"Letter from Colbert Kearney, Riverstown, Cork to Eugene Watters, saying he is glad to hear from him. He is looking forward to seeing Dan Lowery. He is planning to bring out a collection of poetry and books on Brehan and Shakespeare. He was reading an awful book on Keats, going from quotation to quotation and remember what Eoghan had written on ""the limited scope of the lyric"". He forwards on some poetry to him to see what he thinks."

"Letter from Colbert Kearney, Riverstown, Cork to Eugene Watters, saying that he now has a daughter called Sally and that he is delighted. He is hoping to be finished correcting scripts in a week and to more from Cork libraries in the search of Behan material. He comments that he is reworking what he has written, but that no publisher seems interested in the topic. Gives him news from the Department of English, they are about to have a new Professor of Old and Middle English, and that Sean Lucy and John Montague are reading poems everywhere. Asks what he thinks of Seamus Heaney ""a fine minor poet, methoughts, who will do himself an injury soon by getting out of his depth. …One of the few around with genuine seriousness."" He hears that Mick Lillis has a fine novel in Irish which he is refusing to publish, and wonders if that is true. He gives news of a visit by Robert Graves. He is looking forward to getting to Dublin and having a few pints with his father."

"Letter from Colbert Kearney, Riverstown, Cork to Eugene Watters, saying that he has been held up with examinations for nearly two months. He says he comments about translating were not aimed at Eugene, but more generally at people who translate from languages they are not competent in. Tells him he should send ""Hallowe'en onto Sean Lucy for his comments. Saying that he has been gardening and has written nothing at all. He has been reading ""Portrait of a Lady"" and admires James a lot as a writer."

"Letter from Colbert Kearney, Riverstown, Glanmire, County Cork, to Eoghan Ó Tuairisc congratulating him on his Oireachtas prize, saying that he heard him on the radio and was particularly taken by two poems, one about a quartz mountain which Sean Lucy has promised him a copy of, and another from the previous Saturday's ""Press"". Comments that work is slow on Brendan Behan ""I have been more active than successful - although I did manage a fine crop of onions"". Encloses two poems for his consideration ""Menage à trois"" and ""The Concrete Helix""."

Letter from Colbert Kearney, Riverstown, Cork to Eugene Watters, asking on behalf of Eamonn Ó Carrigain if he would be interested in attending a weekend in Ballyferriter. He is awaiting the proofs of the Behan book, saying that he is hoping to improve it. He was sick in Dublin over the Christmas, but that he is getting all of life in on him again. He is not sure of the recompense for the Kerry trip, but Eamonn will look after it.

Letter from Colbert Kearney, Riverstown, Cork to Eugene Watters, asking on behalf of Eamonn Ó Carrigain if he would be interested in attending a weekend in Ballyferriter. He is awaiting the proofs of the Behan book, saying that he is hoping to improve it. He was sick in Dublin over the Christmas, but that he is getting all of life in on him again. He is not sure of the recompense for the Kerry trip, but Eamonn will look after it.

"Typescript letter from Colbert Kearney, Glanmire, County Cork, to Eugene and Rita, thanking him for ""Lomnochtán"" and his letter. Gives him his news, and his impressions of their school in Ballyferriter. He also passes on copies of three poems to him for consideration, including 'Ceol na Farraige' and 'Man Friday'."

Letter from Colbert Kearney, Glanmire, County Cork, to Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, asking him to let him know how he is getting on and telling him about the birth of his baby daughter.

Four letters from Colbert Kearney, Dept of English, UCC to Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, asking if he could speak at a seminar in Ballyferriter and arranging the details.

Letter from Colbert Kearney to Eoghan Ó Tuairisc commenting that he had read Hacketstown and was moved by it.