Letter from Máire Sweeney, 51 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. To Ciarán Bairéad, thanking him for the information relating to the bathing of horses in the Kinvara-Clarinbridge district. She, like him, does not agree with Westropp's view that it was a throwback to a pagan festival, but that it seemed to happen on a particular Sunday. She recounts a visit she made to Dubhros when she met the Fahy brothers.

"Letter from Macdara Ó Liodáin, Rusin ná Manach, Carna to Ciarán Bairéad, stating that they have two ""póta gloomac"", wondering if he will send them on by CIE [in Irish]."

Letter from Letter from Martin [ ], Innishere, Aran Islands to Ciarán Bairéad, enclosing a pair of pampooties. He comments that their friend Joe is the same, and that there is great music around the place with the Clare children and their teacher.

" Letter from Liam Price, 8 Herbert Park, Donnybrook, Dublin, to Ciarán Bairéad, thanking him for his letters and notebooks. He discusses the word ""Soratham"" with him. He says to let him know when he will be in Dublin with the maps."

" Letter from Liam Price, 8 Herbert Park, Donnybrook, Dublin, to Ciarán Bairéad, thanking him for his letters and notebooks. He discusses the word ""Soratham"" with him. He says to let him know when he will be in Dublin with the maps."

"Letter from Úna O'Byrne, Teach Bunglas, Teileann, Dún na nGall, to Ciarán Bairéad, saying that they have just returned from a trip from the Continent. She hopes that he will visit them sometime, and said that Fr. Faul was very happy to meet him. ""He is becoming a very famous man at

Letter from Prionnsias de Búrca, Corr na Móna, Co. na Gaillimhe to Ciarán Bairéad, saying that he didn't have copies of the folklore book because the inspector who was to send them to him hadn't done so [in Irish].

Letter from Lillias Mitchell, 39 Lower Leeson St., Dublin to Ciarán Bairéad thanking him for his help, as well as that of Máire Connelly, saying that the way she works is very skilled and she has only seen it in books.

Letter from Miss L Mitchell, Great Southern Hotel, Galway to Ciarán Bairéad, stating that she had reached the Aran Islands safely and that Miss Máire Connelly showed her what she wanted to see.

Letter from Lillias Mitchell, 39 Upper Leeson St., to Ciarán Bairéad, saying that Mr Lucas had mentioned that he could get a half-made Aran crios. She wants to study the technique used in making it to preserve the tradition rather than exploit it.