[Letter from Marion Gunn (Seomra C215, Áras J. H. Newman, An Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath 4) to Fionnuala Duane (4 Richmond House, Richmond Hill, Monkstown, Blackrock, Co. Dublin), enquiring about letters written by Seán Ó Dálaigh to Duane's fath

[Illegible] Monkstown Blackrock Co. Dublin

Dear Ms Duane,

I am the Archivist in charge of the Irish Dialect Archives, University College Dublin and am writing to you in connection with a valuable manuscript you most kindly presented to Professor Tomás de Bhaldraithe in or around 1978.

Professor de Bhaldraithe has since died, and the only background information I have found so far on this manuscript is some correspondence you and he had around that time, in which you mention letters written by Seán Ó Dálaigh, the author of the manuscript, to your father, in connection with which you wrote: '... I do not know if they would be of any interest to you. For the reason I mentioned in connection with the other letter, I should like to look them over. I have not had time to do this.... I am glad that you were pleased with the manuscript, and thank you very much for your book and letter.'

I should greatly appreciate an opportunity to discuss this matter with you, for the purpose of writing a background note on the manuscript for inclusion in our libhaile Órga (Golden Jubilee) catalogue, which I am now compiling.

Le dea-mhéin

Marion Gunn Cartlannai Chartlann na gCanúinti Archivist in Charge of the Irish Dialect Archives

Ms Fionnuala Duane 4 Richmond House Richmond Hill Monkstown Blackrock Co. Dublin

Dear Ms Duane,

I am the Archivist in charge of the Irish Dialect Archives, University College Dublin, and am writing to you in connection with a valuable manuscript you most kindly presented to Professor Tomás de Bhaldraithe in or around 1978.

Professor de Bhaldraithe has since died, and the only background information I have found so far on this manuscript is some correspondence you and he had around that time, in which you mention letters written by Seán Ó Dálaigh, the author of the manuscript, to your father, in connection with which you wrote: '...I do not know if they would be of any interest to you. For the reason I mentioned in connection with the other letter, I should like to look them over. I have not had time to do this.... I am glad that you were pleased with the manuscript, and thank you very much for your book and letter.'

I should greatly appreciate an opportunity to discuss this matter with you, for the purpose of writing a background note on the manuscript for inclusion in in our Iubhaile Órga (Golden Jubilee) catalogue, which I am now compiling.

Le dea-mhéin

Marion Gunn Cartlannaí Chartlann na gCanúintí Archivist in Charge of the Irish Dialect Archives