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Typescript copy of Secretary of State Merlyn Rees's statement to Parliament, issued by the Northern Ireland Office. Reporting on the good progress of the ceasefire, with exception of sectarian violence arising from feuds; detailing his plans relating to detention of prisoners, especially young offenders, policing, security checkpoints; the Constitutional Convention.

Lists of secretaries from community alert groups for the purpose of the newsletter.

File relating primarily to the secondment of Hugh Logue from the European Commission to work as special advisor and of the establishment of the Northern Ireland Assembly. File is arranged as per original structure with some subject/section dividers in place, including those labelled "The Agreement", "Terms and Conditions", "Proposals", "Departmental Structures", "Civic Forum". File includes some manuscript notes by Logue on early points to discuss on party agreements etc., Series of Fax correspondence between Hugh Logue and J.G. Hunter of Central Personnel Group, Northern Ireland Civil Service, discussing terms and conditions of the secondment of Hugh Logue as Special Advisor to the Assembly from his current position at the European Commission (14 Aug 1998); Letter from Logue to Hunter seeking more information on the role and function of the new position (15 Aug 1998); Typed series of pages with cover letter signed by Logue and sent to Seamus Mallon (15 Aug 1998), the cover letter states "Word is just coming in of the utter horror of Omagh [Bombing], and much of the work attached feels empty". The 13-page fax by Logue sent to Mallon includes discussions on the "Departmental Structures - Considerations"; "Suggestions for New Departmental Structures Based on Existing N. Ireland Departments", "North-South Provisions", "Civic Forum".
Document under section "Timetable" includes a multi-page typed "Deputy First Minister's Diary" for 24 Aug - 31 Oct 1998.

Timetable to the Meeting of the Assembly (14 Sept 1998) sent to First Minister by Paul Sweeney; Document by John Semple entitled "Deputy First Ministers - Special Advisors" (17 Aug 1998) and also by Semple, "Organisation at the Centre of the New Administration" (13 Aug 1998); Sweeney to Deputy First Minister "Options for Departmental Structures and Ministerial Structures and Ministerial Portfolios" (17 Aug 1998).

Various papers/appendices: "Analysis of Proposals for the Establishment of a Northern Ireland Civic Forum"; Discussion Paper on Consultative Civic Forum"; "The Civic Forum - A Consultation Document from New Agenda"; "The Civic Forum - A Consultation Paper"; "Proposal For a Northern Ireland Civic Forum".

Photocopies and handwritten notes relating to the following readings:

'A Holiday in Connemara', Stephen Gwynn, (1909);
Selected extracts on selected routes and fisheries in Connemara taken from 'Connemara Calling: Guide to the West of Ireland', and a page of handwritten notes by Robinson on the piece, where he says "written soon after 1945";
Photocopy of a printed lecture given in 1914 entitled 'The O'Flaherty Country' by E W Lynam.

This subseries consists of material relating to Secondary School education and includes minutes, examination papers and results, reports, correspondence , cuttings and circulars. It is arranged chronologically and is subdivided into 1 sub-subseries and 7 further files.

Tag / Ref: G60/30/8

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).

File of photocopies from the following sources:

A verse in Irish and with English translation, 'Colum Kill Sung' (published 1808);

Cover letter to Robinson from Edward O'Loghlen, Library, UCG, accompanying a photocopy of Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae, in Latin. 30 Apr 1993;

Cover letter to Robinson from Edward O'Loghlen, Library UCG, accompanying a photocopy of O'Hanlon's Life of St Enda 18 May 1993;

'Saint Brecán of Clare' by Anne O'Sullivan (published 1983), accompanied by cover slip from John Waddell, 15 Feb 1994;

'St Endeus or Enda, Abbot of Arran, County of Galway' from 'Lives of the Irish Saints' by Canon O'Hanlon, published 1873;

'Vitae Sanctorum Hiberniae' by Carolus Plummer A M (in Latin), published 1910;

'The Life of Saint Enda' translated from Plummer by Anne Mohr.

'Medieval Irish Saints Lives: An Introduction to Vitae Sanctorum Hiberniae' by Richard Sharpe (published 1991);

'Betha Coluimb Cille of his labours in the West', no author or date given;

'The Sources for the Early History of Ireland: Ecclesiastical an introduction and guide' by James F Kenney' (published 1979);

'The Monastic Churches 1' no author or date given;

Photocopy from the Irish Ecclesiastical Gazette (1 Mar 1877), giving summary information on the Dioceses of Elphin, Tuam and Achonry.

File of off-prints and photocopies of the following articles:

'Royal Irish Academy Transactions Vol 14 - Antiquities';

'Proceedings from the Third General Meeting of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland', held in 1895;

'Arkin: An Outpost in Aran', by J R W Goulden (published 1952-3);

'Killnamanagh: The Lost Church of Aran' by J R W Goulden, (published 1954) Robinson's sketches on back;

'J R W Goulden's excavations on Inishmore, Aran, 1953-1955' by John Waddell, (published in 1987);

'Slate Medals and Amulets from the Aran Islands' by Etienne Rynne (published 1979/80);

'Dún Aengus and some similar celtic ceremonial centres' by Etienne Rynne, (published 1992);

'Early Churches in Mortared Stone', author and publication date unknown;

'Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland' by Ruairí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, (published 1972);

'The Limestone Crosses of Clare and Aran' by Liam de Paor, taken from Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, (published 1955/56);

'Archaeological excavations at two church sites on Inishmore, Aran Islands' by Conleth Manning, an offprint from the Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, (published 1985). Accompanied by a letter to Robinson from Manning (12 Dec 1986);

'Kilcholan: An early ecclesiastical site on Inishmore, Aran, Co Galway' by John Waddell (published 1976);

'The Antiquarian Remains of Inisheer, Aran, Co Galway' by T H Mason, (published in 1938);

'Notes on some antiquities on Aranmore, in the Bay of Galway' by the Reverend William Kilbride, (published 1868-1869);

'Irish Art in the Romanesque Period' by Francoise Henry, (published in 1970);

'A handaxe from Dun Aenghus, Inishmore, Aran Islands, Co Galway' by B Murphy (published in 1977);

'An Archaeological Survey of Temple Brecan, Aran' by John Waddell (published 1972-1973);

'A Study of the Early Forts and Stone Huts in Inishmore, Aran Isles, Galway Bay' by Thomas Johnson Westropp (published 1910);

'Notes on some of the Ancient Villages in the Aran Isles, County of Galway' by G Henry Kinahan (published 1866), with cover note to Robinson from John Waddell referring to Baile na Fear;

'Sketches in the West of Ireland - Aran pre-Christian Antiquities' by G H Kinahan (published 1876);

'An Unpublished High Cross on Aran, county Galway' by John Waddell (published 1981). The article describes North Cross at na Seacht dTeampall

A printed list of Selected papers on Irish Archaeology available from the Royal Irish Academy. The papers were published between 1938 and 1979.

File of photocopies, mostly taken from Béaloideas, the Journal of the Folklore of Irish Society, and written in the Irish language:

'Beart Scéalta ó Árainn' le Seosamh Ó Flanagáin (published 1931);

'Tiacóg Scéalta ó Árainn' le Seosamh Ó Flanagáin (published 1934);

'Sean-paidreacha ó Árainn' le Seosamh Ó Flanagáin (published 1937);

'Sean-scéalta ó Árainn' le Seosamh Ó Flanagáin (published 1939).

'The Hero in Irish Folk History' by Daithí Ó hÓgáin (published 1985);

Two Irish language newspaper clippings from Anois about folklore.

Photocopies of the following articles:

'Spread of the Movement, New Branch Established in Arran' from Fáinne an Lae (20 Aug 1898);

'Aran Gaelic' by Dr James J Duran, Linguistics at Stanford University;

'Archaeologia Britannica, Languages Histories and Customs of the Original Inhabitants of Great Britain from Collections and Observations in Travels through Wales, Cornwall, Bas-Bretagne, Ireland and Scotland' by Edward Lhuyd (1707).

'The Role of German-Speaking Scholars in the Study of Modern Irish' by Arndt Wigger.