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Copies of two letters written to members of the Arbuthnot family who emigrated from County Down to Pittsburgh. The first letter was sent to Margaret Arbuthnot in 1855 and is written using crosswriting; a transcript is attached. The second letter was written by Margaret's cousin Alexander to his son Charles in Pittsburgh. Both letters send news of friends and family. Also included is correspondence from the letter donor.

Printed programme from 'Arcadia' at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London. Written by Tom Stoppard and directed by Trevor Nunn. Includes articles "Geometry and the Garden" by John Barrell; "Et in Albania" by Rupert Christiansen; "From Newton to Chaos" by Robert May and cast information.

Printed programme from Gate Theatre, Dublin, production of Arcadia, written by Tom Stoppard, directed by Ben Barnes. Irish Premiere. Includes article entitled "The Discovery of Paradise" by Harry White; a biography of Stoppard and images and biographies of cast members.

File relating to production of Arcadia, written by Tom Stoppard, directed by Patrick Mason and design by Joe Vaněk, produced at the Gate Theatre, Dublin. Research folder includes draft sketches and drawings by Vaněk for various aspects of set design and furniture items; colour photographs and print-outs of images taken by Vaněk of interior architectural features; colour photographs of the set model box designed by Vaněk; Email correspondence from Joe Vaněk and Val Keogh, Gate Theatre, discussing design for the play; manuscript notes by Vaněk and scene breakdown with detail of design; production schedule; and outsize blueprints and plans for the stage design of Arcadia.

Manuscript research notes by Etienne Rynne on the topic of archaeoastronomy.

Report authored by Markus Casey for Kilsaran Concrete, Dunboyne, County Meath. Casey was commissioned to inspect a site adjacent to Kilsaran's quarry at Bunaterin, just west of the village of Mucklagh near Tullamore. Casey found no clear evidence of archaeological sites that would be disturbed by the expansion of the quarry.

Report authored by Markus Casey for a planning consultant hired by Patrick O'Donoghue, Cuillagh North, Abbeyknockmoy, County Galway. Casey was commissioned to inspect a property where O'Donoghue proposed to build a house and associated septic services. Casey found historic stone walls that would need to be preserved, and discovered a number of archaeological sites adjacent to the property. The top quarter of the document has been water damaged which has caused some ink to leach.
Includes:
-the completed report (6 January 2004, 9pp);
-copy of the letter sent to O'Donoghue by Galway County Council requesting the archaeological assessment alongside other requirements before a decision can be made on proceeding with construction (16 December 2003, 1p);
-paper sheet with 2 colour photographs of the property (1p);
-4 photocopied maps of the property and surrounding area (4pp).

Print outs of several sheets of the Clare Sites and Monuments Record between OPW and UCC. Archaeological Constraint Maps, from the 1916 edition of the OS maps. These were printed out for Tim Robinson in the summer of 1996.

Report authored by Markus Casey for Martin Cloonan, Caherfurvaus, Craughwell, County Galway. Casey was commissioned to inspect a site where Cloonan proposed to build a house and associated septic services. Casey found no clear evidence of archaeological activity.
Includes:
-the completed report (10 March 2003, 6pp);
-copy of the letter sent to Martin Cloonan by Galway County Council requesting the archaeological assessment alongside other requirements before a decision can be made on proceeding with construction (10 October 2002, 2pp);
-3 maps of the property and surrounding area, including an original map drawn by Paul Cloonan plus 2 extracts from Ordnance Survey Map 3474/C (August 2002, 3pp).

Report authored by Markus Casey for J&M Gilmartin. Casey was commissioned to monitor soil stripping during the development of the new Millersbrook [note spelling] residential development in Nenagh. The report revealed nothing of archaeological significance.