Newspaper clippings, print-outs and handwritten notes of reference material, all subjects that are written about in 'The Last Pool of Darkness'.

The subjects covered include: the tectonic model for South Mayo, standing stones in Ireland, the Thomson family (who owned the Cushkillary estate during the Famine years), Salrock (cross-references Field Notebook E), Marconi, Bina McLoughlin, the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and the time he spent in Ireland in 1910 when he came to visit William Eccles, the evidence of Mrs Caroline Blake given to the Special Commission of 1888, Ballynakill Monastery, Robert Isaac Wilbeforce, history of Kylemore Castle and Abbey, three verses from Liam Mac Con Iomaire titled 'An Captaen Ó Máille', a postcard from Sheila Mulloy about Captain O'Malley, notes from the diaries of John Bright, notes from the 3rd interim report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse 2003, the Blakes of Renvyle, quakers, High Island (history of ownership), Omey (notes on flora and fauna), and Mannin Bay.

Handwritten and illustrated notes on Christian myth; handwritten draft of 'The River' (pagination is slightly out of sequence with two drafts in different coloured inks, have left as per original order); 'Telling the Tale'; Handwritten works in progress titled 'University', 'Bullán'.

Handwritten essay 'Islands and Images', which became the first chapter of 'Setting Foot on the Shores of Connemara & Other Writings'.

A fax to Tim Robinson from Roddy McCaffrey (14 Sep 1994) enclosing comments on a description of Kilmurvey House.

Notes and a drafted piece of writing on storms and storm worship, and drafted pieces of writing that were integrated into the chapter 'Going to Cill Mhuirbhigh'. These cover Kilmurvey House, na muirbhigh mora, and cnocán na mban. Three typed drafts of 'Going to Cill Mhuirbhigh', the second draft with handwritten edits.

Notes and typed draft piece on Teampall MacDuach, later integrated into the chapter 'Ancient Histories', and two typed drafts of that chapter, one labelled "unfinished version".

Five typed drafts of 'The Ferocious O'Flahertys', with handwritten edits throughout, dated Autumn 1994 and February 1995.

Five typed drafts of 'The Big House', one with corrections written in by Liam Mac an Iomaire.

A handwritten and typed draft of 'Dún Aonghusa Revisited', with a note from Claire [ ] from the Discovery Programme advising she will send further information on Dún Aonghusa.

Typed notes on bullan mhaoilabhair / mhaolodhair, which were later integrated into the chapter 'Clochán', and a typed early draft of that chapter, with the working title 'Clochán na Carraige'.

Handwritten and typed notes, later integrated into the chapter 'Seven Churches and a Factory', and two annotated typed drafts of same.

Draft notes on Clochán an Airgid and Bullan na Caillí, later integrated into the chapter 'Looking Out of Aran'.

Handwritten notes and two typed drafts of the postscript 'The Lesser Aran'.

Handwritten notes and early typed drafts of the following chapters.

Early drafts of Part 2, Residence, and the following chapters from Part 3, West.

'The Boundary' (becomes 'On the Boundary' in a later draft)' 'Village of Women' (later 'The Village of Contented Women'; 'Storm Driven Male'; 'The Shining Ways'; 'Moongrazing'; three drafts of 'The Clock' (the first draft carries the working title 'The Spiral').

Handwritten notes and early typed drafts of the following chapters, includes some feedback from contemporaries, where indicated.

'Sworn to the Tower', with a note from Robinson to Liam Mac an Iomaire requesting that he proof read a piece of Irish, with response on the back. (Undated)

'Maidenhair', a letter to Robinson signed Michael [ ] from the Department of Botany at UCG with feedback on the chapter. (16 May 1993)

'Sermons in Stones'; 'Discrepencies'; 'Dwelling' and 'Iaráirne' (amalgamated in to one chapter before publication); 'Tales from the Hill.

'The Invisible Tower' (1991), with a handwritten letter to Robinson from Con [Manning] of the OPW. Manning has read one of the drafts and includes some notes about Cill Éinne, Franciscan brothers brewing ale, a note about round towers, a note on a legend in Clonmacnoise, and Mael Sechnaill, notes are incorporated in the chapter.

'Origin and Vanishing Point' with notes on St Enda; 'Dark Angel'; 'Mementos of Mortality'; 'Sometime Places' with notes on An Turlach Mor and the Committee Road; 'Development' with notes on Cill Ronain; 'Statistic and Sentimental Tourists'; 'An Ear to the Coffin' with notes on the Protestant Church of St Thomas; 'Climbing the Hill'; 'Backwaters'; 'Mainistir'; 'Among the Thorns'; 'The Fitzpatricks'; 'Gold and Water'; 'Lights in the Darkness' under the working titles of Ancient Lights, and Lights on a Hilltop; Notes on Dun Eocha; 'Evelyn's Shop'; Draft pieces on Eochaill Church (that led to the chapter "Locus Terribilis");'A Fool and his Gold'; 'In Search of Wasted Time'; 'The Four Beauties'; 'In the bed of Diarmuid and Gráinne'; 'Modalities of Roughness'. The file for 'Modalities of Roughness' includes a note from Paul Mohr on the source of the term 'Asbian'.

'The Blood of the Heart', includes photocopied annotated OS maps, and an index card on Buaile an Challa.

Handwritten notes on the famine in Aran, and a typed draft of 'Dark Harvest', the chapter that became 'Black Harvest' in the published book. Draft of 'Spuds'.

Handwritten notes planning the Ballynahinch chapters, and including research notes on the Martin Family.

Drafts of 'Ballynahinch: The Hotel', which became 'The Demesne' in the final published version (16 Jan 2004); 'Ballynahinch: the Island' (undated); 'Ballynahinch: The House/The Martins' which was integrated into 'The Island' in the published version (31 Dec 2004); 'Ballynahinch: The Reckoning' (Feb 2005); 'The Merry Monarchs' about the Berridge Family, which became 'The Sportsmen' in the published version (undated); and a note from Simon in Ballynahinch Castle enclosing a photocopied map of the Ballynahinch catchment area (undated).

Typed draft of 'The Sound of the Past', which became part of the Preface of 'Listening to the Wind'. The draft is dated May 1998.

Typed outline of chapters for 'Connemara', with some handwritten notes. Dated 28 Jul 2004.

Typed draft of 'The Cold of Charity'. Dated 25 Nov 2004.

Typed draft entitled 'Ballinaboy', undated.

Two typed drafts of the table of contents, and of the following chapters:

Five typed drafts with handwritten edits of the Preface (the last draft is dated July 2005); four typed drafts of 'Scailp' (5 Mar 2003-30 Apr 2003); 'To the Dead Man's Grave' (13 Mar 2003); 'To the Halfway House' (13 Mar 2003); four typed drafts with handwritten edits of 'Superincumbent Intellect' (Mar 2003-1 Apr 2003); 'Errisbeg', which became 'Climbing Errisbeg' in the published version (18 Apr 2003); 'Murvey, with a note on Costa del Sod' (undated); 'Ogygia Lost' (Oct 2003); 'Summer Holiday Island', which became 'Holiday Island' in the published version (10 Jul 2004); 'The Neighbourhood' which was not in the published version (2 May 2004).

Four drafts of 'Famine' which became 'The Cold of Charity' in the published version (the latter two drafts are dated Oct 2004); 'Addendum: The Life and Death of a Robinson', part of 'The Robinson Era' in the published version (Jul 2004); four drafts of 'Inis Ní', which became 'Inis Ní in Winter' in the published version (12 Dec 2003-22 Feb 2004); two drafts of 'Cashel' which became 'Tales to Lengthen the Road' in the published version (the 2nd draft is dated 4 Mar 2004); '[Roundstone History]' which became 'Smugglers and Asylum Seekers' in the published version (undated); 'Crossing the Bog', which was later integrated into the chapter 'Scailp' (undated); 'Slime' which does not appear to have been included in the published version, but tells of the discovery of a slime mould by a visit to Connemara of the Mires Research Group in 1997; draft Bibliography (undated).

Photocopy of a typed draft of the Preface 'Timescape with Signpost' with handwritten annotations. Fragment typed drafts of the following chapters of what became Part I South: 'The Architecture of Destruction', 'An 'Agrarian Outrage', and 'Fear of Falling, Fear of Failing'. Fragment typed drafts of the following chapters of what became Part III North: 'Poets on the Shore', 'On the Shores of the Past', 'Writing on the Beach', 'Man of Aran', 'Looking into Other Lives', 'The Step', and 'Sailing on a Stone'.