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Letter from Shan Ó Cuiv, ‘Evening Telegraph’, Townsend Street, Dublin, to Br. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. regarding the publication of ‘Scéal “Sheandúin”.

Letter from Sister A.E. Woodward RSCJ, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Aberdeen, Scotland. The letter is addressed to Frances Woodlock (possibly William Woodlock’s wife) and refers to the school recently established by the religious sisters in the city. The letter adds ‘Aberdeen is a most interesting old place owing its origin to St. Machar, a disciple of St. Columba. It had many holy Bishops in the good old times and the tombs of several of them are still to be seen’.

Letter from Tadhg Ó Murchadha (‘Seandún’), Conradh na Gaeilge, Cork, referring to his Irish translation of Daniel Dafoe’s ‘Robinson Crusoe’. His translation (‘Eachtra Robinson Crúsó’) was published by Conradh na Gaeilge in 1909.

Letter from William Woodlock, Vickery’s Hotel, Bantry, County Cork. The letter provides detail of his trip to Counties Cork and Kerry. In relation to Bantry, Woodlock wrote ‘Nearly all the names over the shops are English: in fact, it is hard to think one is in Ireland at all, with Kingstons, and Coopers, and Taylors, and Murrays, and Robinsons. The Papists are making a footing, for I saw the name of Moriarty over one of the best shops in the place’.

Letter to Anna Fahy confirming that the ‘bag of clothing’ she has sent has been given to her husband in Reading Jail. The letter adds ‘He is quite well. He is also allowed to write and receive three letters each week’.

Letter from the Governor of Reading Jail to Anna Fahy, 17 Norfolk Road, Phibsborough, Dublin, acknowledging the receipt of £1 which has been placed to the credit of her husband, Frank Fahy.

Letter from B.R. Balfour, Honorary Secretary, re the annual meeting of the County Louth branch of the Irish Landowners’ Convention.