O'Hanlon, Father John, Irishtown, Sandymount, Ireland, to William J. Onahan, Chicago, Illinois, 1890 January 19

O'Hanlon thanks Onahan for sending the two works. He praises John Gilmary Shea's "The Catholic Church in Colonial Days"; and a book supposedly by James O'Brien, "The Irish Celts." Both works were indispensable for his purpose. He willtry to return Onahan's favor in some way. He discusses other books on the Irish. He agrees with Onahan that emphasis is wrongly being placed on style, rather than facts, among modern histories. He has not had time to run over the printed catalogues of Trinity College for works bearing on the History of the United States. O'Hanlon has now enough material for his compendious History, yet he regrets the poor representation of American Authors in Dublin libraries. Onahan is requested to send autobiographical information to O'Hanlon for his book. O'Hanlon has already quoted some of Onahan's articles on Irish American History. He will send the six volumes of his "Lives of the Irish Saints" to Onahan. :: IX-1-c A.L.S. 4pp. 16mo