Three pieces, later included as chapters in 'The Last Pool of Darkness', marked Cúirt 2007. 'A Suspect Terrane', 'Faults', and 'Thinking on the Ocean's Edge'.
Literary manuscripts
182 Archival description results for Literary manuscripts
Folder 1: Fax from David Webb to Anthony Farrell of Lilliput Press with a review of John Moriarty's 'Turtle was gone a long time' (1991. Quite faint);
Poems - 'Kathodos'; 'Graveyard Rose: Rose Window'; 'Voluspa', 'Graveyard Rose: Rose Window', 'In Buddha's Footsteps', 'Libido', 'Eros Funeraire', 'Conn Céad Chathach', 'Kathodos'; Photocopy of handwritten piece by John Moriarty about 'Voluspa';
Lists of references, questions and answers, and photocopied book reviews.
Folder 2: Brochure from the Honorary Degree Conferring Ceremony at NUIG in 2006 where John Moriarty was awarded a degree.
Christmas card to Tim and Máiréad from John (2000).
Typed pieces by John Moriarty, 'Educating Christianity'; 'A Bhagavad Gita'; letter from Moriarty to Tim (2004) enclosing a modified version of 'Siderius Nuncius'; Handwritten piece relating to 'Dreamtime'; 'Labour Pains'; 'A Second Symposium'; 'Challenge', 'Exodus'; 'Mona, our Moses'; 'Europe's Year One Reed'; 'The Last Eureka'; 'Vox Hibernorum'; untitled piece; 'The name of my harpoon is Ahimsa'.
Handwritten letter from John Moriarty to Tim and Máighréad [sic] (27 May 1998) in the aftermath of the Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum. Encloses an 'Aisling' that he wrote.
Folder 3: Brochure for 'Slí na Fírinne, A Christian Monastic Hedge School';
Handwritten notes for 'Remembering John Moriarty'; Typed piece given by Maria Hughes at the 'Remembering John Moriarty evening';
Obituaries for Moriarty from the Irish Times and the Guardian (2007);
Typed talk given by John Moriarty in 2004 'Deinanthropus A New First Stasimon';
Writings by John Moriarty: 'Our Song of Ascent into Ireland'; 'Changed Utterly'; 'Dolmen Love'; 'Second Thoughts'; 'Urbi et Orbi'; ''Antigone is gone, Long live Antigone'; 'Voyage to where we are'.
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).
Copy typed letter from Tim to Dr Michael O'Connell, asking him to review a chapter from the book in light of O'Connell's findings in NW Connemara, and their applicability to Roundstone Bog. (4 Apr 2003) 1p;
A handwritten letter from Jim [James White], Department of Botany at UCD to Robinson. The letter refers to an earlier email from Robinson, and gives advice on taxonomies, referring to the Braun-Blanquet system. Encloses photocopies on the classification of angiosperms, Professor Victor Westhoff, and the magazine 'Peatland News', which includes an article about Dr Matthijs Schouten, sometimes called the Father of Irish Bog Conservation. (22 Apr 2003), 5pp and 1 item;
Correspondence between Tim Robinson and Paul [Mohr?], beginning with a copy of the chapter 'Errisbeg' ('Climbing Errisbeg' in the published version). The chapter has been read by Paul who advises a revision of the parts that deal with geology. Copy letter from Tim to Paul in reply mentioning the rock exposed in the Delany Dome (12 May 2003), and a reply from Paul to Tim recommending Mike Williams' book and commenting on the Delany Dome. (16 May 2003), 14pp;
Handwritten letter in Irish from Liam Mac an Iomaire to Robinson enclosing a photocopy of a chapter from a Cormac Ó Gráda book, 'An Drochshaol in Amhráin agus i Véarsaíocht'. (11 Dec 2004). Also included are the words of a song from the time of the Famine entitled 'Johnny Seoighe / Johnny Joyce'. 22pp.
Handwritten cover letter to Robinson from Fidelma [ ] (26 Jun 2007) to accompany an enclosure of Browne's ethnography of Inishbofin (enclosure not included in archive).
Printed email to Richard Murphy from Robinson enclosing a draft chapter for comment (20 Feb 2008 - 24 Feb 2008).
Copy letter to Pascal [ ] from Robinson (3 Apr 2008) advising he has written about him in the upcoming 'The Last Pool of Darkness' and a boat trip they took with Mike Gibbons and a team of archaeologists.
Printed email to Robinson from Patrick Gageby enclosing his comments on the chapters on Letterfrack and ICM. (8 May 2008).
A printed email to Dorothy C[ ] from Robinson and her reply (12-13 May 2008) in which she thanks Tim for her inclusion in the book.
General notes towards the introduction of 'The Last Pool of Darkness'. Includes copy of a letter to Gerry [ ] clarifying a detail of Aughrus, undated.
Handwritten notes and a draft bibliography of 'The Last Pool of Darkness.'
File of correspondence and campaign material relating to a new proposed airstrip.
Correspondents include Noel Kavanagh, Co-ordinator of National Programmes at Bord Fáilte, who are supporting the protection of the bog; John Cunningham - Editor of the Connacht Tribune; Submission to Síle De Valera TD - Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands on behalf of the Save Roundstone Bog campaign raising points on the impact and threats of an airport on Connemara; Éamon Ó Cuív TD; third party correspondence between Ó Cuív and Derrick Hambleton of An Taisce; Frank Fahey TD; Rúairí Quinn TD; Alan Dukes TD.
File of correspondence received by Tim Robinson from supporters and opponents of the Save Roundstone Bog campaign. Some enclose correspondence they have sent to Ministers of State. Correspondents: Mary O'Keeffe; Uli Schuh; Penny Perrick; Patrick Curry; Jean and John Dawkins; Michael Gibbons; Louise Dorhout-Ritsema of the board of Letterdyfe House; Emer Colleran UCG; Jackie Roberts (PA to Freda Rountree, The Heritage Council); Mary Cawley; Thomas Kilroy; Timothy Collins UCG; Stephen Clancy; Ferdinando Zezza; Malcolm Coxall; Victor Westhoff; Siabh O'Neill of Earthwatch; Marianne ten Cate of the Corrib Conservation Centre; Shevawn Lynam of Wicklow; Liam Cashman; Éamonn de Buitléar; Anne Foyle of the Rosleague Manor Hotel; Micheline Sheehy Skeffington UCG; John Marshall; Anne Gallagher Marshall; Jane Smart of Plantlife; Professor Matthijs G C Schouten of the Foundation for Conservation of Irish Bogs The Netherlands; Erin (no surname given) enclosing a poem entitled "Conamara Chaos Region"; Michael D Higgins TD; Liam Lysaght; Rosemary Carr; Mary Banotti; Irene Lynch enclosing sonnet "Roundstone Bog"; the Irish Peatland Conservation Council; Lorette Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh; letter from Robert Jocelyn to Dr Noel Kirby Regional Manager of the Heritage Service at Connemara National Park; Éamonn Grennan (the author of a poem entitled 'Amphibian'); Cllr J J Mannion, Michael [ ] and Jim [ ].
Faxed correspondence from Áine Ní Dhubháin of Nuacht Theilifís na Gaeilge to Tim Robinson requesting an interview, and faxed correspondence from Catherine McMullin of An Taisce to Robert Jocelyn enclosing information on the 'Golf Wars' in Killarney, summarising the arguments made in each of the 3 wars, and enclosing a hand-drawn map (original of map also included).
Correspondence between Tim and Ricca Edmondson. Handwritten letter from Edmondson to Robinson (3 Feb 1991) enclosing handouts for the UCG course, Sociology of the Environment. A fax from Edmondson to Robinson (27 Jan 1999) enclosing information and forms about the Millennium Research Fund. Parts of the form have been filled out by Robinson.
Card to Tim and Máiréad from the Evans family (Dec 1999).
Copy handwritten letter from Tim to Elizabeth [ ], undated. "We're delighted with the first instalment of 'On the Walls of the World'".
Corrected typescript text of 'Mementos of Mortality', excluding photographs and maps.
Photocopy of Thomas Colville Scott's original diary, written in 1853 and acquired at auction the previous year.
Cover note from Ann [ ] at Penguin Group UK enclosing a printed scan of his Connemara map.