Black and white photographs of John McGahern pictured with friends and with other writers. Those pictured with McGahern include Jimmy Swift, Thomas Kilroy, Jennifer Johnston, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Derek Mahon, Francis Stuart, Sebastian Barry, Claire [Nehill], Robert Robertson, Stephen Rea, Annikki Laaksi, Francis and Mary [ ].
Also a photograph of John McGahern on a farm bottle-feeding a sheep.

File of black and white photographs of individuals connected to McGahern. Some image labels mention "The Shah", "Luke Early, Mohill", "Will Albrecht, Colgate University", "Pat Healy Balmbras, Newcastle", "Kevin Lahane, Capital Cinema Manager", "Tom Jordan".

File 2 includes photographs of McGahern with Matt Maloy at Kenny's Bookshop, Galway; with Derek Hand (DCU) on occasion of McGahern's Honorary Doctoral Conferring at Dublin City University; with Mary Lappin, Peter Lennon and Mary Kenny; Hermione Lee; the Booker Prize Evening Event with Barry Hanson and Nicohlas Shakespeare, also Matthew Evans; Peter Lennon; Joe Kennedy; Edna Longley and Gerry (Gerald) Dawe; Terry Winch at reading/interview event at Howard Community College, Maryland, USA; Colgate Faculty Clubhouse; Seamus O'Grady; Neil Joyce; Margaret [Mauve], Colgate; Charlie Haughey T.D., Niall Walsh (in New York); with John Banville and family in Paris.

File of photographs of John McGahern and labelled at various locations. One group of images includes polaroid-sized portrait images of McGahern and at a house in London. Those pictured in images with McGahern at the house include Seamus Heaney, Roger McHugh, Tom Jordan, Madeline Stratt, as well as McGahern's pet dog named Smokey, and a pet cat. (1975). Also larger black and white photographs labelled as "London, Leytonstone" and of house interiors and kitchen/living room shelves with items included being a television, Sacred Heart portrait and other ornamental items in the house; Contact sheets of images labelled "Barracks at Cootehall, Shooting Documentary"; Also contact sheets from John McGahern's honorary doctoral conferring at Dublin City University.

Contact sheet and corresponding negative sheet containing 29 images.

Photographs of John William Seoighe, celebrated oarsman and helmsman, standing in front of his house. He is wearing a peaked cap and a checked shirt, and has a serious expression. Image from 'Conamara, An Tír Aneoil', published in 1997.

Miriam Allen and Hannah Quinn with baby Dominic.

Photographs of Tim Fleming and his family of three children.

Contact sheet and corresponding negative sheet containing 15 images.

Photographs of Johnny Bailey and his family, taken on a boat. Johnny and his wife Bairbre [Baba] are the subjects of most of the photographs. One photograph of the couple with 5 of their children. They own the Galway Hooker, 'An Capall', and one of the photographs was published in 'Conamara, An Tír Aineoil'.

15 images on negative and 2 copies of the corresponding contact sheet.

Studio portrait of Johnny Cóil Mhaidhc, head and shoulders, laughing, and a studio portrait of him with his family. Blacksmith by trade, and a well known dramatist, actor, poet and wit.

Photographed in the same studio environment with Tom (Sally) Ó Flatharta, distinguished actor and producer.

Contact sheet and corresponding negative sheet containing 32 images.

Head and shoulder portraits of Johnny Cóil Mhaidhc. Family photographs of Miriam Allen and Margus Quinn in Derry, feeding birds.

15 images on negative and contact sheets.

Johnny Connolly on the accordion, and Liam O’Hara on the whistle.

Pictures of Dermot Nestor’s work – a clock inset in a claddagh symbol, and a salmon.

15 images on negative and contact sheets.

Two studies of a potted plant beginning to sprout leaves.

Photographs of Johnny Connolly, playing the accordion.

Contact sheet and corresponding negative sheet containing 15 images.

Photographs of a session with individual photographs of Johnny Connolly playing the button accordion, Liam O’Hara playing the tin whistle, and Toner Quinn on fiddle is visible at the edge of one of the frames. One of the images of Johnny Connolly was published in 'Conamara, An Tír Aineoil'.

Photographs of some of the crowd set dancing.