File 2 - Correspondence

29pp

Correspondence between Tim Robinson and Seán Ó Nualláin of the Archaeological branch of the Ordnance Survey. Begins with a handwritten draft of a letter Robinson sent to The Director of the OS about incorrect co-ordinates for Ballycasheen, Leana and Commons North recorded in 'The Survey of Megalithic Tombs Vol 1'. A reply from Ó Nualláin, and subsequent correspondence between the two parties about sites being destroyed by bulldozing of scrub. (27 May 1976-12 Jun 1977) 9pp;

File of correspondence between Tim Robinson and Fr Ryan, Parish Priest at Sixmilebridge. Robinson is enquiring about about a number of earthworks around Lisdoonvarna that he believes to be barrows rather than forts, a subject Fr Ryan recently gave a paper on. Fr Ryan responds arranging to meet Robinson on the Aran Islands. In a subsequent letter, Fr Ryan describes the location of a cave that served as a hiding place for priests and their vestments, and encloses a map of the Burren on which he has marked locations of fulachta fiadh. (17 Aug - 30 Sep 1976) 5pp;

File of correspondence between Tim Robinson and Peter Harbison, Archaeological Advisor with Bord Fáilte. Copy letter from Robinson to Harbison on the subject of forts he believes are barrows, enclosing a list of sites. Subsequent correspondence discusses these sites, and refers to information Robinson learned from Fr Ryan. (17 Aug 1976 - 20 Feb 1977) 7pp;

Copy letter from Robinson to Etienne Rynne on the subject of the map, hoping to arrange a meeting (23 Sep 1976) 1p;

Copy letter from Robinson to Professor R de Valera at UCD enquiring about Crocán na Spáinne (10 Jan 1977) 1p;

Copy letter from Robinson to Paddy Nolan to confirm the Irish language name of a valley in Aillwee and the name of a holy well, and reply from Nolan identifying both features (21 Jan - 3 Feb 1977) 3pp;

Copy letter from Robinson to John Waddell enquiring about Crocán na Spáinneach, and reply from Waddell to say an Armada connection seems unlikely, with further information. (29 Mar - 30 May 1977) 2pp;

Handwritten letter to Robinson from Brigid Cahill with information about the fort at Caherahoagh (21 Jul ?) 1p.

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