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2 copies of a report by Dr Frank Roche, director of, Colin McIver Associates Limited "Exploratory Study of the Tourism Potential of Wood Quay", submitted to Irish Hotels Federation 12/1977 and used as exhibit in court 05/01/1978; 3 copies of a report by Dr Frank Roche and JA Murray of Colin McIver Associates Limited "Tourism and Archaeology: A Study of Wood Quay", commissioned by Dermot Walsh for The Irish Tourist Industry, 03/1978.

Folder labelled "An Taisce [The National Trust for Ireland] re Wood Quay". Material includes correspondence between FX Martin (FXM) and [Phyllis Clinch?], Hon Secretary Board of visitors of National Museum, 26/8/1977; memo from FXM re conference with Professor MJ O'Kelly of University College Cork, and Mr Anthony Cotter, associate partner of Sam Stephenson, architect, at site 31/08/1977; correspondence from An Taisce to Dublin Corporation 09/09/1977; copy of typed statement from William J Doran re guiding tours on the archaeological site 14/09/1977; Friends of Mediaeval Dublin group typed notes on the Archaeological remains which have been discovered (n.d.); letter from An Taisce to John Wilson, TD, Minister for Education, 23/09/1977; report of City Manager and Town Clerk to Lord Mayor and members of the Dublin City Council, n.d. [early 1978?]; An Taisce statement on Wood Quay 03/07/1978, and 06/10/1978 in relation to Labour party's proposal; letter from GF Mitchell, President of the Royal Irish Academy, to George Colley, TD, Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, 29/08/1978; cuttings and photocopies of cuttings 12/09/1977.

Material relating to the York Archaeological Trust sent to FX Martin, including flyers, newsletters, circulars and a typed document giving the background to the trust, 21/11/1977-11/1978; statement from National Museum of Ireland "...on the Dublin Excavations", 28/04/1978; draft public appeal written by Dr Anngret Simms, seeking subscriptions for the "Wood Quay Viking Fund" to help costs of case going to High Court and Supreme Court following injunction in November 1977, [1978?]; circular from Friends of Mediaeval Dublin, 05/09/1978.

Save Wood Quay Campaign 1979

[Archivist's Note: photocopies of some reports and correspondence are duplicated across this subsubsubseries as they were being used for research purposes, as part of briefs for counsel and/or as exhibits in court.]

Material in this folder includes a batch of correspondence and two reports, mostly photocopies, marked "Pat Wallace" (19/04/1978-09/01/1979) which includes correspondence between Wallace [lead archaeologist on site] and Joseph Raftery, Director National Museum of Ireland (NMI); correspondence between Wallace and Dublin Corporation including with Seán Haughey, Assistant City Manager, William Dundon, Law Agent, Philip Shiel, Law Department, and Pat Russell, Principal Officer, Development Department; correspondence to Wallace from McWilliams and D [Boyce/Boyle?] of John Paul & company Ltd [construction firm]; correspondence between Raftery and Dublin Corporation including Russell and Haughey; a typed photocopied article by Patrick Walsh on the excavation work at Wood Quay; photocopy of licence issued by the Commissioners of Public Works to NMI to dig/excavate from 10th October - 9th December 1978; report to G Hegarty, Principal Officer relating to visits to York, United Kingdom, October 1978; letter from Raftery to director of National Parks and Monuments branch, Office of Public Works [aka Board of Works]. Further material in this folder includes photocopies of correspondence from Nicholas Robinson & Co solicitors to the Chief State Solicitor in relation to evidence from client (FX Martin) that mechanical excavation had taken place (09/01/1979) and to the attorney general joining FX Martin as relator in proceedings (24-29/01/1979), to the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin in relation to plans to apply to the Judge in the High Court for an injunction 09/01/1979, from William Dundon to Robinson re consent, 10/01/1979, and to Dr George Eogan, member of standing committee 23/01/1979; photocopy of article re Wood Quay in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 22/01/1979 with typed translation.

[Archivist's Note: It is probable that much of this material was photocopied for use for and in trial later in 1979]

Material in this file consists of photocopies of various affidavits and legal documents which were possibly to form part of book of pleadings for later trial dates, or were for use by legal counsel, along with research material and notes on progress of trial. It includes copy of circular from Dr Anngret Simms, secretary of Friends of Medieval Dublin, seeking contributions from readers to legal fund; typed photocopy of National Monuments Advisory Council (NMAC) standing orders; notes on points to raise with counsel, typed document giving state of play on injunction proceedings; photocopy of signed report from Dr George Eogan, Dr Michael Herity and Mr Peter Danaher following their visit to the Wood Quay site (28/01/1979); photocopy of letter from FX Martin (FXM) to JB Molloy, City Hall, 08/01/1978 re instituting proceedings for an application for an injunction in the High Court, which was signed and submitted as Exhibit A referred to in FXM's affidavit dated 10/01/1979; photocopies of typed affidavits from Michael Pascal Scanlon (19/01/1979), George Hegarty (15/01/1979), Peter McCabe (27/01/1979), George Eogan (29/01/1979), Nicholas Robinson (29/01/1979) ; notice of Cross examination of deponents, signed Nicholas Robinson & Co (22/01/1979); type counsel's opinion of Donal Barrington, Senior Counsel, 23/01/1979 and 29/01/1979; photocopy of typed letter from Nicholas Robinson & Co to Eogan 23/01/1978 which was signed and submitted as Exhibit G referred to in Eogan's affidavit dated 29/01/1979; photocopy of typed NMAC standing orders which was signed and submitted as Exhibit H referred to in Eogan's affidavit dated 29/01/1979; photocopies of typed document from FXM undertaking to defray the Attorney General's costs and expenses as co-relator in any proceedings 01/1979; photocopy of typed list of NMAC members which was signed and submitted as Exhibit A referred to in Liam de Paor's affidavit dated 15/01/1979; draft and photocopies of plenary summons to plaintiffs; photocopies of general endorsements of claim.

Book of Pleadings 1979 No. 133P The High Court, between the Attorney General at the relation of Francis X Martin, and The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin, Stephenson and Associates and John Paul and Company Limited, and some loose pages which are copies of sections of the book of pleadings; typed copy of Judge Gannon's judgement 12/02/1979, and typed transcript of some of the hearing; Parliament Barristers Note Book labelled "Wood Quay III" with handwritten notes (Mary Robinson's).

Folder labelled "Correspondence & Misc A.G. (F.X. Martin) v Dublin Corporation 1979 No 133P Wood Quay Injunction”. Includes correspondence, copies of correspondence, handwritten notes, maps and handwritten note and typed version on the state of play on injunction proceedings; correspondence between Louis Dockery, Chief State Solicitor on behalf of the Attorney General and Nicholas Robinson (NR), 09-31/01/1979; several draft general endorsement of claim documents; letter from George Eogan, National Monuments Advisory Council to NR nominating archaeological experts to participate with clients' two engineering consultants in order to assess archaeological consequence of any proposed solution relating to the safety of the site, 25/01/1979; photocopy of map of agreement with National Museum of Ireland (NMI), Stephenson Gibney Design Associates and Dublin Corporation, with notation; copies of press statements by the Commissioners of Public Works on the Wood Quay reprieves August and Oct 1978, with cover note from Olivia O'Leary, handwritten notes of Mary Robinson on case, and to-do lists; newspaper cuttings; photocopies of letters from the professional archaeological assistants working in the excavation under Patrick Wallace, to the Minister for Education, and Minister for Environment, along with newspapers, in relation to actions taken by them to prevent further mechanical excavations (Jan 1979); map of Wood Quay Fishamble Street site and excavation work marked in colour pencil; notes re affidavit of George Eogan; correspondence between Eogan and NR in relation to the Joint Consent of 29/08/78 (15-17/01/1979); photocopy of typed letter from Joseph Raftery, Director, NMI and Director of National Parks and Monuments Branch OPW, 29/11/1978 with notation; summons to attend High Court for Patrick Wallace and Peter Danaher, 23/01/1979; photocopy of report of Dr Eogan and Dr Michael Herity and Peter Danaher following site visit 26 Jan 1979; photocopies of letters from NR to various parties requesting attendance at the hearing 01/02/1979; copy of affidavit of Peter McCabe 27/01/1979; notes typed on affidavit of George Eogan; copies of letters from NR to defendants informing them that NR and Co have received Fiat of the AG to issue proceedings at the relation of FX Martin to restrain any or further mechanical excavations and that counsel was applying to Judge of High Court for an injunction the following day (10/01/1979); copies of cover letter from NR & Co sent to Office of AG re enclosed plenary summons for file 10/01/1979 and to Philip Sheil, c/o William Dundon Law Agent, Dublin Corporation in relation to enclosed affidavits, 10/01/1979; batch of correspondence with commissioners and Law Agent relating to authority for the excavations 27/11/1977-08/06/1978.

Folder labelled "Brief for Counsel (6) Documents Discovered from 1st Defendants [NB + duplication]" including correspondence 1974-1976 between Dublin Corporation and the National Museum of Ireland (NMI) under director AT Lucas, photocopies of reports for the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and members of Dublin City Council 1951-1975, photocopy of letter from David Greene, President of the Royal Irish Academy to M Macken, City Manager asking for full investigation into Civic Offices site 09/1974 and photocopy of typed minutes of meeting between NMI and Architects re Archaeological implications of Civic Offices project, 13/05/1974; report "Exploratory Study of the Tourism Potential of Wood Quay", Colin McIver Associates Ltd, Dec 1977; folder labelled "AG (FX Martin) v Dublin Cor[?] 1979 Precedents for 1979 injunction.

Brief for Counsel (DB, SC, T.C. Smyth, SC & MR B.L.) and background material on case including drafts and photocopies of court documents such as affidavits, plenary summons, notices of motion, exhibits referred to in affidavits, and other contents of book of pleadings along with notes from Mary Robinson. Material includes typed opinion of Counsel Donal Barrington 23,30/01/1979; index of book of pleadings; affidavit of Professor Reginald W Kirwan, 09/01/1979 with notation; photocopy of typed names and addresses of standing committee of National Monuments Advisory Council; photocopies of typed defence of defendants and replies to defence which were delivered by Nicholas Robinson, 14-20/2/1979; notice of appeal, 21/02/1979; photocopy of typed letter from Principal Officer to Dr AT Lucas, Director of NMI 16/05/1973; photocopies of correspondence between NR & Co and Louis Dockery, Chief State Solicitor 09/01-22/02/1979, Dr George Eogan, Chairman National Monuments Advisory Council 23-25/01/1979, Philip Sheil and William Dundon, Law Department, Dublin Corporation 23/01-28/02/1979, Dr Peter McCabe, McCabe Delaney & Associates 01/02/1979; poster (black type on yellow background) for organ music and bell ringing event, Christ Church Cathedral, 16/02/1979, issued by Friends of Medieval Dublin including view of Cathedral taken from across Wood Quay, which would disappear once civic offices built.