Letter from Peadar Ua Laoghaire to Seaghán Mac Énrí,stating that he is not the "Diarmuid Liath" who wrote a letter about Mac Énrí's book. He comments that he noticed the mistake and is not surprised that someone else saw it also. He states that the phrase
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Letter from Peadar Ua Laoghaire to Seaghán Mac Énrí,saying that the book is good, and going on to discuss the difference between pobul (a congregation) and pubal (a tent) [in Irish].
Letter from Peadar Ua Laoghaire to Seaghán Mac Énrí discussing use of "An tAthair", stating, "I never heard it we had a meeting in -93, for the founding of the Gaelic League". He advises that he make no rule on the matter as it a corruption of the English
Part of letter from Peadar Ua Laoghaire to Seaghan Mc Enri, concerning the proofs of the book. He discusses the use of adjectives and pronouns with feminine nouns. He feels that old speakers would be the best to listen to as "a good many errors have been creeping in lately". He discusses the roots of words, particularly "geall", which grew from the idea of "bond", as well as the use of the word "deanamh".
Letter from Peadar Ua Laoghaire, Caislean Ua Liathain, Co. Chorgaighe to [ ], discussing the use of "is" in the Irish language. He advises, "When analysing Irish a person must put English out of his head". He disparages the work of grammarians, calling them "a pack of Asses!" He advises that Irish and English forms of the interrogative are totally different.
Letter from Peadar Ua Laoghaire to Seaghán Mac Énrí in relation to the Irish for "rim" and other queries, which Peadar answers [in Irish]
Letter from Peadar Ua Laoghaire, Castlelyons, County Cork, to Mr Henry saying that he has gone over the book and can find no grammatical errors. He states that he would have mistaken his Irish for Munster Irish. "What a lot of nonsense has been said and written about "dialects" and "provincialism!" He then goes on to argue against calling "cad" a neuter pronoun.
Letter from Per Tandesh, Lokken Verk, Norway to Ciarán Bairéad thanking him for showing them around Conamara, in particular the turf boats and the basket-makers.
Letter from Lyn Walker to Ciarán Bairéad enclosing a picture of the thatched cottage at Ballylee, commenting that she hopes to return to Ireland soon.
Letter from Peter Fallon, Gallery Press, Co. Meath, to John McGahern, sending well wishes on McGahern's illness and treatment, mentioning he (Fallon), Seamus Heaney, Thomas Kilroy, and Brian Friel, were all saddened to hear when they gathered for a recent meal in honour of Brian Friel. Also letter (31 Oct 1991) with comments on McGahern's play "The Power of Darkness".