Letter from Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, Lock House, Athy, County Kildare, to Rita hoping that the referendum for the EC is going well for her, commenting that all is well with him. Describes his drive through Limerick and on to Nenagh in great detail. he ends the letter from Lock House to which he has driven, saying that he is very happy.

Letter from Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, Lock House, to Rita Kelly, hoping that all is well with her, telling her that he has found a few swans nearby. Gives his doings in great detail.

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""."