Contents: Mary Helen Thuente Violence in Pre-Famine Ireland: the Testimony of Irish Folklore and Fiction [129] .Jochen Achilles George Fitzmaurice’s Dramatic Fantasies: Wicked Old Children in a Disenchanting Land [148] .Eamon Grerman Three Poems [164] .Bernice Schrank "There’s Nothin' Derogatory in the Use of the Word": a Study in the Use of Language in The Plough and the Stars [169] .IASAIL Bibliography Bulletin for 1984 [187] .Reviews by: Maurice Harmon, Christopher Murray, Trevor West, Rudiger lmbof, J.C.C. Mays, Ailbhe Smyth, Jarnes MeGuire [235] .Short Notices [261] .Books Received [262] .Irish Universitv Review: Index to Volumes 1 to 15 (1970- 198-5) [263]