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Black and white contact print of men pulling a pig along Kilronan Pier, to be put onto the Dun Aengus steamer, Aran Islands.

Offprints of articles by Etienne Rynne on features of the Aran Islands and of Dún Aengus specifically. Articles include "Dún Aengus - Fortress or Temple?" by Rynne and included within "An Aran Reader" edited by Breandán and Ruairí Ó hEithir. Another article is "Dún Aengus and Some Similar Celtic Ceremonial Centres" by Etienne Rynne, published in "Decantations: A Tribute to Maurice Craig. (Lilliput Press, 1992).
Article entitled "Slate Medals and Amulets from the Aran Islands", published in the Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society. (1979/80)

Colour photographic prints taken of Dún Aengus, Inish Mór; and also aerial shots of Dn Conchubhair, Inis Méan (1981). File also includes assorted flyers, brochures and tourist pamphlets about the Aran Islands and Dún Aengus.

Assorted press cuttings from local (Galway) and national press featuring coverage related to archaeological and historical evidence of the Aran Islands and Dún Aengus.

Assorted printed research maps of mainly Inis Mór and Dún Aengus.

File of assorted published articles and copies of excerpts from journals, books and magazines kept by Etienne Rynne and which relate to the Aran Islands, forts and Dún Aengus. Includes an offprint of "Who Built Dún Aengus" by John P. Dalton from the Galway and Archaeological and Historical Society Journal, Vol. XIV, 1928-1929.

Material relating to the work of Dr. Becker on the Aran Islands and the Galway Bay area, focused specifically on seaweed gathering and uses. Includes reference material, transcripts, drafts of articles and various drafts and copies of his 1996 publication "I mBéal na Farraige".

Photocopy of letter of appointment of Mr. Martin Heron of Kilmurray as bailiff for the land agent (Mr. George Thompson) of the Digby estates. It outlines his duties and wages. He is to be "… sober, vigilant & attentive to directions …" and visit each of the islands at least once a month.

Folder of research carried out by Máiréad Robinson on Aran knitting practices.

Included are her proposal, working papers, and drafts and final copy of a report 'Interim Report on the traditional stitches of Aran Knitting' (Sep 1982).

Two notebooks that record interviews with individuals and groups, with the name of the interviewee, and their memories. Details such as when they learned to knit, the stitches they knew, what it meant to them economically, and many personal recollections.

The research explores knitting as an important cottage industry and a highly developed craft that descends directly from a Celtic past, both in its elaborate stitches and the oral transmission of knowledge of the stitches. Differences between Inishmore and the two smaller islands are noted. Lists of stitches in both their Irish and English language names, with a handwritten list of sources, printed extracts from published material, and 2 copies of a blank postcard from the Museum of Inishmaan featuring a photograph from 1904. A large page with drawings and titles of the various stitches.

Two letters to Tim and Máiréad from Leo Daly, about Aran knitting, one enclosing news cuttings (1982-3).

Also included is a small love note from Tim to Máiréad.