File of research documents, including manuscript notes by Kevin Boyle, on the subject of policing and police brutality, internationally and in Northern Ireland. Documents include copy of Decision on the admissibility of United Kingdom V. Royaume-Uni (May 1980); Copy of book chapter "Two models for Criminal Process" from 'The Limits of the Criminal Sanction', 1968; case details of Neville Francis King V. The Director of Public Prosecutions and the Attorney General; "A Brief History of the Police Federation" by Peter Payne; "Complaints against the police - A working paper submitted to the joint conference on the administration of justice in Northern Ireland" (April 1992) submitted by Tom Foley and Martin Burton; "The Legal Framework of Penal Practice and Policy" written by Kevin Boyle, 1980. File includes letters between Pauline Morris and Kevin Boyle, discussing hoe Morris has "been asked by the Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure to prepare a critical review of the literature on police interrogation. . ." and seeks advice from Boyle. (Dec 1977) File also includes TS statistics on various aspects such as numbers of incidence of terrorist activity in Northern Ireland, numbers in the security forces in Northern Ireland, those shot dead by security forces, details of Diplock Courts figures and other such information.
Manuscript research materials on Special Powers Act, Northern Ireland and signed by 'Kevin Boyle, Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Belfast. Includes letter from [Siobhan]. Permanent Secretary's Office, Supreme Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland, Belfast, to Kevin Boyle, enclosing and discussing aspects of the Special Powers Act.
Research notes on Arthur Shields compiled by Laurie Shields
This series relates to the research work of Donncha Ó Súilleabháin, a long serving member of Conradh na Gaeilge (CnaG) who became General Secretary of the organisation in 1955 and President of the Oireachtas the same year. He wrote several books on CnaG including “Scéal an Oireachtais”, “Conradh na Gaeilge i Londain 1894-1917”, “Na Timirí: Ré tosaigh an Chonartha” and “Cath na Gaeilge sa Chóras Oideachais 1893-1911” and much of his research for those books can be found in this series. This series is subdivided into topics of his research including early history of Conradh na Gaeilge; An Claidheamh Soluis [CnaG’s first newspaper]; Ard-Fheis [CnaG’s annual congress]; Oireachtas; Drama; Education; organisers and travelling teachers; [CnaG in] London; and Patrick Pearse and primarily consists of correspondence and cuttings. A final subseries relates to his time as General Secretary and consists of correspondence.
Ó Súilleabháin also actively gathered old CnaG ephemera and photographs for use in his books which have since been scattered across the collection.
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File of manuscript research notes, entitled "Neolithic Insular", by Etienne Rynne. Includes notes, drawings, sketches and printed materials regarding neolithic features and objects from various locations in Ireland, U.K., Isle of Man, and Europe.
Manuscript research notes by Kevin Boyle regarding the use of plastic bullets by security forces in Northern Ireland and referring to individual cases of people killed by plastic bullet use.
Manuscript research notes on policing by Kevin Boyle.
Envelope filled with small pieces of paper, described as Plants Index Aran. Each piece of paper gives the name of a specimen and a number. Unclear what the number corresponds to.
A small leaf specimen found roadside, north east of Tullyconnelly.
List of species found on Inishmore, divided into seashore species, plants of wet places, weeds and ruderals, and plants from roadsides or shallow soil. This is a typed list with handwritten edits. It is attached to a notice of a field trip to the Aran Islands by the Botanical Society of the British Isles (2-7 Sep 1976).
Handwritten notes on specimens found in Turloch Mór (27 Jun 1978).
Typed index of specimens found in Aran (T Curtis 1979 written at end).
Handwritten index of specimens found in creigs, heath, thin grass and fissures, with a corresponding calendar tracking growth.
Notes on kelp handwritten by Tim Robinson, from a reading of 'The Chemical Revolution' by Archibald and Clow. (Undated).
Typed piece entitled 'Plant Records from Co Galway' by Tim Robinson, which expand on some of the distributions described in Webb and Scannell "The Flora of Connemara and the Burren".
Press cutting from the Irish Times on weeds in Aran. (5 May 1989).
Kerby A. Miller's descriptive notes on Robert W. Smith/Smyth and his family, Miller's correspondence sent to the Genealogical Society of Philadelphia while looking for information, and photocopies of Philadelphia historical publications providing context on the family.