Manuscript material documenting the creation and publication of the second book in Tim Robinson's Connemara Trilogy, 'The Last Pool of Darkness'.

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 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.'

Proof with handwritten edits of the manuscript. Preceded by a file of typed notes on each chapter.

Copy letter from Robinson to Brendan Barrington (undated) giving instructions on font for the published copy, and enclosing a map with a tracing for inclusion in 'The Last Pool of Darkness'.

Final proof of manuscript with markers for printers. Includes coversheet from Palimpsest Book Production Ltd.

Handwritten notes titled 'Land of Talk', press cuttings from the Sunday Tribune and Irish Times on the work of the Irish Folklore Commission and the socio-economic status of native Irish speakers, and a typed draft of 'A Tale out of Time', the Preface to Part 2 of 'A Little Gaelic Kingdom'. This draft is titled 'The Stormy Headland', (14 Apr 2009). 9pp;

Handwritten notes indicating a shipwreck with the heading Kilfeather, and a typed draft of 'The Castle' indicating corrections from Liam Mac an Iomaire (16 Apr 2009). 9pp;

Handwritten notes on An Aird Thoir and An Aird Thiar, and a handwritten account of a meeting with Joe Heaney. The account is in English, but is titled 'Cuairt ar JH'. Both of these subjects featured in the chapter 'The Song of Granite'. (3 May 2009), 8pp;

Photocopied article 'An Drochshaol in Amhráin agus i Véarsaíocht' which includes the words to many verses and songs. In the Irish language, 32pp;

Two typed drafts of 'Religious Storms' (17 Jun 2009), and verses in Irish about the soup house at Moyrus, 30pp;

Photocopy article entitled 'Airneán, Eine Sammlung von Texten aus Carna, Co na Gaillimhe', which despite the German language title, is in the Irish and English languages. 13pp;

Handwritten notes on Oileáin Mhic Dara, which was the subject of 'The Sheltering Island', 3pp;

Handwritten notes and typed draft of 'The Song of Wonders'. The text indicates this is a 2nd draft of the chapter. (3 Jul 2009), 13pp;

Two typed drafts of the chapter 'The Town of Tall Tales'. The drafts are titled 'Carna' and 'The Capital of Tales', and are dated 27 Jul 2009 and 29 Jul 2009 respectively. 13pp;

Handwritten notes in the writing of Liam Mac an Iomaire, and a typed draft of the chapter 'A Necklace of Islands', (8 Oct 2009, an earlier draft from August is indicated), 32pp;

Typed draft piece on Roisín na Mainiach, inland side, which became part of the chapter 'Sorrowful Mysteries', 4pp.

Two handwritten letters to Robinson from Liam Mac an Iomaire in Irish with feedback on the chapters 'Sorrowful Mysteries' and 'Profit and Loss', (7-8 Jun 2010), 13pp;

Page of handwritten notes titled An tAth Maoilre, relating to the chapter 'Saving Father Miley', (undated), 1p;

Typed draft of chapter about Cnoc Mordáin 'The Wizard' (22 Oct 2009), 4pp.

Handwritten notes on An Cheathrú Rua / Carraroe. Undated. 14pp;

Handwritten note to Robinson from Liam Mac an Iomaire in Irish, complimenting him on the work, and offering suggestions on the spellings of some Irish placenames, Undated, 4pp;

Typed piece in Irish about 'Máirín Nic Lochlainn', with a note attached from Michael [Gibbons], undated, 3pp;

Typed draft of the chapter that became 'The Whale', the draft is entitled 'Ros a' Mhíl'. (24 Feb 2010), 5pp;

Handwritten notes on the Bridge at Muiceanach-Idir-Dhá-Sháile, undated, 2pp;

Two typed drafts of 'Views of An Ceathrú Rua'. (2 Mar-1 Jul 2010), 30pp;

Typed draft of 'The Waste Shore' (2 Jul 2010, dates indicate this is the third draft), 3pp;

Typed draft of chapter that became 'The Inordinate Isles'. This version is titled 'The Islands'. (14 Dec 2009, dates indicate this is a 2nd draft), 3pp;

Photocopied article 'Bliainiris 2001', with a handwritten note to Tim from Liam Mac an Iomaire, and some notes from him throughout, undated, 15pp;

Handwritten notes on Félim's house. Typed drafts of chapters entitled 'Notes from the Stony Ford' and 'Sacred Triangles'. (26 Dec 2009-8 Feb 2010), 17pp;

Typed draft of the chapter 'Subduction' (27 Apr 2010). Attached to this is a file of correspondence between Tim Robinson and Dr Michael D Max of the Geological Survey that took place some years earlier (10 Jun 1983-5 Sep 1984). The file begins with a copy of a letter from Robinson seeking Max's advice on the type of stone on areas of the Aran Islands, and the correct terminology to use in describing the formations. Holy wells and triangular rock pools are also described for clarification. The area described in the correspondence is the Garomna, which is the subject of the chapter 'Subduction'. 11pp.

Typed, dated drafts of each of the chapters in Part 2, excluding 'Religious Storms' and 'The Song of Wonders' (14 Apr 2009-27 Oct 2009). An early version of the table of contents places 'A Little Gaelic Kingdom' as the second book in the trilogy, and calls Part 2 'A World of Talk'. Some of the chapters have slightly different titles to the ones in the published book.

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 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.