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Dublin, July 18,'65 (a rainy day, but we've had mainly good weather here.) Dear Jack:

 Yesterday We went to glasnevin Cemetery, which is N.W. Dublin, sort of like Elmwood Park or Mont Clare, geographically, though not so far.

One sees Michael Collins' grave soon after entering. Brendan Behan's grave is remote in this very large cemetery. So remote only the cemetery officials know its location. It is (purposely, I presume) unmarked.

 We have decided Dublin is not for us. This one month and fifteen days after landing at Cobh. People are nice, the country is beautiful, but 

rents are sky-high for lousy coal-holes, prices for old houses are equal to American prices and nothing like American conveniences. And dirt! Genteel old landladies offer "garden apartments", really awful basements, for 50 to 60 bucks a month. Inflation is so bad the govt is taking steps, as the unions have to make more and more pay demands. So-called "luxury apts" are beyond our reach. Meat, espec. beef is as high or higher than U.S. Beer, or ale (my drink) is 50% higher than in England. I must take care that my wife doesn't become ill, so what we saw in apts. is not fit. The type of restaurants frequented by working people always has filthy floors - at lunch & dinner. So we'll try Belfast after today, then back here to collect our mound of baggage, thence to England. Regards- MEAD