Includes MS letter from Bruce Arnold to John McGahern (7 May 1990) with detailed comments on McGahern's novel [likely "Amongst Women]. Also a Christmas card from Bruce and Mavis Arnold, "Kenta trip, Nov 2002, with attached photograph of donkeys outside a hut in Kenya. (Nov 2002).

Letters from Caroline Walsh, Books Editor, Irish Times, to John McGahern. Letters send congratulations to McGahern on his appointment to the Arts Council, discuss reviews for the Irish Times by McGahern, comments on his work and health, etc.

Letters from Aodán Fullan and Donal J. Sheehan, both former classmates of John McGahern, writing to him in 2002 and 2005, sending notes on memories of John, their school days, family, etc.

Five letters from Cyril Ó Ceirín, Mungret, County Limerick, to EÓT. He sends to poems onto Eoghan as well as Daibhí Ó Coileáin, and gives the background to the poems. He says that he won't be able to attend the two weeks (9 Sept 1978) [In Irish].

Letters from various members of Colgate University, colleagues of John McGahern, where he lectured over many years. Note: Other individual larger files of letters from academic colleagues of McGahern at Colgate University, are located elsewhere within this series of letters. File includes letters from 'Margaret' [ ]; Robert L. Blackmore, John Naughton.

Letters from author Colm Tóibín to John McGahern. Letters thank McGahern for reading Tóibín's draft latest novel (1986); detailed comments having read McGahern's "[Amongst Women]"; (1990) thanking McGahern for reading "Homage to Barcelona" (1990); detailed comments on "That They May Face The Rising Sun" (2002); Detailed comments on "Memoir"; discussions and draft article by Tóibín for comment by McGahern on work edited by Tóibín for "The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels Written in English Since 1950". (1998)

Letters from Conleth Ellis, Athlone, to Eoghan and Rita, mainly discussing their work and poetry, as well as personal news. Contains many insightful reviews of contemporary poetry.

Letters from Criodán Ó hUiginn, Dublin, to Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, the first on the passing of his father, and the second on the announcement of his engagement, as well as giving him news of his own life. In the first letter he comments that he had sold the g

Letters from Daithí Ó Difaigh, manager of An Siopa Gaelach, Gardner Street, Dublin, the first is a circular advertising their bestsellers list, the second relates to manuscripts from An Oireachtas [in Irish].

Letters from Damien Cashin, Drumcondra, to Eugene, relating to his canoeing trips to the country.