enjoying it. He comments that Beckett, O'Casey and the rest have lost touch with harrowing reality and are left with ""figurative language"". Comments that Beckett's ""Godot"" is a ""masterpiece of dance macabre""."

"Letter from Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, Gormanstown, to Rita Kelly, Galway, commenting that it is very cold in the room and he feels that it is very remote. He gives his reaction to IA Richards ""Practical Criticism: A Study in Literary Judgment"", commenting that Anthony Cronin has a sensitive intelligence. He feels that the ""Review"" has no methodology, but that it is easy to be critical."

"Letter from Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, Gormanstown, to Rita Kelly, Galway, commenting on his work adapting the pay in rehearsals. Comments that he had finished IAR's ""Practical Criticism"", commenting that the poor undergraduates will have a lot of reading to do. Asks why they all go for Italy ""rather than look at the clear sun on the midge-pools of the Kellysgrove Bog?"" Comments that he is slogging through the O'Sullivan version of ""Carolan"", saying that he could only work by the fire as it is so cold. He read ""Jewish Short-Stories"" after the coffee-break, commenting that one by Heine reminded him of Máirtín Ó Cadhain. He says he has been summoned to the Abbey and will have to see it though."