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Letter to Tim and Máiréad, signed Patrick G (SCI), undated. Encloses photocopy of a booklet, 'Rosaleen Dhu; or The Twelve Pins of Bia-a-Bola', an Irish Drama in 3 acts by John Dinvir, a play published in 1874.

Copy of an unpublished manuscript by Mary Walsh entitled 'A Piece of Yellow Chalk', photocopied in October 1998. There is a handwritten list of illustrations in Tim's writing at the front of the MS. Written about in 'Connemara: The Last Pool of Darkness'.

Photocopy of 'Twenty Years in the wild west, or Life in Connaught' by Mrs Houston, author of 'A Yacht Voyage to Texas'. 1879. A handwritten note at the start says 'Rev William G Durkan PP Leenane, 1995'.

A screenplay based on the novel 'The All of It' by Jeannette Haien. Screenplay by DeWitt Sage. Dated August 1996.

Film Script for 'Untitled Irish Love Story', later 'The Matchmaker' by Greg Dinner. Final draft of script, 5 October 1996. Sent to the production office in Roundstone, where it was filmed.

Handwritten notes (unidentified handwriting) 2001, Abandoned Film Script Cill Muirbhigh and the Black Magic Smuggler.

File of photocopied press cuttings sent to Tim Robinson by Donncha Ó hEallaithe concerning civil rights of the Gaeltacht areas between 1969 and 1985.

Several pages of photocopied newspaper articles from these years, reporting on Gaeltacht issues such as closure of post offices, fisheries, broadcasting.

Small file of press cuttings relating to the Gaeltacht at Rath Cairn from Connacht Tribune, Anois and the Irish Times. 1980-1986.

Photocopy of 'The Secret Languages of Ireland with special reference to the origin and nature of the Shelta Language' by R A Stewart Macalister. Accompanied by a handwritten note from Paul Corrigan (2001).

Material relating to an Irish Language Course undertaken by Tim in October 1978 in An Ceathrú Rua. Handwritten lists of verbs are included, a letter to Robinson from Micheál Ó Gruagáin of Bord na Gaeilge outlining the structure of the course. Copy letter from Robinson to Brendan [Ó hEithir] offering feedback on the course.

File of bibliographies on Connemara, covering Geological Survey of Ireland, Ecological Evidence for Irish Neolithic structures, Connemara in literature, lists of work held at UCG library, local history books available at Galway County Libraries, a bibliographical index of Galway authors, and various handwritten lists of books and articles to look up. (Folder 1/5).

File of photocopies of the following articles and books:

'Rural Society in Connacht, 1600-1640' by Jean M Graham, (1970);

'Clachán Settlement in Iar-Chonnacht' by Breandan S Mac Aodha, (1965);

'Settlement Patterns in the West of Ireland in the Pre-Famine Period' by Kevin Whelan, (undated);

'The Future of the Irish Rural Landscape' by Kevin Whelan with cover letter (1993);

Introduction to 'Irish Highlands' with correspondence between Tim Robinson and Kevin Whelan (1993);

'The sea-weeds of yar-Connaught, and their uses' by G H Kinahan (1869), with cover letter from Maura Scannell (1986); (Folder 2/5).

'William McCalla - a second 'panegyric' for an Irish Phycologist' by E Charles Nelson (1981);

'William McCalla (c. 1814-1849), Phycologist; his published papers of 1846'. (1980);

'Gleanings from the History of the Franciscan Monastery, Roundstone' (For Rev G Charles, P P Roundstone);

Photocopied photographs from Lissnabrucka photograph albums (Pat Reid), Feature the Monastery, Lord Dudley;

Letter from Simon Ashe to Tim Robinson relating to Inishlacken, enclosing handwritten transcribed extracts from Alex and John's Log Books of quotes about Inishlackan from 1972 to 1996, the Broughton family, and a map (1997);

'Photocopy of Darby Gannon of Inishnee, A Memoir', written from Merlin Park hospital in 1987, written for his German neighbours in Inis Ní, and given to Tim Robinson by Arndt Wigger in 1996. Talks about schooling, fishing, Washington;

A note on Marcus Clogherty of Deer Island, and a press cutting on the Sceirde proposal for wind generation, from Connacht Tribune 2001;

'The End of the World' by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson of QCG, 1945;

'The Fishery at Casla Conamara, its history and records 1684-1956';

'Life of Michael Davitt and History of the Land League'; (Folder 3/5).

Handwritten notes 'An Cheathrú Rua Cáit Ní Dhomhnaill - '84'

Print out email from Bob Quinn (circular to Aosdána members) with enclosed essay by Desmond Fennell 'On Thinking in Ireland' (2009);

Letter from Ríonach Uí Ógáin enclosing an Irish language piece she has written 'Cruach na Cara' (1984);

'Cruach MacDara off the coast of Connemara with a notice of its church, crosses, and antiquities', by Francis Joseph Bigger (1896);

Photocopied article from the Connacht Tribune 'Mac Dara Island's Unique Traditions' (1976);

Photocopied letter to Canon [Previte], enclosing an original ballad on St MacDara's Bay. (2008) (Folder 4/5).

Typed and handwritten bibliography on varied subjects (Fenians, Fossils, Gaeltacht Community, Limestone morphology, flora, and others);

'Subverting the Western Gaze: Mapping Alternative Worlds' by Barbara Bender (1995);

'Early Irish Literature' by Miles Dillon (1948);

'Medieval Religious Houses Ireland' by A Gwynn and R N Hadcock (undated);

'The Long Walk of a Queen - the representation of Ireland as a woman in Irish Literary Tradition' (undated);

'Bibliography Logainmneacha' (undated);

'Genius Fabulae: The Irish Sense of Place' with cover note from Pat Sheeran (1987);

'Town and Baile in Irish placenames' by T Jones Hughes (undated);

'Ancient Irish Law: The law of status or franchise' Eoin MacNeill (1923);

Lyrics - 'In Praise of the [ ] of Mullingar';

'A portrait of Maree', (1986);

'Clogher Record' (1983);

'The modern traveller to the early Irish Church' (undated);

'The hisperica famina: the a-text' by Michael W Herren (1974);

'Limestone morphology in Ireland' P W Williams (1970);

'Irish Raths and Cashels' Bruce Proudfoot (1970);

'The Flora of Turloughs' R L Praeger (1932);

'The Gaeltacht Community in Ireland' (undated);

'Archaeological Aspects of Woodland Ecology' ny Martin Bell and Susan Limbrey (1982);

Tim Robinson's handwritten notes from several of these articles at the end of the folder (Folder 5/5).

Correspondence from Paul Mohr, Department of Geology UCG. Discusses placenames, and the difference between Irish and English measurements (1985);

Correspondence from Kevin Joyce of Recess regarding stone circles with map enclosure (1983);

Correspondence from Lillian Mitchell regarding wool dyes, samples exchanged (1985);

Irish language correspondence from Séamus McDonncha exchanging information on the McDonagh family with revised pedigree drawn up in Tim's hand using the new information. Note in Féilim who died in 1789, having been "struck by stomach pains while watching the French ships go by to Killala from Caorán na hAirde. (1984);

A typed piece 'Bunadh de Chlann Dhonncha i gConamara' in Irish, handwritten note at end;

Correspondence from Seán [Manning] re H A Robinson, land agent (1984);

Copies of a piece in Irish on 'Na Blácaid';

Typed copy of a letter from Andrew King to the editor of the Galway Vindicator publicly thanking Rev Father John O'Grady, the Parish Priest of Spiddal who was enabled him to restore his boat following an accident (1846);

Handwritten notes on the Blakes of Tully from Seán Ó Máinnín of Indreabháin, (1987);

Correspondence from Micheál Ó Conghaile on stone alignment of boulders in Gleninagh, and a small square cist at Derryinver with map enclosures (1985);

Correspondence from Julian Reynolds of the Department of Zoology in Trinity College (1981-4);

Correspondence from Professor Seán de Courcey of the School of Engineering in UCD (1984-6) exchanging information on Nimmo;

Correspondence from Rionach Uí Ógáin / Angela Bourke relating to St MacDara's cows, and enquiring about the Robert O'Flaherty film 'Oíche Seanchais';

Correspondence between Tim and Dr Frank Keaney (1983-4) exchanging information on the Glinsce area.