Letter from John O'Sullivan, Árd-Mhúsaem na hÉireann, Sráid Chill Dara, Baile Átha Cliath 2, to Ciarán Bairéad, Beechmount House, Turloughmore, County Galway, discussing the possibility of filming Padraig Conneely. He states that they also got photographs of turf being unloaded from a hooker, he thinks that the owner's name was O'Brien.

Letter from John O'Sullivan, Árd-Mhúsaem na hÉireann, Sráid Chill Dara, Baile Átha Cliath 2, to Ciarán Bairéad, Beechmount House, Turloughmore, County Galway, thanking him for the offer of filming the making of a straw mat. He has passed this onto John O'Sullivan. He also thanks him for the oven.

Letter from John C O'Sullivan, Árd- Mhúsaem na hÉireann, Sráid Chill Dara, Baile Átha Cliath 2, to Ciarán Bairéad, Beechmount House, Turloughmore, County Galway, stating that the mugs and oven arrived safely. He states that he would be interested in filming the man making straw mats. He states that they will be in Longford filming a man making straw hen nests in September, and that they might combine the two projects.

Letter from John O'Sullivan, Árd-Mhúsaem na hÉireann, Sráid Chill Dara, Baile Átha Cliath 2, to Ciarán Bairéad, Beechmount House, Turloughmore, County Galway, saying that he hopes to synchronise the filming of the making of a hen's nest in Longford with that of the straw mat in Letterfrack.

Letter from John O'Sullivan, Árd-Mhúsaem na hÉireann, Sráid Chill Dara, Baile Átha Cliath 2, to Ciarán Bairéad, Beechmount House, Turloughmore, County Galway, thanking him for the details of the mat maker. He states that they will drop by to see if he is around.

Letter from Phillips, Dept. of Earth Sciences, the Open University, Milton Keynes, to Boyle, discusses family news and also detailing upcoming travel to India, Thailand and Philippines and elsewhere with UNESCO, also discussing teaching and research in earth and Marine Science and also other issues.

"Letter from Jorgen Anderson, Myrup, Denmark, to Ciarán Bairéad, thanking him for the help during the visit. He sends him a picture of his own thatched house, ""We are now independent of barons, only harassed by taxes"". "

MS letter from Josef [ ] , Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Belfast, to Boyle, discussing legal issues and systems in Northern Ireland, and discussing "Collision between NILP and Alliance Party who are proving themselves more Unionist than the Unionist Party."

Letter from Joseph Walsh, Archbishop of Tuam, St. Jarlath's, Tuam, to Ciarán Bairéad, saying that he has some of the books from the collection of the late Canon Moran, and when he has the time he will go through them and see if there is anything of use to him.

MS letter from English writer Julia Jones, thanking John McGahern for his delivery of [his book] and is looking forward to reading it. Also discusses her own current writing projects.