Folder 1: Proof copy of Nuala O'Faoilain's manuscript 'Are you Somebody?'

A handwritten note to Tim and Máiréad accompanying an afterword reflecting on her life after the publication of the book.

Press cuttings of reviews.

Folder 2: Printed personal emails between Tim and Máiréad Robinson, and Nuala O'Faoilain in the final months of her life, and some emails concerning her estate following her death.

A piece entitled 'Waiting on Nuala', reflecting on Nuala's passing.

Short piece by Liz de Vanne 'Since you Ask', a tale about Errelough.

No contextual information provided, but it was originally filed with the Nuala Ó Faoláin material.

Typed manuscript of Anna Ryan's 'Where the Land Meets the Sea'. A page of Robinson's handwritten notes, and a cover slip from Emma Gallon of Ashgate Publishing, thanking Tim for offering to endorse the book.

Proof copy of Leslie van Gelder's manuscript 'Weaving a Way Home', with a cover letter from her publisher thanking Tim for agreeing to endorse the manuscript.

A typed endorsement is also included.

An extensive card catalogue compiled by Tim Robinson throughout the 1980s and 1990s, drawn from his field notes. The series has been arranged by Robinson into civil parishes, and further divided into townlands. For most of the townlands, there are several record cards that give a detailed description of the local landscape. These describe historical, ecclesiastical, geological, and archaeological features. Anecdotes and local lore also feature in these. Robinson adds the names of people who helped him compile his information, usually local people, and often correspondents who sent him information helping him identify the origins of placenames, or certain landmarks and artefacts.

The cards also credit several secondary sources, including the OS maps and corresponding Field Name Books, Hardiman's History of Galway, Alexander Nimmo's map of the bogs in the West of Ireland, and many more.

In all cases in this series, the placename Tim Robinson used as his title appears as the title here. Many are in Irish, and some are in English. The corresponding translation is provided in the description.

Manuscript material on the creation and publication of 'Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage'. Early drafts show 'Stones of Aran' was originally intended as one book, to include a 'Preface' establishing the solitary and social sides, 'Itinerary' to cover the two coasts, 'Labyrinth' to cover the fields and paths, and a personal 'Postscript'. These drafts show the evolution of the idea, with 'Itinerary' becoming 'Pilgrimage', and the expansion of the project to become two 'Stones of Aran' books, 'Pilgrimage' published in 1986, and 'Labyrinth' published in 1995.

Handwritten drafts of what became Part III North of 'Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage'. A handwritten layout of the book's intended layout, early handwritten drafts of the chapter 'Cill Éinne: The Village'. A detailed page of handwritten notes on kelp sent to Robinson by his father Frank. Colmcille's 'A Farewell to me from Aran', handwritten by Robinson. Handwritten early drafts of the chapters that became 'Aircín: The Castle' and 'Aircín: The Pawn'.

The material is undated. Differences in the writing when compared with the published book indicate these are first or very early drafts.

Typed drafts with handwritten annotations, some pages are cut into fragments. The file does not contain the entire manuscript of what became 'North', and the pages represent drafts from different times.

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'.

Page of handwritten notes with doodles, followed by a typescript draft with annotations of the Preface 'Timescape with Signpost', Itinerary 1, and II 'Excursion'.

Two typescript drafts of Preface 'Timescape with Signpost', with handwritten spelling corrections. Typescript draft of 'Itinerary', and two typescript drafts of 'Excursion'.