Drafts, correspondence and publication details relating to the pamphlet 'Setting Foot on the Shores of Connemara'. Earlier drafts were entitled 'Towards a Map of South Connemara'. The pamphlet was published by The Lilliput Press in 1981, and re-published in 1984.
Literary manuscripts
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Material relating to the publication of 'Setting Foot on the Shores of Connemara & Other Writings'. The project began as an expansion of the 1981 pamphlet 'Setting Foot on the Shores of Connemara', and included writings adapted from talks and essays given by Robinson in the intervening years.
Typed manuscript of 'Slí na Fírinne'.
Early Tim Robinson writing, when he was writing using the name Timothy Drever. Both of these stories were later published in the 2002 book 'Tales and Imaginings'.
Folder 1: Eight drafts of 'So and Springrice', some handwritten, some typed with handwritten edits.
Folder 2: Typed drafts of 'So and Springrice', and a typed story 'Telling the Tale'.
Manuscript material on the creation and publication of 'Stones of Aran: Labyrinth'.
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.
Typed, dated drafts of each of the chapters in Part 1 of 'A Little Gaelic Kingdom', incorporating Liam Mac an Iomaire's edits. Three pages of Liam Mac an Iomaire's handwritten notes covering topics from the manuscript.
Typed drafts of each of the chapters in Part 2 of 'A Little Gaelic Kingdom', incorporating Liam Mac an Iomaire's edits. Handwritten pencil notes in Tim Robinson's handwriting, and occasional post-its annotate the text.
Typed drafts of each of the chapters in Part 3 of 'A Little Gaelic Kingdom', with some handwritten pencil notes in Tim Robinson's handwriting, and occasional post-its annotate the text. There is pagination which indicates this is a close to final draft.
Print out from microfilm (and roll of microfilm) of 'The Aran Islands: by J M Synge, with drawings by Jack B Yeats' (1907).
Also included are the reprographics slips from Trinity College Library's Department of Early Printed Books who provided the print out.