I.vi.11. Drafts of fiction, prose and poetry sent to the publisher Edmund Downey by various authors,

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Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Downey, Edmund, 1856-1937
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Summary:Typescript draft of a short story titled 'The Irony of Bacchus' by Denis Francis Hannigan. Undated. (Folder 1)


Annotated typescript draft of the prose work 'On the Fringe of Empire' by A.D. McCormick and C.T. Dent. Undated. (Folders 2-5)

Bound fair copy draft of an untitled text on the ancient world, the authorship for which is unclear. A note on the draft's card cover reads 'Mss found in the hole in the wall at Christmas House'. This is possibly a reference to the Christmas family of Whitfield Court, Kilmeadan, Co. Waterford. (Folder 6)

An appreciation of the Rev. W. F. Hearne, of the Sacred Heart Church, St. Helen's, England, (undated), a manuscript draft of a story titled ‘Sheepville' (authorship unclear) and an article on ‘Celtic Sculpture’ by Thomas Frisby of Callan. (Folder 7)

Manuscript drafts of writings of Miss E. Howe of Clifton Villas, Forest Hill, London. Included is a play titled ‘The Flood’ and short stories ‘Aunt Margaret’s Legacy’, ‘The Cousins’ and ‘Changes and Chances’. (Folder 8-9)

Typescript draft of a prose and verse collection titled 'Awful Nonsense' by 'W.M.' (Folder 10)

Miscellaneous poems and literary fragments, undated. Included is a transcription of a poem titled 'The Call of Glory', celebrating Eamon De Valera, by Sean MacAodhagain. (Folders 11-12)
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In collection: Edmund Downey Additional Papers, 1842-1968.
Format: Manuscript
Notes:Physical description: 12 folders.
Arrangement:Sub-fonds