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CD-R containing:
-86 aerial photographs depicting coastal promontory forts and potential promontory fort sites in County Kerry (2002, no text files are present despite the title of the disc);
-52 aerial photographs depicting coastal promontory forts and potential promontory fort sites in County Dublin (2003);
-131 aerial photographs of the Iveragh Peninsula, Kerry (6 April 2003);
-38 photographs of the environs of Kilsaran Concrete's Clonard Quarry, Kilrathmurray, County Kildare (2003);
-7 photographs of an archaeological excavation in Quay Lane, Galway (2003).

Materials pertaining to archaeological surveys and excavation projects monitored by Markus Casey in Galway City, including at the Spanish Arch and Kirwan's Lane, plus excavations associated with the Galway Water Conservation Project.

Materials pertaining to an early-to-mid-19th century underground grainstore found during construction at the corner of Buttermilk Walk and St. Augustine Street in Galway city centre in mid-July 1987. Workmen at the Buttermilk Walk development broke through what they saw to be the roof of an underground chamber and informed their superiors of the discovery. the construction firm, O'Malley Construction Ltd., then informed Galway City Corporation. Markus Casey and a photographer were sent to investigate and document the cellar. Despite reaching what Casey saw as an agreement to preserve the cellar, seven weeks later workmen demolished the roof and filled in the cellar, rendering it inaccessible.
Includes:
-4 colour photographs and 1 black-and-white photograph, all with captions by Casey, depicting the interior of the cellar;
-Maps showing the location of the cellar in St. Augustine Street and a rendering of the cellar (5pp);
-Paper by Casey, 'The Cellar in St. Augustine Street', detailing how the cellar was rediscovered, its appearance, its construction, its likely origin and function, and proposals for preserving the cellar within the new development (2pp);
-Handwritten draft of the above paper (4pp);
-Handdrawn sketch of the cellar and its dimensions on foolscap (1p);
-Handwritten report by Casey on the destruction of the roof of the cellar by construction workers and the subsequent filling of the cellar with rubble (2pp).

Materials pertaining to an archaeological excavation at the Spanish Arch, Galway, 1988. Includes:
-Black-and-white photograph of the excavation site (21.5 x 14.7 cm);
-Large diagram of the excavations showing medieval features uncovered including a curtain wall and a cobble roadway (49 x 70.5 cm);
-Large diagram showing areas of trial excavations and sample cross-section showing various layers of stone fill over the centuries (49 x 70.5 cm);
-Large diagram showing a length of the south curtain wall uncovered, including walls of a 19th century house, turrets, and a wall repaired in 1643 (49 x 70.5 cm).

Materials pertaining to an archaeological excavation in Galway city centre at a site bounded by the River Corrib on the west, Kirwan's Lane on the east, and Quay Street on the south where a hotel (the future Jurys Inn/Leonardo Hotel Galway) was to be built. Includes:
-Plans of three levels of the new hotel drawn by Niall J. Kearns & Company architects (29 September 1989, 50 x 70.5 cm, 3pp);
-Drawing No. 1, Plan of Site, showing locations of excavation tranches, remnants of the Galway city wall, mill races, and the remains of a chemical factory (c. 1990, 49 x 70.5 cm);
-Revised copy of Drawing No. 1 with annotations by Markus Casey (July 2001, 34 x 57.5 cm);
-Drawing No. 2, Plan of Trench 1, showing a cross section of the excavation (4 May 1990, 24.7 x 35.5 cm, 2pp);
-Drawing No. 5, 6 and 7, Northern Section, Trench 3, showing a cross section of the excavation (11 May 1990, 49 x 70.5 cm, 3pp);
-Drawing No. 8, Plan of Trench 2, showing a cross section of the excavation (16 May 1990, 24.7 x 35.5 cm, 2pp);
-Drawing Nos. 9 and 10, Northern Section, Trench 2, showing a cross section of the excavation (22 May 1990, 49 x 70.5 cm, 2pp);
-Drawing Nos. 11 and 12, Southern Section, Trench 7, showing a cross section of the excavation (24 May 1990, 49 x 70.5 cm);
-Drawing Nos. 15 and 22, Trench 2 and Trench 4, West Face, showing cross sections of excavation trenches including house foundations and wall construction (9 July 1990 – 13 July 1990, 49 x 70.5 cm);
-Drawing Nos. 33 and 53, Trench 7 and Trench 10, East Face, showing cross sections of excavation trenches including wall foundations and construction (28 August 1990 – 28 January 1992, 37 x 54 cm);
-Drawing Nos. 35, 36, 37 and 43, Plan of Contexts 209, 210 and 317, Trench 7, including a blank copy and a copy annotated by Markus Casey (49 x 70.5 cm, 2pp).
See P164/3/1/9/3 for photographs.

25 black-and-white photographs (21.5 x 16.7 cm), taken during an excavation, documenting the stone retaining walls of a historic mill race in Galway city. Each stone has been individually numbered.

Materials pertaining to Phase 1 of the Galway Water Conservation Project, for which Markus Casey performed archaeological surveying and monitoring. Includes:
-Double-sided map showing: 1) colour-annotated reproduction of map of proposed works to be carried out by the Commissioners of Public Works regarding the waterways of Galway, especially in regard to mill power and the Eglinton Canal, as copied from the Galway Ordnance Map of 1898, itself copied from a 4 April 1860 map attached to the award which created the Lough Corrib Mills Trustees; 2) reproduction of the Plan of the Galway Salmon Fishery Extending from Lough Corrib to the Sea, produced after Edward and Thomas Ashworth purchased the fishery in 1852 and showing the entire course of the River Corrib (c. 1999, 38 x 54 cm);
-Double-sided map showing: 1) reproduction of the engineer's design of the Corrib River Bridge at Wood Quay, Midland Great Western Railway, 1894; 2) reproduction of a 1778 map showing the road from Oranmore to Oughterard; 3) reproduction of a 1925 map of the proposed and actual courses of the canal between Lough Mask and Lough Corrib built between 1848 and 1858 (c. 1999, 35.5 x 75.7 cm);
-Map, Galway Water Conservation Project Mains Rehabilitation Key Plan (Drawing No. 101) showing the water main scheme of Galway. Mains to be rehabilitated are in blue (August 1999, 72 x 51.5 cm);
-3 copies of a map, Galway Water Conservation Project Mains Rehabilitation Key Plan (Drawing No. 102) showing the water main scheme of Galway city centre. Mains to be rehabilitated are in blue (August 1999, 72 x 51.5 cm, 3pp);
-Report by Markus Casey, 'Report on the Archaeological Implications of the Proposed Galway Water Conservation Project' (November 1999, 17pp);
-Correspondence from Markus Casey regarding excavation licences and payment for work performed (5 April 2001 – 19 November 2001, 13pp);
-General Tax Clearance Certificate issued to Markus Casey for a period ending 27 August 2002 (28 August 2001, 1p).

Stickers depicting excavation areas in Galway City Centre and historic stoneworks found during archaeological excavations.

Cultural heritage report written by Markus Casey describing the history of the former railway bridge over the River Corrib between Steamers' Quay and Newcastle, Galway, and the impacts the potential construction of a pedestrian bridge using the historic remnant pillars and abutments would have on these remnants. See P164/3/1/9/6 for photographs of the pillars, abutments, and surrounding area taken by Casey as part of his survey.

Materials related to the tender for archaeological and conservation work for the Browne Doorway, Eyre Square, Galway. Markus Casey was the successful bidder. Includes:
-Financial quote from Casey for archaeological work (15 July 2003, 1p);
-2 copies of Casey's method statement for the archaeological resolution of the site (15 July 2003, 1p);
-Letter from Jim Higgins, Heritage Officer, Galway City Council, to Casey informing him that his tender for conservation has been successful and that the archaeological work has been allocated to another tenderer (7 October 2003, 1p).