Editorial Staff: Lawrence O’Shaughnessy, Seán McMahon, Eóin McKierna

‘An Chléir agus an Fhiliocht sa 17ú Céad’, by Cathal Ó Háinlie [4]. ‘Disintegrating Unionism’, by Martin Wallace [20]. ‘Shields at the Abbey: A Friend of Cathleen’, by Homer D. Swander [25]. ‘The Irish Civil War and the Drafting of the Free State Constitution’, by D. H. Akenson and J. F. Fallin [42]. ‘The Fortunes of Words’ [94]. Current Themes ‘Reflections on "Art and Oratory"’, by Michael Wynne [95]. ‘Faoi'n Dtuaith Rural Organizations’, by Stephen Rynne [102]. ‘The Irish Art Scene’, by Anthony Butler [106]. ‘The Language: First Quarter, 1970’, by Nollaig Ó Gadhra [111]. ‘Interview with A. J. Potter’, by Charles Acton [115]. ‘The New Coinage’, by John Brennan [140]. Books and Authors ‘The Boy From His Bedroom Window’, by Seán McMahon [142]. Book Reviews [154]. Notes and Queries [162]