[Letter from William Reeves (Parsonage House, Ballymena, Co. Antrim) to John O'Donovan, asking for assistance at translating an Irish text; O'Donovan's response, in which he comments on the current poverty, famine and unrest in Ireland.]

[Letter from John O'Donovan (8 Newcomen Place, North Strand, Dublin) to William Reeves, requesting a third opinion on deciphering MacDonnell's deed, and discussing the current census and the state of the Irish language.]