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Bound typescript "working draft" by Thomas Kilroy (and writing assistant Julia Lowell Carlson), for his screenplay The Women and Mr. Yeats with same title page and front matter as in preceding copies. No longer separated into two parts; ending with scene no.200. [Paginated 1-174.]

Bound volume containing notes on tenants' holdings, giving names of tenants, denominations of lands, amount of land, present rent and valuation, as well as additional notes made by John Wilson Lynch on previous rents in 1853, 1863, 1864, 1881, and in the 1890s. A separate page for each tenant. John Brady was the agent, and E&G Stapleton, solicitors for the landlord. Enclosures: some documents relating to specific tenants, including letters from A W Hazell. [see also LE6/B/543].

Bound volume containing rent roll of the Belvoir estate with a separate folio for each tenant. It gives the name of the holding and tenant, amounts of rent paid, and arrears on the holding as well as remarks. Enclosures include a sketch map of the townland of Ballycullen, and rough notes on some tenants. Other enclosures refer to Renmore and Ballybrit.

Bound volume (c.140 pp) containing weekly attendance lists for the evening classes in Irish and sports events held for girls by Glún na Buaidhe. Early on lists of activities participated in by members, signed by Eilís Ní Bhroin, accompanied by council min

Bound volume (c.40 pp) containing minutes of the fortnightly meetings of business members (baill ghníomhacha) of Glúin na Bua; signed by [those presiding] including S. Ó Cathasaigh, P. Ó Drisceoil; first meeting discussing financial problems and the futur

Hardback notebook containing register of Shot list for "Celtic Lands", filmed in Ireland, England and France. It gives description of what is filmed, the Camera Roll number, and clock number for each piece, CR 2 to 98.

Hardback notebook containing register of Shot list for "Exploring the Landscape", giving take number, short description, Camera Number, roll number, and running time on clock. From CR 1 to 125.

Bound volume comprising the minutes of meetings of the Galway Town Commissioners. Each entry gives the date of the meeting, the attendance, the business transacted and correspondence, in a small number of instances transcripts of correspondence are included. The majority of resolutions and minutes refer to the maintenance and installation of street paving, the collection of tolls and the other civic improvements such as gas lighting. There are also some references to larger projects such as the enclosing of Eyre Square, the Corrib navigation scheme and the construction of a rail link between Dublin and Galway. There are also some reference to wider political events, such as the Repeal Movement. Meetings were generally held weekly on a Thursday, on occasion meetings were cancelled if a quorum was not present, meeting sometimes took place on other days of the week. Includes the minutes of the inaugural meeting of the Galway Town Commissioners, minute for the first meeting dated 6 July 1836 states 'M. D'Arcy stated that he had summons the commissioners in pursuance of a letter he received from A. H. Lynch Esq. M.P. announcing the passing of the local improvements bill, and the letter having been read.' The following are listed as having attended the meeting 'R.M. Lynch, James Joyce, John Gunning, James Flynn, John Atkinson, M. O'Brien, John Ireland, Edward Killeen, L.B. Burke, Patt Commings, James Lynch, M Lynch, E McDonnell, James Duggan, James Veitch, John Costello. Entry for the 5th October 1836 lists the election result for an election of Commissioners on the 29th and 30th of September. Francis Fitzgerald with 202 votes toped the poll, 21 Commissioners were elected. According to entry dated 13 March 1837 agreement was made between the town commissioners and the directors of The Galway Gas Company for 'putting up one hundred lamps to be kept lighting every night from one hour after sunset to one hour before sun rise for six hundred pounds per annum and one hundred pounds more on the following terms viz, the first 25 for £5 each, the 2nd 25 for £4 10s each, the 3rd 25 for £4 each, the last 25 for £3 10 each or the gas at eight shillings for 1000 cubic feet if we choose at any time to take it by meter....' According to entry dated 13 April 1837 the representative of Robert Hedges Eyre stated that Mr. Eyre 'was ready to give the Town Commissioners a lease of Eyre Square, a lease for lives renewable for ever at a rent of five shillings per annum. The Commissioners being bound in proper form to enclose the square with a handsome iron railing erected on a cut stone plynth and to keep it up as a garden....' Entry for 15th November 1837 states that 'The Secretary submitted, the Liverpool Bye Laws to enable them to adopt Bye-laws for the town of Galway and they have adopted the several laws....' Entry for 23 March 1843 states that the Town Commissioners 'do petition the legislature praying the repeal of the Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland', the petition was to be forwarded to Daniel O'Connell Esq. M.P. for presentation to the House of Commons. Entry for 24 April 1843 includes a transcript of a letter dated 13 April 1843 from Daniel O'Connor, Merrion Square addressed to the Chairman of the Commissioners' Committee for the Repeal of the Legislative Union Between Britain and Ireland, O'Connell explains why he had not replied to a letter 'respecting the petition to parliament on the subject of repeal', O'Connell explains 'The reason I did not reply to his letter was this that it is utterly impossible I should answer all the letters I get everybody writing to me about everything'; he goes on to write that 'I wish most emphatically to distain any idea of slight or designed neglect of the Town Commissioners of Galway or to any of them....' Entry for 21 May 1844 includes a transcript of a letter from Robert Peel the Prime Minister. Peel writes 'I consider it to be clearly established that the navigation of Lough Corrib in the County of Galway is capable of improvement and that a navigable channel might be made from Lough Corrib to Galway Bay and between Galway Bay and Lough Mask....' According to the entry for 6 February 1845 a petition 'to her Majesty for the Establishment of a Provincial College in Galway' was adopted by the Town Commissioners. Entry for 27 March 1845 states that it was 'Resolved that our secretary be directed to convey to Stephen Ffrench Esq. M.P. the assurance of our heartfelt gratitude to him for his zealous and hitherto successful exertion to construct a rail between this town and the Metropolis.'

Bound volume comprising the minutes of meetings of the Galway Town Commissioners. Each entry gives the date of the meeting, the attendance, the business transacted and correspondence, in a small number of instances transcripts of correspondence are included. The first half is paginated pp1-522, the remainder of the pages contain text but are not paginated. The majority of entries concern activities of a number of committees created by the Town Commissioners. After the local elections on 27th September 1848 the following committees were created: The Watch Committee, The Advowson Committee, The Sweeping Committee, The Tolls Committee, Board of Works Committee and The Eyre Square Committee. The Advowson committee was responsible for the appointment of a person to hold a church office, the wardenship of this right was in the possession of the town's commissioners. Entry dated 21 May 1845 includes a tribute to Daniel O'Connell M.P. According to entry dated 14 August 1845 Mr. Blake was thanked by the Town Commissioners for his efforts to 'enlist with him as many noblemen and Gentlemen connected with Galway as he possibly can to influence the Irish Government to have one of the Colleges erected in Galway....' Entry for 2 October 1845 lists candidates elected to The Galway Town Commissioners, the candidates are listed in order of votes received. Entry for 23 October 1845 includes an entry which reads 'The Reverent W. Roche... Directed [the board's] attention to the state of the potato crops and the necessity of enquiring what might or could be done to avert the awful consequences with which the country was threatened to be visited.' Entry for 24 October 1845 includes a transcript of a letter from the Town Commissioners addressed to 'The Right Honourable, The Lord's Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury' alerting them to the 'frightful state of the community' as a result of the potato blight and appealing for a 'gratuity of grain'. According an entry dated 22 January 1846 a railway committee was formed one of the functions of the committee was to 'protect the rights of this Board as to the toll in goods coming to the town.' Entry for 2 April 1846 includes a transcript of a letter dated 31 March 1846 from James Hardiman addressed to The Town Commissioners relating to the petitioning of Parliament for a railway connection to Galway. According to dated 8 October 1846 a Mr. Kiernan appealed to the to the Town Commissioners to vote 'a sum of money for the purchase of potatoes with a view to selling them to the poor', a sum of £10 a week was voted for this purpose. According to entry dated 2 October 1846 a special meeting of the Commissioners proposed 'to provide to the population an immediate supply of Indian Corn at such a reasonable price as to place it within the reach of the poor.' Entry for 17 June 1847 includes two examples 'extreme destitution and suffering' recounted by the Chief of the Watch. In one case a woman was found lying in Abbeygate Street in a state of exhaustion who later died at the gates of the poor house having been refused admission and in the other case a man was found in Buttermilk Lane and brought to the watch house for shelter where he died after a few hours.' 'These were not the only cases of such suffering' known to the Chief of the Watch. According to a meeting of the Eyre Square Committee dated 15 June 1847 '...the officers of the 49th were in the habit of playing of playing cricket in the square and that it was alarming the ladies and children who frequented it.' According to entry for 2 March 1848 an attempt was made to 'suppress street begging' and it was proposed 'that a call be made on the inhabitants by advertisements from this board inform them of the arrangements made to prevent street begging, to withhold their alms and to report those that beg to the authorities. Entry for 11 May 1848 includes an address from The Galway Town Commissioners addressed to William Smith O'Brien M.P. and also a reply from O'Brien. Entry dated 6 July 1848 mentions the possibility of 'supplying the town with water'. Entry dated 26 April 1849 includes an acknowledgment by the Town Commissioners of the accuracy of report to the Lord Lieutenant by Colonel Sir Michael Creagh describing the conditions in the town. The report described the town as 'crowded with beggars full of misery and much neglected'. Entry dated 12 July 1849 includes a resolution expressing the Town Commissioners feeling towards the Reverend P Daly and others who 'successfully extended themselves to obtain £500,000 for the extension of a Railway' to Galway. Entry dated 21 November 1850 includes a list of designated markets, listing the produce available and location of the market, for example 'Butter, fowl and eggs market to be held in Lombard Street opposite the open space in front of the church railings.' Entry dated 29 May 1851 includes a proposal for a survey to be made 'of the space between the Killery Harbour and the heads of Lough Corrib with a view to having a canal made between the harbour and the lake. Entry dated 12 June 1851 includes proposal to host a reception for a party of Americans who were expected to arrive in the city by boat on their way to the Great Exhibition in London. The Town Commissioners were attempting to promote the idea of opening a packet station in Galway for direct passages to the United States, in a copy of a letter dated 18 August 1851 from George Mahon, Northampton address to the Reverend P Daly, Mahon expresses the hope that 'Galway may yet be the Liverpool of Ireland.' Entry dated 9 October 1851 in includes a statement of the dividends paid by the Galway Gas Company from 1838 to 1851, dividends range from £240 for 4% in 1838 to £900 for 15% paid in 1845. Entry dated 17 June 1852 includes resolution 'to write to the proper authorities to direct the police to remove all persons playing ball from public thorofares and public buildings.'

Bound volume comprising the minutes of meetings of The Galway Town Commissioners. Each entry gives the date of the meeting, the attendance, the business transacted and correspondence; in a small number of instances transcripts of correspondence are included. During the period covered by this volume a considerable amount of the board's business was devoted to the construction of a system of water works for the city. Entry dated 9 October 1862 states, in relation to an article published in the Galway Vindicator, 'That this board is of opinion that when it is attacked in a public newspaper in an unjustifiable manner either collectively or individually the Board or the individual is at liberty to repel the slander in the most effective manner possible.' According to entry dated 6 November 1862 the town surveyor Mr. Roberts was authorised to 'proceed with measures forthwith, and introduce a bill into Parliament of which the Galway Town Commissioners, shall be the promoters for supplying the town with water.' Entry for 7 October 1863 includes a copy of a letter from the Galway Town Commissioners addressed to His Excellency George William Frederick, Earl of Carlisle Lord Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland in which Town Commissioners express their 'unmixed satisfaction in the interest you have already manufactured to make Galway not a port of call but a permanent Packet station....' According to entry dated 15 December 1864 'The Town Steward reported Peter Duggan [a member of the watch] for being drunk on his beat on the morning of the ninth and it being the first offence and some mitigating circumstances he was reprimanded and restored.' Also includes a transcript of a letter dated 28 February 1865 from the town surveyor T.W. Roberts addressed to The Town Commissioners, the letter lists a number of properties in Galway city which were considered to be in a dangerous state, the list included building on Barrack Lane, Market Street, Cross Street, Kirwan's Lane, Quay Street, Custom House Street. According to entry dated 8 June 1865 Eyre Square should be 'open at all times to the public free of charge.' Entry for 22 June 1865 includes transcripts of letters from members of the public complaining about excessive charges being made for the transport of goods being made by The Midland and Great Western Railway Company. Entry for December 20th 1866 includes a transcript of a letter addressed to the Town Commissioners from The Marquis of Abercorn Lord Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland written in response to an address made by the Town Commissioners in relation to opening a packet station in Galway. Abercorn writes that 'I am aware of the great interest taken by the late Lord Eglinton in the establishment of an Atlantic Packet Station at Galway, and I believe that to mismanagement alone it owed that failure which I deeply deplore, I fully recognize the loyal and peaceful conduct that has always been displayed by your large sea-faring population, and I feel the great importance of attracting the youth of your Western Coast.' According an entry dated 31 December 1868 'Mr. Kirwan Submitted a copy of a petition to Her Most Gracious Majesty which he stated had been very generally adopted in other places and moved that it should be adopted by this board praying for the release of Political Prisoners and Mr. Fahy having Seconded.' According to entry dated 20 May 1869 'Lord St. Laurence was introduced and stated that he was anxious to promote the interests of Galway in every way in his power, and he was glad to tell the Commissioners that he had succeeded with the kind aid of Mr. J.W. Lynch in laying out a Race Course close to the town and hoped there would be good running there this summer which would greatly advance Galway as a bathing place.' Entry dated 18 February 1870, includes a report on the waterworks compiled by the town surveyor Mr. Roberts. Entry dated 27 April 1870 includes a list of 'persons using water...for other than domestic purposes' Each entry in the list includes the following fields 'No', 'Name of Owner', 'Situation', 'For what purpose given', 'Annual Amt. to be charged', 'Date on which supply was given', 'Months', 'Amt. due up to 1 March 1870'. The vast majority of individuals listed are described as publicans. Entry for January 1871 includes detailed reports from The Tolls Committee and The Sanitary Committee. Entry dated 16 February 1871 states that 'leave be given to have a bonfire in the markets place on the occasion of Sir Arthur Guinness marriage with Lady Mary White.' Entry dated 16 March 1871 reports that 'Lord St. Laurence took the liberty of bringing to the notice of the meeting a subject that might prove of considerable importance to the trade of Galway at some future period viz. the export of sea fish inland to Dublin and England.' Lord St. Laurence went on to argue that the tariff charged by the railway company would have to be reduced for this to happen.