Letter from Colm O Gearaigh, Inbhear, Ros Muc, Carna, Co. Gaillimhe, to Stiophán Bairéad thanking him for the £4. Tells him he is writing another book, and is helping "Sotach an Mathair" [in Irish].

Letter from Colbert Kearney, St. Luke's, Cork, to Rita Kelly giving her news of the family trip to California, as well as news of his own family in Dublin.

"Letter from Colbert Kearney, Department of English, UCC to Rita Kelly saying that he would be more than happy to do an essay on ""Lux Atherna"" for Poetry Ireland and asks if she would consider someone else for the Irish poetry."

"Letter from Colbert Kearney, St. Luke's, Cork, to Rita Kelly giving his reactions to the ""Poetry Ireland"" issue. He notes changes that Eugene wanted to make to ""Weekend"", and corrects one or two points on rugby in the issue."

Letter from Colbert Kearney to Eoghan Ó Tuairisc saying that he had met Kathleen Raine at the recent Yeats Summer School in Sligo and had been off to Dún Chaon with the family for a holiday. Says that he has started a novel, and hopes that they can meet up soon.

"Letter from Colbert Kearney, King's College, Cambridge to Eugene Watters stating that he is back in Cambridge, describing the weather as typically fennish; ""none of the graces but all of the defects of Irish midlands"". He is transferring from the fine arts to the English faculty. He plays a bit of rugby and soccer and reads a lot, picking up bits and pieces on B R Haydon. He says the Library is outstanding and that the College is politicised in the ""Schoolboy"" sort of way. He had Una's little oil-painting (Esker Bridge) hanging in his room."

Letter from Colbert Kearney, King's College, Cambridge to Eugene Watters, saying that he is delighted to hear from him and that the work is going well also. Says he supervisor has just put out a book on Shakespearean audiences, and that she has suggested he write a comparison of Haydon and Hazlett, so he has to go through 25 volumes of prose. He says he will save the rest of his news for when he visits him in the summer.

Letter from Colbert Kearney, King's College, Cambridge to Eugene Watters, commenting that he feels like a heretic in a Cistersian Abbey, as 90% of the students are away. He comments that Spain was great, and that he enjoyed his visit to Barcelona in particular. The only interesting thing about Madrid in his eyes was the Prado. Asks how he is getting on.

Letter from Colbert Kearney, King's College, Cambridge to Eugene Watters, saying that he knows what he means about dead-end feelings, giving his views on academia. He thanks him for his comments on his introduction and goes on to defend a number of points in it. He feels keenly the lack of a meta-physic in his writing. Comments that he should be in Arklow on the 21st if he wants to meet up for a pint.

Letter from Colbert Kearney, King's College, Cambridge to Eugene Watters, saying that he was sorry he missed him over Christmas. He had hoped to go to the Galbally dance but he got his dates messed up. He gives details of his research. He comments that Robert Gitting's book on Keats is very good. Comments that he saw E M Forster shuffling around the College in the snow and wrote a poem about it, which he encloses. He also encloses five other short poems.