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Correspondence between Etienne Rynne and Linda Ballard of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum discussing Ballard's research on "Dressing for Death" and funerary customs.

Photocopies of letters sent by Arthur Shields his sister Lini Saurin. Saurin address isn't given but she was presumably resident in Dublin with her husband Charles, then a serving officer in the Irish Army. Arthur Shields' first wife Bazie travelled with Arthur on this tour, and the son Adam was placed in the Saurins care during the tour. According to the letters Shields regularly sent back money to support Adam. These photo copies were probably copied by Laurie Shields after Arthur's death. A photocopy of a letter from Barry Fitzgerald addressed to Lini Saurin from the same tour is also included in this collection.

File of correspondence from the Secretary of the Local Government Board, to John Wilson Lynch, in relation to his charges of neglect against Mr Hazell. It includes extracts from the minutes of the Gort Board of Guardian meetings and Mr Hazell's responses to the charges. In one extract the Board state that they are satisfied with Mr Hazell, who promised to visit the farm with a view to making a seizure (9 Feb 1890). The last letter informs John Wilson Lynch that their inspector, Mr Bourke, would be holding an inquiry into the allegations.

Correspondence between Máire Ní Rádhuilf, Cavan, and Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, looking for a copy of the English translation of "Lá Féile Michíl" [in Irish and English].

Copy letter from SJ Barrett, Gaelic League, Dublin, to the Manager, Hibernian Bank, O'Connell St., stating that he has been asked by the Executive Committee to ascertain whether they can conduct their business in Irish and, if not, he is to withdraw the account. Also note in Irish by Stiophán Bairéad stating that the account had been moved to the Munster and Leinster Bank.

File includes correspondence with Margaret Faul discussing her work and research on Ledsham Church Tower and Anglo-Saxon Crosses in the Keighley area. Includes drafts and offprints of Faul's articles. Also includes black and white photographic prints of sites that Faul studies.

Fax from Mari-Aymone Djeribi to Robinson commenting on the corrections she has applied to the Colville Scott diary (31 Jul 1995). Copy handwritten reply from Robinson enclosing his own notes on her work. (31 Aug 1995).

Correspondence with Matheson Ormsby Prentice who are to seek an apology on behalf of Maurice Hayes from the Sunday Times in relation to an article of 29 August, a paragraph referring to Maurice Haye’s role on the Patten commission was ‘grossly factually inaccurate, it misrepresents the views and role of our client’.

File of letters between Kevin Boyle and Maxime Tardu, Chief, Research and Studies Unit Centre for Human Rights, United Nations, Geneva, and includes the following: copy TS letter from Tardu to the Hon. Peter Sutherland, Attorney General of Ireland, following up from recent dinner meeting at UCG and providing thoughts and detail of the developments and implementation of the United Nations Covenants and also the United Nations programme of Human Rights Seminars (11 May 1983); TS letter from Tardu, United Nations Office, Geneva, to Boyle, Dean, Faculty of Law, UCG, thanking Boyle for the hospitality at Tardu's recent visit to UCG and commenting how impressed he was with the facilities of the Human Rights Centre at UCG and wishes to remain in touch with Boyle and be considered for any future teaching in Galway (11 May 1983); Copy TS letter from Boyle to Tardu, inviting Tardu to become a member of the Board of the Irish Centre for the Study of Human rights at UCG, of which Sean McBride was Chairman and also discusses a research project on National Institutions and Human Rights across Europe. Boyle also mentions possible future contact from an NGO, 'Concerned Teachers', regarding plastic bullets in Northern Ireland policing. (3 Jun 1983); Letter of reply from Tardu to Boyle saying he (Tardu) would be glad to act as a member of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at UCG (27 Jun 1983) File includes further letters between Boyle and Tardu discussing possible association and lecturing by Tardu at UCG and other shared research interests. Also includes a C.V. of Tardu.

Correspondence with Michele Relihan regarding the Kerry Federation and community development in the county.